Popeck
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1935-05-18 (89 years old)
Place of Birth
Paris, France
Popeck
Biography
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
Acting
(2024)
(2022)
L'humour c'est mieux à deux
as Self
(2019)
Sixty
as Self - Comedian
(2018)
Scènes de ménages - Ça s'enguirlande pour Noël
as Marcel Perrault
(2017)
(2016)
The Jews
as Lucien
(2015)
Ruben fête ses 25 ans
as Self
(2011)
Popeck - C'est la dernière fois... !
as Him Self
(2011)
A Child's Battle
as Toussaint
(2009)
Simon Konianski
as Ernest
(2009)
(2009)
(2002)
The Pianist
as Rubenstein
(2001)
Face à face
as Paul Laffargue
(1994)
La rêverie ou le mariage de Sylvia
as Léonide
(1992)
Shabbot Shalom!
as Grand-père Rabbin
(1990)
(1990)
(1990)
Popeck à l'Olympia
as him self
(1986)
Banana's Boulevard
as Le père Goldenberg
(1985)
Ne prends pas les poulets pour des pigeons
as Paul le pirate
(1984)
Adam et Ève
as monsieur Ben-Hoït.
(1983)
(1982)
T'es folle ou quoi ?
as Le plombier
(1976)
The Hornet's Nest
as Hans
(1975)
Cousin, Cousine
as Sacy
(1975)
The Restroom Robbery
as Un policier à la gare
(1973)
The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob
as Moishe Schmoll
(1973)
Themroc
as Le tailleur de crayons
(1970)
The Companions of Baal
as Joseph
(1966)
Crew
(1990)
Popeck à l'Olympia
Author, Director