
Rufus
Known for Acting · 141 credits
- Born
- 1942-12-19 (age 83)
- Place of birth
- Riom, Puy-de-Dôme, France
- Also known as
- Rufus Narcy · Monsieur Rufus · Jacques Narcy · Руфус · Жак Нарси · Рюфюс
Biography
Rufus (born 19 December 1942; Riom, Puy-de-Dôme) is the stage name of French actor Jacques Narcy. He is best known by the international film audience for his performance as Raphaël, the father of Amélie Poulain in Amélie (2001). He has appeared in numerous French TV series and productions, including most of the films directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet. He had the lead role in the movie Train de vie (1998), an award-winning tragicomedy about the Holocaust.
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Known For
TV Shows (14)

Scene of the Crime
1970
as Hacker

Champs-Elysées
1982
as Self

Apostrophes
1975
as Self

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
as Self

HIP - High Intellectual Potential
2021
as Henri

30 millions d'amis
1976
as Self

The Art of Crime
2017
as Père Christophe

À bout portant
1968
as Self

Strangers
1996
as Dr Hoskin

Le Cri
2006
as M. Lesage
Henry James Stories
1976
as Mr Pemberton

A French Case
2021
as Le gendarme Féru

Ferbac
1991
as Fernand Graucourt

Une soupe aux herbes sauvages
2001
as Joseph
Movies (127)

Amélie
2001
as Raphaël Poulain

Exploits of a Young Don Juan
1986
as Le moine

The City of Lost Children
1995
as Peeler

The Tenant
1976
as Georges Badar

Delicatessen
1991
as Robert Kube

Doctor Dolittle
1967
as Dog (uncredited)

A Very Long Engagement
2004
as Breton

King Guillaume
2009
as Roi Cyril John Delagny

March or Die
1977
as Sgt. Triand

Knock
2017
as Le vieux Jules

Train of Life
1998
as Mordechai

Go, Toto!
2017
as Joseph (voice)

The Great Role
2004
as Monsieur Silberman

The African Doctor
2016
as Jean
Colère
2010
as Germain Bougron, l'expert

Metroland
1997
as Henri

Marriage
1974
as Henri

Surprise Sock
1978
as Antoine

Promotion canapé
1990
as Inspecteur de justice

Entrusted
2003
as Prof. Bergot

Brothers
2017
as Emile

We Love You, You Bastard
2014
as Le Ruf

Marius
2013
as 'Piquoiseau'

Les Miserables
1995
as Thénardier 1830 / 1990

Love, Math and Sex
1997
as Un spectateur au cinéma

Mr. Freedom
1969
as Freddie Fric

The American
1969
as Corbeau

Troubleshooters
1971
as Mister Ferglough, le prof d'anglais

Erotissimo
1969
as le comptable de Philippe

The Elegant Criminal
1990
as Canler

Iznogoud
2005
as le conseiller du calife

It Had to be You
2007
as le père de Thomas

Class Reunion
2025
as Rolland

Everyone's Life
2017
as Le chauffeur de taxi

Dance of Chance
2019
as Le voisin

In the Name of the Land
2019
as Jacques Jarjeau

Family
2022
as Jean

Two Snails Set Off
2017
as (voice)

Trop c'est trop
1975
as Gendarme

Freedom
2009
as Fernand

The Police War
1979
as Le Garrec, chicken farmer

The Edifying and Joyous Story of Colinot
1973
as 'Gagnepain'

Safety Catch
1970
as Photographer's assistant

His Majesty Minor
2007
as Rectus

The Cop
1970
as Raymond Aulnay

Vive la crise !
2017
as Lucien

Keep Your Right Up
1987
as Policeman

If You Love Me, Follow Me
2006
as Jean-Pierre

My Name Is Bernadette
2011
as Forcade

Jonah Who Will Be 25 in the Year 2000
1976
as Mathieu

My Stars
2008
as Victor

Where Did Tom Go?
1971
as Tom Coupar

A Cloud in the Teeth
1974
as Man with the dog (uncredited)

That Day
2003
as Hubus

Lily, aime-moi
1975
as Claude

Fantasia Among the Squares
1971
as Wesson

Les Insomniaques
2011
as Le commissaire

An Ideal Father
2024
as L'Evêque

Au long de rivière Fango
1975
as Jérémie

Potatoes
1969
as Larobesse

The Austrian
1990
as L'abbé Girard

In Your Image
2004
as O pai de Mathilde

À votre bon cœur, mesdames
2013
as Doctor Andreausse

Zoo zéro
1979
as Yves, le chauffeur ventriloque

Folon
2021
as Self

10 jours en or
2012
as Père Clément Rozière

The Goodbye Singing
1977
as Michel

Rascals
2006
as Fouchs

Red Needles
2006
as Marullaz

La vie facile
1973
as Vicar (uncredited)

Valparaiso, Valparaiso
1973
as Un méchant

The Takeover
2022
as Michel

Side Roads
1983
as Cyprien

As Far as Love Can Go
1971
as Le barman

Ubac
1987
as Le Bossu

Shoot to Live
2022
as Self

Le radeau de la Méduse
1998
as Harmonica

Love Is Gay, Love Is Sad
1971
as Charles

Winter Song
2015
as Concierge

Amélie: The Real Story
2023
as (archive footage)

Promise at Dawn
1970
as Russian Violin Teacher (uncredited)

My Father Saved My Life
2001
as Grinval

Saint-Germain ou La négociation
2003
as M. de Biron

Les Irréductibles
2006
as Edmond

Let There Be Light!
1998
as Dieu le chauffeur de Harper / Dieu l'infirmière

One Way Ticket
1971
as Tom Mills

One Fine Day
2006
as Cremer

Fire's Share
1978
as Patrick Delbaut

En attendant Godot
1989
as Vladimir

Soleils
2014
as Voltaire

La adúltera
1975
as Lucien (as Rufus Narcy)

The Marchers
2013
as François, le pasteur

La Chanson du mal-aimé
1982
as Guillaume Apollinaire

Comme si de rien n'était
2003
as Edouard

I'm Going Home To Mum
2012
as Gorbatchev

L'amour est un jeu d'enfant
1994
as Dorta

Not Very Normal Activities
2013
as Levantour

Madame Edouard
2004
as Valdès, l'homme à l'oiseau

La Goutte d'or
1990
as Sigisbert

Mine de rien
2020
as Roger Morels

So Woman!
2009
as M. Paroquet
Tendre piège
1996
as Mr. Gallibert

Crédit pour tous
2011
as Pistille

The French Calvinists
1972
as Jacques Combassous

Hôtel des deux mondes
2002

Stornoway
2015
as Keller

Colombe
2010
as La Surette

La Volière aux enfants
2006
as The Bishop

Poorly Extinguished Fires
1994
as Commander Perleau

Crime à l'altimètre
1996
as Octave

La Déesse aux cent bras
2014
as Le Dantec

Noir Enigma
2017
as Roger Baudouin
Le Point Mort
1967
Miss Paris et le Majordome
1969

The Surrounded
1968
as Didier

La part des anges
2011
as Émile

Bonhomme de chemin
2004
as Oscar

Tales of the Magic Clock
2003

The Wedding Ring
1971
as L'éleveur de pigeons
Paperback Woman
1989
as M. Courtois
About Rufus
Rufus (born 19 December 1942; Riom, Puy-de-Dôme) is the stage name of French actor Jacques Narcy. He is best known by the international film audience for his performance as Raphaël, the father of Amélie Poulain in Amélie (2001). He has appeared in numerous French TV series and productions, including most of the films directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet. He had the lead role in the movie Train de vie (1998), an award-winning tragicomedy about the Holocaust. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rufus (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full lis… With 141 credits spanning from 1967 to 2025, Rufus has appeared in 127 films and 14 TV shows.
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- Amélie (2001) — as Raphaël Poulain
- Exploits of a Young Don Juan (1986) — as Le moine
- The City of Lost Children (1995) — as Peeler
- The Tenant (1976) — as Georges Badar
- Delicatessen (1991) — as Robert Kube
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