Popeck
Acting
Popeck (born Judka Herpstu; 18 May 1936) is a French actor and stand-up comedian. The son of Jewish immigrants from Poland and Romania, Judka Herpstu was born in Paris. He was among the children saved from the Holocaust by the OSE, but his mother was murdered in Auschwitz. He studied acting at the Cours Simon and started his career on stage under the name Jean Herbert. In 1968, Herpstu created the character of Popeck, a grumpy Eastern-European immigrant dressed in a 3-piece suit, wearing a bowler hat and speaking French with a strong Yiddish accent. Sketches featuring Popeck made Herpstu known to the larger public, and the actor identified with his character so far as to finally adopt the name Popeck for himself in 1978. In addition to his work on stage, Popeck has acted in movies. He had a small role in Roman Polanski's The Pianist. Source: Article "Popeck" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Known for
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tvIl était une fois Champs-Élysées
2022
Self (archive footage)
movieSixty
2019
Self - Comedian
movieThe Jews
2016
Lucien
movieA Child's Battle
2011
Toussaint
movieSimon Konianski
2009
Ernest
movieThe Pianist
2002
Rubenstein
movieFace à face
2001
Paul Laffargue
movieShabbot Shalom!
1992
Grand-père Rabbin
movieThe Station
1990
(as Jean Hebert)
movieCellini: A Violent Life
1990
Gattinara
moviePopeck à l'Olympia
1990
him self
movieBanana's Boulevard
1986
Le père Goldenberg
movieNe prends pas les poulets pour des pigeons
1985
Paul le pirate
movieAdam et Ève
1984
monsieur Ben-Hoït.
movieT'es folle ou quoi ?
1982
Le plombier
tvNuméro un
1975
Self
movieThe Restroom Robbery
1975
Un policier à la gare
movieThe Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob
1973
Moishe Schmoll
movieThemroc
1973
Le tailleur de crayons
tvBaal's Companions
1968
Joseph Durban/Frère Cheval
Directing2
moviePopeck : fini de rire, on ferme !
2024
Stage Director
moviePopeck à l'Olympia
1990
Director