Popeck
Born
May 18, 1935 (90 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
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.
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Known For
Popeck: fini de rire, on ferme!
2024
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)
2022
L'humour c'est mieux à deux
Self
2022
Sixty
Self - Comedian
2019
Scènes de ménages - Ça s'enguirlande pour Noël
Marcel Perrault
2018
Les Chevaliers du fiel : Les fous rires de 2017
Self
2017
The Jews
Lucien
2016
Ruben fête ses 25 ans
Self
2015
A Child's Battle
Toussaint
2011
Popeck - C'est la dernière fois... !
Him Self
2011
Simon Konianski
Ernest
2009
Il était une fois... « Les aventures de Rabbi Jacob »
Self
2009
L'Amour foot
2009
The Pianist
Rubenstein
2002
Face à face
Paul Laffargue
2001
La rêverie ou le mariage de Sylvia
Léonide
1994
Shabbot Shalom!
Grand-père Rabbin
1992
The Station
1990
Cellini: A Violent Life
1990
Popeck à l'Olympia
him self
1990
Le monde est à vous
Self · (2 episodes)
1987
Banana's Boulevard
Le père Goldenberg
1986
Ne prends pas les poulets pour des pigeons
Paul le pirate
1985
Adam et Ève
monsieur Ben-Hoït.
1984
Père Noël et fils
1983
Champs-Elysées
Self · (7 episodes)
1982
T'es folle ou quoi ?
Le plombier
1982
The Hornet's Nest
Hans
1976
Cousin, Cousine
Sacy
1975
Numéro un
Self · (1 episode)
1975
The Restroom Robbery
Un policier à la gare
1975
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self · (1 episode)
1975
The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob
Moishe Schmoll
1973
Themroc
Le tailleur de crayons
1973
Le Grand Échiquier
Self · (2 episodes)
1972
The Companions of Baal
Joseph
1970
The Mad Dog
1966