Popeck (born Judka Herpstu; 18 May 1936) is a French actor and stand-up comedian.
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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Filmography (Movies)
Popeck: fini de rire, on ferme!
Character:
Release Date:15/09/2024
L'humour c'est mieux à deux
Character:Self
Release Date:16/09/2022
Sixty
Character:Self - Comedian
Release Date:06/05/2019
Les Chevaliers du fiel : Les fous rires de 2017
Character:Self
Release Date:28/10/2017
The Jews
Character:Lucien
Release Date:01/06/2016
Ruben fête ses 25 ans
Character:Self
Release Date:01/12/2015
A Child's Battle
Character:Toussaint
Release Date:25/05/2011
Popeck - C'est la dernière fois... !
Character:Him Self
Release Date:15/01/2011
Simon Konianski
Character:Ernest
Release Date:29/07/2009
Il était une fois... « Les aventures de Rabbi Jacob »
Character:Self
Release Date:14/05/2009
L'Amour foot
Character:
Release Date:01/01/2009
The Pianist
Character:Rubenstein
Release Date:17/09/2002
Face à face
Character:Paul Laffargue
Release Date:01/08/2001
La Rêverie ou Le Mariage de Sylvia
Character:Léonide
Release Date:09/11/1994
Shabbot Shalom!
Character:Grand-père Rabbin
Release Date:04/09/1992
The Station
Character:(as Jean Hebert)
Release Date:27/09/1990
Cellini: A Violent Life
Character:Gattinara
Release Date:02/05/1990
Popeck à l'Olympia
Character:him self
Release Date:17/04/1990
Banana's Boulevard
Character:Le père Goldenberg
Release Date:22/01/1986
Ne prends pas les poulets pour des pigeons
Character:Paul le pirate
Release Date:09/10/1985
Adam et Ève
Character:monsieur Ben-Hoït.
Release Date:03/06/1984
Père Noël et fils
Character:
Release Date:24/12/1983
T'es folle ou quoi ?
Character:Le plombier
Release Date:06/01/1982
The Hornet's Nest
Character:Hans
Release Date:10/03/1976
Cousin, Cousine
Character:Sacy
Release Date:19/11/1975
The Restroom Robbery
Character:Un policier à la gare
Release Date:22/01/1975
The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob
Character:Moishe Schmoll
Release Date:17/10/1973
Themroc
Character:Le tailleur de crayons
Release Date:01/03/1973
The Mad Dog
Character:
Release Date:02/09/1966
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