Rufus

Acting

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"Rufus remains the quintessential face of French whimsicality, anchoring Jeunet’s surrealist masterpieces with a soulful, weathered grit that feels at once timeless and eccentric. His legacy is etched into the very DNA of modern European cinema, proving that the most memorable heartbeats in film often belong to its most grounded oddballs."

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

Amélie

Raphaël Poulain

Delicatessen

Robert Kube

A Very Long Engagement

Breton

The Tenant

Georges Badar

The City of Lost Children

Peeler

The African Doctor

Jean

Knock

Le vieux Jules

In the Name of the Land

Jacques Jarjeau

Full Filmography

Year	Title	Role
2025	Class Reunion MOVIE	Rolland
2024	An Ideal Father MOVIE	L'Evêque
2023	Amélie: The Real Story MOVIE	(archive footage)
2022	Family MOVIE	Jean
2022	The Takeover MOVIE	Michel
2022	Shoot to Live MOVIE	Self
2021	A French Case TV	Le gendarme Féru
2021	HIP - High Intellectual Potential TV	Henri
2021	Folon MOVIE	Self
2020	Mine de rien MOVIE	Roger Morels
2019	In the Name of the Land MOVIE	Jacques Jarjeau
2019	Dance of Chance MOVIE	Le voisin
2017	The Art of Crime TV	Père Christophe
2017	Noir Enigma MOVIE	Roger Baudouin
2017	Knock MOVIE	Le vieux Jules
2017	Go, Toto! MOVIE	Joseph (voice)
2017	Two Snails Set Off MOVIE	(voice)
2017	Brothers MOVIE	Emile
2017	Vive la crise ! MOVIE	Lucien
2017	Everyone's Life MOVIE	Le chauffeur de taxi
2016	The African Doctor MOVIE	Jean
2015	Stornoway MOVIE	Keller
2015	Winter Song MOVIE	Concierge
2014	Soleils MOVIE	Voltaire
2014	We Love You, You Bastard MOVIE	Le Ruf
2014	La Déesse aux cent bras MOVIE	Le Dantec
2013	À votre bon cœur, mesdames MOVIE	Doctor Andreausse
2013	The Marchers MOVIE	François, le pasteur
2013	Brigitte Fontaine : Reflets et crudité MOVIE	Self
2013	Marius MOVIE	'Piquoiseau'
2013	Not Very Normal Activities MOVIE	Levantour
2012	I'm Going Home To Mum MOVIE	Gorbatchev
2012	10 jours en or MOVIE	Père Clément Rozière
2011	My Name Is Bernadette MOVIE	Forcade
2011	La part des anges MOVIE	Émile
2011	Les Insomniaques MOVIE	Le commissaire
2011	Crédit pour tous MOVIE	Pistille
2010	Colère MOVIE	Germain Bougron, l'expert
2010	Colombe MOVIE	La Surette
2009	Freedom MOVIE	Fernand
2009	So Woman! MOVIE	M. Paroquet
2009	King Guillaume MOVIE	Roi Cyril John Delagny
2008	My Stars MOVIE	Victor
2007	It Had to be You MOVIE	le père de Thomas
2007	His Majesty Minor MOVIE	Rectus
2006	La Volière aux enfants MOVIE	The Bishop
2006	Rascals MOVIE	Fouchs
2006	If You Love Me, Follow Me MOVIE	Jean-Pierre
2006	Les Irréductibles MOVIE	Edmond
2006	Red Needles MOVIE	Marullaz
2006	One Fine Day MOVIE	Cremer
2006	Le Cri TV	M. Lesage
2005	Iznogoud MOVIE	le conseiller du calife
2004	A Very Long Engagement MOVIE	Breton
2004	The Great Role MOVIE	Monsieur Silberman
2004	Madame Edouard MOVIE	Valdès, l'homme à l'oiseau
2004	In Your Image MOVIE	O pai de Mathilde
2004	Bonhomme de chemin MOVIE	Oscar
2003	Saint-Germain ou La négociation MOVIE	M. de Biron
2003	Tales of the Magic Clock MOVIE	Self
2003	Comme si de rien n'était MOVIE	Edouard
2003	Entrusted MOVIE	Prof. Bergot
2003	That Day MOVIE	Hubus
2002	Hôtel des deux mondes MOVIE	Self
2001	Une soupe aux herbes sauvages TV	Joseph
2001	Amélie MOVIE	Raphaël Poulain
2001	My Father Saved My Life MOVIE	Grinval
1998	Train of Life MOVIE	Mordechai
1998	Le radeau de la Méduse MOVIE	Harmonica
1998	Let There Be Light! MOVIE	Dieu le chauffeur de Harper
1998	Let There Be Light! MOVIE	Dieu l'infirmière
1997	Metroland MOVIE	Henri
1997	Love, Math and Sex MOVIE	Un spectateur au cinéma
1996	Crime à l'altimètre MOVIE	Octave
1996	Tendre piège MOVIE	Mr. Gallibert
1995	The City of Lost Children MOVIE	Peeler
1995	Les Miserables MOVIE	Thénardier 1830 / 1990
1994	Le Mangeur de lune MOVIE	Simon
1994	L'amour est un jeu d'enfant MOVIE	Dorta
1994	Poorly Extinguished Fires MOVIE	Commander Perleau
1991	Delicatessen MOVIE	Robert Kube
1991	Ferbac TV	Fernand Graucourt
1990	The Elegant Criminal MOVIE	Canler
1990	Promotion canapé MOVIE	Inspecteur de justice
1990	The Austrian MOVIE	L'abbé Girard
1990	La Goutte d'or MOVIE	Sigisbert
1989	Paperback Woman MOVIE	M. Courtois
1989	En attendant Godot MOVIE	Vladimir
1987	Keep Your Right Up MOVIE	Policeman
1987	Ubac MOVIE	Le Bossu
1986	Exploits of a Young Don Juan MOVIE	Le moine
1986	A Plan of Hell MOVIE	Self
1985	Weekend Killer MOVIE	Self
1983	Side Roads MOVIE	Cyprien
1982	La Chanson du mal-aimé MOVIE	Guillaume Apollinaire
1982	Champs-Elysées TV	Self
1979	The Police War MOVIE	Le Garrec, chicken farmer
1979	Zoo zéro MOVIE	Yves, le chauffeur ventriloque
1978	Surprise Sock MOVIE	Antoine
1978	Fire's Share MOVIE	Patrick Delbaut
1977	The Goodbye Singing MOVIE	Michel
1977	March or Die MOVIE	Sgt. Triand
1976	Jonah Who Will Be 25 in the Year 2000 MOVIE	Mathieu
1976	The Tenant MOVIE	Georges Badar
1976	Je veux mourir dans la patrie de Jean-Paul Sartre MOVIE	Self
1976	30 millions d'amis TV	Self
1975	La adúltera MOVIE	Lucien (as Rufus Narcy)
1975	Trop c'est trop MOVIE	Gendarme
1975	Lily, aime-moi MOVIE	Claude
1975	Au long de rivière Fango MOVIE	Jérémie
1975	Les Rendez-vous du dimanche TV	Self
1975	Apostrophes TV	Self
1974	Marriage MOVIE	Henri
1974	Ce que savait Morgan MOVIE	Mr. Pemberton
1974	A Cloud in the Teeth MOVIE	Man with the dog (uncredited)
1973	The Edifying and Joyous Story of Colinot MOVIE	'Gagnepain'
1973	L'école sauvage MOVIE	Self
1973	Valparaiso, Valparaiso MOVIE	Un méchant
1973	La vie facile MOVIE	Vicar (uncredited)
1972	The French Calvinists MOVIE	Jacques Combassous
1971	As Far as Love Can Go MOVIE	Le barman
1971	Where Did Tom Go? MOVIE	Tom Coupar
1971	One Way Ticket MOVIE	Tom Mills
1971	Troubleshooters MOVIE	Mister Ferglough, le prof d'anglais
1971	Love Is Gay, Love Is Sad MOVIE	Charles
1971	Fantasia Among the Squares MOVIE	Wesson
1971	The Wedding Ring MOVIE	L'éleveur de pigeons
1970	Scene of the Crime TV	Hacker
1970	Promise at Dawn MOVIE	Russian Violin Teacher (uncredited)
1970	The Cop MOVIE	Raymond Aulnay
1970	Safety Catch MOVIE	Photographer's assistant
1969	Potatoes MOVIE	Larobesse
1969	The American MOVIE	Corbeau
1969	Erotissimo MOVIE	le comptable de Philippe
1969	Miss Paris et le Majordome MOVIE	Self
1969	Mr. Freedom MOVIE	Freddie Fric
1968	À bout portant TV	Self
1968	The Surrounded MOVIE	Didier
1967	Doctor Dolittle MOVIE	Dog (uncredited)
1967	Le Point Mort MOVIE	Self

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