Popeck
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.
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Acted in
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
2022
as Self (archive footage)
L'humour c'est mieux à deux
2022
as Self
Sixty
2019
as Self - Comedian
Scènes de ménages - Ça s'enguirlande pour Noël
2018
as Marcel Perrault
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
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
The Pianist
2002
as Rubenstein
Face à face
2001
as Paul Laffargue
La rêverie ou le mariage de Sylvia
1994
as Léonide
The Station
1990
Popeck à l'Olympia
1990
as him self
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
T'es folle ou quoi ?
1982
as Le plombier
The Hornet's Nest
1976
as Hans
Cousin, Cousine
1975
as Sacy
Numéro un
1975
as Self
The Restroom Robbery
1975
as Un policier à la gare (Crédité : Jean Herber)
The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob
1973
as Moishe Schmoll
Themroc
1973
as Le tailleur de crayons
Le Grand Échiquier
1972
as Self
The Companions of Baal
1970
as Joseph
The Mad Dog
1966