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. Source: Article "Popeck" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob
as Moishe Schmoll
1973
Cousin, Cousine
as Sacy
1975
The Station
as (as Jean Hebert)
1990
L'humour c'est mieux à deux
as Self
2022
Simon Konianski
as Ernest
2009
La Rêverie ou Le Mariage de Sylvia
as Léonide
1994
Popeck à l'Olympia
as him self
1990
Sixty
as Self - Comedian
2019
Popeck - C'est la dernière fois... !
as Him Self
2011
The Restroom Robbery
as Un policier à la gare
1975
Adam et Ève
as monsieur Ben-Hoït.
1984
T'es folle ou quoi ?
as Le plombier
1982
The Hornet's Nest
as Hans
1976
The Mad Dog
1966
L'Amour foot
2009
Themroc
as Le tailleur de crayons
1973
The Pianist
as Rubenstein
2002
Il était une fois... « Les aventures de Rabbi Jacob »
as Self
2009
Les Chevaliers du fiel : Les fous rires de 2017
as Self
2017
Face à face
as Paul Laffargue
2001
