Popeck
Acting
1935-05-18 · 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 · Movie
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
2022 · Series
L'humour c'est mieux à deux
2022 · Movie
Sixty
2019 · Movie
Les Chevaliers du fiel : Les fous rires de 2017
2017 · Movie
The Jews
2016 · Movie
Ruben fête ses 25 ans
2015 · Movie
A Child's Battle
2011 · Movie
Popeck - C'est la dernière fois... !
2011 · Movie
Simon Konianski
2009 · Movie
Il était une fois... « Les aventures de Rabbi Jacob »
2009 · Movie
L'Amour foot
2009 · Movie
The Pianist
2002 · Movie
Face à face
2001 · Movie
La Rêverie ou Le Mariage de Sylvia
1994 · Movie
Shabbot Shalom!
1992 · Movie
The Station
1990 · Movie
Cellini: A Violent Life
1990 · Movie
Popeck à l'Olympia
1990 · Movie
Le monde est à vous
1987 · Series
Banana's Boulevard
1986 · Movie
Ne prends pas les poulets pour des pigeons
1985 · Movie
Adam et Ève
1984 · Movie
Père Noël et fils
1983 · Movie
Champs-Elysées
1982 · Series
T'es folle ou quoi ?
1982 · Movie
The Hornet's Nest
1976 · Movie
Cousin, Cousine
1975 · Movie
Numéro un
1975 · Series
The Restroom Robbery
1975 · Movie
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975 · Series
The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob
1973 · Movie
Themroc
1973 · Movie
Le Grand Échiquier
1972 · Series
Baal's Companions
1968 · Series
The Mad Dog
1966 · Movie