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Rufus

Actor · Born December 19, 1942 (83) · Riom, Puy-de-Dôme, France

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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Born
December 19, 1942 (83)
From
Riom, Puy-de-Dôme, France
Works as
Actor
Titles
37 on MovieCove · 133 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Up 5% in 30 days

What are Rufus' films like?

Across their 27 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Self.

Genres

Comedy11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 76th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 65th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Biography3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 79th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Society
20%
Self
19%
Bonds
18%
Morality
16%
Survival
11%
Power
11%
Ideas
4%
Community9 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 26 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 11 · Serious 6 · Dark 9

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 10 · Stylized 10 · Heightened 6

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 3 · Charged 15 · Intense 8

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 13 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 5

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 12 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 8

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 16 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 12 · Engaged 11 · Full focus 3

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 9 · Affecting 8 · Heavy 9

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 18 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 5

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles

Usually the Mentor: 2 of 3 analyzed roles.

Mentor
2 of 3
Hero
1 of 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
13
Warm
11
Melancholic
11
Absurd
6
Joyful
7
Other
20

How their films linger

Thought-provoking10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy8
  • Bittersweet11
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous6

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Rufus' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 37 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Rufus' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

133 credits, 37 with a MovieCove page; 9 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Class Reunion(2025)

    as Rolland

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • An Ideal Father (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as L'Evêque

  • Amélie: The Real Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as (archive footage)

  • Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Jean

  • The Takeover (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Michel

  • A French Case (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 6 episodes · as Le gendarme Féru

  • HIP: High Intellectual Potential(2021)

    Show 40 episodes · as Henri

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Mine de rien (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Roger Morels

  • In the Name of the Land(2019)

    as Jacques Jarjeau

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Dance of Chance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Le voisin

  • L'art du crime(2017)

    Show 2 episodes · as Père Christophe

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Noir Enigma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Roger Baudouin

  • Knock(2017)

    as Le vieux Jules

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Go, Toto! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Joseph (voice)

  • Two Snails Set Off (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as (voice)

  • Brothers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Emile

  • Vive la crise ! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Lucien

  • Everyone's Life(2017)

    as Le chauffeur de taxi

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • The African Doctor(2016)

    as Jean

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Stornoway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Keller

  • Winter Song(2015)

    as Concierge

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Soleils (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Voltaire

  • Salaud, on t'aime.(2014)

    as Le Ruf

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • La Déesse aux cent bras (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Le Dantec

  • À votre bon coeur mesdames(2013)

    as Doctor Andreausse

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Marchers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as François, le pasteur

  • Marius(2013)

    as 'Piquoiseau'

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Not Very Normal Activities (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Levantour

  • I'm Going Home To Mum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Gorbatchev

  • 10 jours en or(2012)

    as Père Clément Rozière

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • My Name Is Bernadette(2011)

    as Forcade

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • La part des anges (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Émile

  • Les Insomniaques (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Le commissaire

  • Crédit pour tous (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Pistille

  • Colère (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Germain Bougron, l'expert

  • Colombe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as La Surette

  • Freedom(2009)

    as Fernand

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • So Woman! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as M. Paroquet

  • King Guillaume (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Roi Cyril John Delagny

  • Mes stars et moi(2008)

    as Victor

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • It Had to be You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as le père de Thomas

  • Sa majesté Minor(2007)

    as Rectus

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • La Volière aux enfants (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as The Bishop

  • Rascals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Fouchs

  • If You Love Me, Follow Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Jean-Pierre

  • Les Irréductibles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Edmond

  • Red Needles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Marullaz

  • One Fine Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Cremer

  • Le Cri (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 4 episodes · as M. Lesage

  • Iznogoud (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as le conseiller du calife

  • A Very Long Engagement(2004)

    as Breton

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Great Role (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Monsieur Silberman

  • Madame Edouard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Valdès, l'homme à l'oiseau

  • In Your Image (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as O pai de Mathilde

  • Bonhomme de chemin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Oscar

  • Saint-Germain ou La négociation(2003)

    as M. de Biron

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Tales of the Magic Clock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Actor

  • Comme si de rien n'était (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Edouard

  • Entrusted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Prof. Bergot

  • That Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Hubus

  • Hôtel des deux mondes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Actor

  • Une soupe aux herbes sauvages (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · as Joseph

  • Amélie(2001)

    as Raphaël Poulain

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • My Father Saved My Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Grinval

  • Train of Life(1998)

    as Mordechai

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Metroland(1997)

    as Henri

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Le radeau de la Méduse(1990)

    as Harmonica

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Let There Be Light! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Dieu le chauffeur de Harper · as Dieu l'infirmière

  • Love, Math and Sex(1997)

    as Un spectateur au cinéma

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Crime à l'altimètre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Octave

  • Tendre piège (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Mr. Gallibert

  • Strangers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr Hoskin

  • The City of Lost Children(1995)

    as Peeler

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Les Misérables(1995)

    as Thénardier 1830 / 1990

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Le Mangeur de lune (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Simon

  • L'amour est un jeu d'enfant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Dorta

  • Poorly Extinguished Fires (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Commander Perleau

  • Delicatessen(1991)

    as Robert Kube

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Ferbac (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as Fernand Graucourt

  • The Elegant Criminal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Canler

  • Promotion canapé (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Inspecteur de justice

  • The Austrian (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as L'abbé Girard

  • La Goutte d'or (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Sigisbert

  • Paperback Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as M. Courtois

  • En attendant Godot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Vladimir

  • Keep Your Right Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Policeman

  • Ubac (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Le Bossu

  • What Every Frenchwoman Wants(1986)

    as Le moine

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • A Plan of Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Actor

  • Weekend Killer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Actor

  • Side Roads (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Cyprien

  • Erendira(1983)

    as Photographer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • La Chanson du mal-aimé (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Guillaume Apollinaire

  • The Police War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Le Garrec, chicken farmer

  • Zoo zéro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Yves, le chauffeur ventriloque

  • Surprise Sock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Antoine

  • Fire's Share (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Patrick Delbaut

  • The Goodbye Singing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Michel

  • March or Die(1977)

    as Sgt. Triand

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Jonah Who Will Be 25 in the Year 2000(1976)

    as Mathieu

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Tenant(1976)

    as Georges Badar

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Henry James Stories (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr Pemberton

  • La adúltera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Lucien (as Rufus Narcy)

  • Trop c'est trop!(1975)

    as Gendarme

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Lily, aime-moi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Claude

  • Au long de rivière Fango (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Jérémie

  • Marriage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Henri

  • Ce que savait Morgan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Mr. Pemberton

  • A Cloud in the Teeth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Man with the dog (uncredited)

  • The Edifying and Joyous Story of Colinot(1973)

    as 'Gagnepain'

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • L'école sauvage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Actor

  • Valparaiso, Valparaiso (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Un méchant

  • La vie facile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Vicar (uncredited)

  • The French Calvinists (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Jacques Combassous

  • As Far as Love Can Go (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Le barman

  • Where Did Tom Go? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Tom Coupar

  • One Way Ticket (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Tom Mills

  • Troubleshooters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Mister Ferglough, le prof d'anglais

  • Love Is Gay, Love Is Sad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Charles

  • Diamond Bikini(1971)

    as Wesson

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • The Wedding Ring (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as L'éleveur de pigeons

  • Tatort(1970)

    Show 1 episode · as Hacker

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Promise at Dawn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Russian Violin Teacher (uncredited)

  • The Cop(1970)

    as Raymond Aulnay

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Safety Catch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Photographer's assistant

  • Potatoes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Larobesse

  • The American (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Corbeau

  • Erotissimo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as le comptable de Philippe

  • Miss Paris et le Majordome (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Actor

  • Mr. Freedom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Freddie Fric

  • The Surrounded (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Didier

  • Doctor Dolittle(1967)

    as Dog (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Le Point Mort (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 132 titles from 1967 to 2025; peak year 2013.

Biggest box office

Amélie (2001)

$176M worldwide

Highest rated

Amélie (2001)

Midcredits 98th

Film career

19672025

Peak 2013 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting132 of 132: 132 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score60th

By decade

1960s8 · acting1970s32 · acting1980s9 · acting1990s19 · acting2000s28 · acting2010s28 · acting2020s8 · acting

Billing

usually 8th · top billed in 0% of 37 roles
677292021217

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Rufus' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 60th percentile, the median of all 34; across their 26 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 64th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Approval · how many liked their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Reach · how many have seen their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Midcredits score across 37 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up13
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th10
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

14 of their 37 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Crowd Pleaser14
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · actor

What Every Frenchwoman Wants (1986)

82nd percentile spread · 17% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Amélie (2001)

Midcredits 98th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the acting 76/100 in their films, across 20 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 46. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Rufus' work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 56 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 32 · mildMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 27 · mildMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 35 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 57 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Rufus work with?

People who share at least 2 of Rufus' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Claude Lelouch shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles