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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
December 19, 1942
Place of Birth:
Riom, Puy-de-Dôme, France
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Rufus
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
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | An Ideal Father | L'Evêque |
| 2023 | Amélie: The Real Story | (archive footage) |
| 2022 | Shoot to Live | Self |
| 2022 | The Takeover | Michel |
| 2022 | Family | Jean |
| 2021 | Folon | Self |
| 2020 | Mine de rien | Roger Morels |
| 2019 | In the Name of the Land | Jacques Jarjeau |
| 2019 | Dance of Chance | Le voisin |
| 2017 | Everyone's Life | Le chauffeur de taxi |
| 2017 | Vive la crise ! | Lucien |
| 2017 | Brothers | Emile |
| 2017 | Knock | Le vieux Jules |
| 2017 | Noir Enigma | Roger Baudouin |
| 2017 | Two Snails Set Off | (voice) |
| 2017 | Go, Toto! | Joseph (voice) |
| 2016 | The African Doctor | Jean |
| 2015 | Stornoway | Keller |
| 2015 | Winter Song | Concierge |
| 2014 | We Love You, You Bastard | Le Ruf |
| 2014 | La Déesse aux cent bras | Le Dantec |
| 2014 | Soleils | Voltaire |
| 2013 | Marius | 'Piquoiseau' |
| 2013 | Not Very Normal Activities | Levantour |
| 2013 | À votre bon cœur, mesdames | Doctor Andreausse |
| 2013 | The Marchers | François, le pasteur |
| 2013 | Brigitte Fontaine : Reflets et crudité | Himself |
| 2012 | 10 jours en or | Père Clément Rozière |
| 2012 | I'm Going Home To Mum | Gorbatchev |
| 2011 | La part des anges | Émile |
| 2011 | Crédit pour tous | Pistille |
| 2011 | Les Insomniaques | Le commissaire |
| 2011 | My Name Is Bernadette | Forcade |
| 2010 | Colère | Germain Bougron, l'expert |
| 2010 | Colombe | La Surette |
| 2009 | King Guillaume | Roi Cyril John Delagny |
| 2009 | So Woman! | M. Paroquet |
| 2009 | Freedom | Fernand |
| 2008 | My Stars | Victor |
| 2007 | His Majesty Minor | Rectus |
| 2007 | It Had to be You | le père de Thomas |
| 2006 | One Fine Day | Cremer |
| 2006 | Les Irréductibles | Edmond |
| 2006 | La Volière aux enfants | The Bishop |
| 2006 | If You Love Me, Follow Me | Jean-Pierre |
| 2006 | Red Needles | Marullaz |
| 2006 | Rascals | Fouchs |
| 2005 | Iznogoud | le conseiller du calife |
| 2004 | A Very Long Engagement | Breton |
| 2004 | The Great Role | Monsieur Silberman |
| 2004 | Madame Edouard | Valdès, l'homme à l'oiseau |
| 2004 | In Your Image | O pai de Mathilde |
| 2004 | Bonhomme de chemin | Oscar |
| 2003 | That Day | Hubus |
| 2003 | Saint-Germain ou La négociation | M. de Biron |
| 2003 | Comme si de rien n'était | Edouard |
| 2003 | Tales of the Magic Clock | |
| 2003 | Entrusted | Prof. Bergot |
| 2002 | Hôtel des deux mondes | |
| 2001 | Amélie | Raphaël Poulain |
| 2001 | My Father Saved My Life | Grinval |
| 1998 | Le radeau de la Méduse | Harmonica |
| 1998 | Train of Life | Mordechai |
| 1998 | Let There Be Light! | Dieu le chauffeur de Harper |
| 1998 | Let There Be Light! | Dieu l'infirmière |
| 1997 | Love, Math and Sex | Un spectateur au cinéma |
| 1997 | Metroland | Henri |
| 1996 | Crime à l'altimètre | Octave |
| 1996 | Tendre piège | Mr. Gallibert |
| 1995 | The City of Lost Children | Peeler |
| 1995 | Les Miserables | Thénardier 1830 / 1990 |
| 1994 | Le mangeur de lune | Simon |
| 1994 | L'amour est un jeu d'enfant | |
| 1994 | Poorly Extinguished Fires | Commander Perleau |
| 1991 | Delicatessen | Robert Kube |
| 1990 | The Austrian | L'abbé Girard |
| 1990 | The Elegant Criminal | Canler |
| 1990 | Promotion canapé | Inspecteur de justice |
| 1990 | La Goutte d'or | Sigisbert |
| 1989 | En attendant Godot | Vladimir |
| 1989 | Front woman | M. Courtois |
| 1987 | Keep Your Right Up | Policeman |
| 1987 | Ubac | Le Bossu |
| 1986 | Exploits of a Young Don Juan | Le moine |
| 1986 | A Plan of Hell | |
| 1983 | Side Roads | Cyprien |
| 1982 | La Chanson du mal-aimé | Guillaume Apollinaire |
| 1979 | Zoo zéro | Yves, le chauffeur ventriloque |
| 1979 | The Police War | Le Garrec, chicken farmer |
| 1978 | Surprise Sock | Antoine |
| 1978 | Fire's Share | Patrick Delbaut |
| 1977 | March or Die | Sgt. Triand |
| 1977 | The Goodbye Singing | Michel |
| 1976 | Je veux mourir dans la patrie de Jean-Paul Sartre | Self |
| 1976 | The Tenant | Georges Badar |
| 1976 | Jonah Who Will Be 25 in the Year 2000 | Mathieu |
| 1975 | Trop c'est trop | Gendarme |
| 1975 | Lily aime-moi | Claude |
| 1975 | La adúltera | Lucien (as Rufus Narcy) |
| 1975 | Au long de rivière Fango | Jérémie |
| 1974 | Marriage | Henri |
| 1974 | A Cloud in the Teeth | Man with the dog (uncredited) |
| 1974 | Ce que savait Morgan | Mr. Pemberton |
| 1973 | Valparaiso, Valparaiso | Un méchant |
| 1973 | The Edifying and Joyous Story of Colinot | 'Gagnepain' |
| 1973 | L'école sauvage | |
| 1973 | La vie facile | Vicar (uncredited) |
| 1972 | The French Calvinists | Jacques Combassous |
| 1971 | Fantasia among the squares | Wesson |
| 1971 | Where Did Tom Go? | Tom Coupar |
| 1971 | Troubleshooters | Mister Ferglough, le prof d'anglais |
| 1971 | The Wedding Ring | L'éleveur de pigeons |
| 1971 | As Far as Love Can Go | Le barman |
| 1971 | Love Is Gay, Love Is Sad | Charles |
| 1971 | One Way Ticket | Tom Mills |
| 1970 | The Cop | Raymond Aulnay |
| 1970 | Safety Catch | |
| 1970 | Promise at Dawn | Russian Violin Teacher (uncredited) |
| 1969 | Potatoes | Larobesse |
| 1969 | Erotissimo | le comptable de Philippe |
| 1969 | Mr. Freedom | Freddie Fric |
| 1969 | Miss Paris et le Majordome | |
| 1969 | The American | Corbeau |
| 1968 | The Surrounded | Didier |
| 1967 | Le Point Mort | |
| 1967 | Doctor Dolittle | Dog (uncredited) |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | HIP - High Intellectual Potential | Henri |
| 2021 | A French Case | Le gendarme Féru |
| 2017 | The Art of Crime | Père Christophe |
| 2006 | Le Cri | M. Lesage |
| 2001 | Une soupe aux herbes sauvages | Joseph |
| 1982 | Champs-Elysées | Self |
| 1976 | 30 millions d'amis | Self |
| 1975 | Les Rendez-vous du dimanche | Self |
| 1975 | Apostrophes | Self |
| 1970 | Scene of the Crime | Hacker |
| 1968 | À bout portant | Self |