Rufus

Personal Info

Birthday

December 19, 1942

(82 years old)

Place of Birth

Riom, Puy-de-Dôme, France

Also Known As

Rufus Narcy

Monsieur Rufus

Jacques Narcy

Руфус

Жак Нарси

Рюфюс

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rufus (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Scene of the Crime

HIP - High Intellectual Potential

Amélie

The Art of Crime

Exploits of a Young Don Juan

The City of Lost Children

A Very Long Engagement

Delicatessen

Filmography

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