Popeck
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 18, 1935
- Birthplace
- Paris, France
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.
Filmography
Popeck : fini de rire, on ferme ! 2024
Actor, Author, Stage Director
L'humour c'est mieux à deux 2022
as Self
Sixty 2019
as Self - Comedian
Les Chevaliers du fiel : Les fous rires de 2017 2017
as Self
The Jews 2016
as Lucien
Ruben fête ses 25 ans 2015
as Self
A Child's Battle 2011
as Toussaint
Popeck - C'est la dernière fois... ! 2011
as Him Self
Simon Konianski 2009
as Ernest
Il était une fois... « Les aventures de Rabbi Jacob » 2009
as Self
L'Amour foot 2009
Actor
The Pianist 2002
as Rubenstein
Face à face 2001
as Paul Laffargue
La Rêverie ou Le Mariage de Sylvia 1994
as Léonide
Shabbot Shalom! 1992
as Grand-père Rabbin
The Station 1990
as (as Jean Hebert)
Cellini: A Violent Life 1990
as Gattinara
Popeck à l'Olympia 1990
as him self, Director, Author
Banana's Boulevard 1986
as Le père Goldenberg
Ne prends pas les poulets pour des pigeons 1985
as Paul le pirate
Adam et Ève 1984
as monsieur Ben-Hoït.
Père Noël et fils 1983
Actor
T'es folle ou quoi ? 1982
as Le plombier
The Hornet's Nest 1976
as Hans
Cousin, Cousine 1975
as Sacy
The Restroom Robbery 1975
as Un policier à la gare
The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob 1973
as Moishe Schmoll
Themroc 1973
as Le tailleur de crayons
The Mad Dog 1966
Actor
Credits from TMDB.