Popeck
Actor
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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As Director
Filmography
The Pianist
as Rubenstein 2002
The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob
as Moishe Schmoll 1973
The Jews
as Lucien 2016
The Restroom Robbery
as Un policier à la gare 1975
Themroc
as Le tailleur de crayons 1973
Cousin, Cousine
as Sacy 1975
The Station
as (as Jean Hebert) 1990
Sixty
as Self - Comedian 2019
Simon Konianski
as Ernest 2009
The Hornet's Nest
as Hans 1976
Cellini: A Violent Life
as Gattinara 1990
Adam et Ève
as monsieur Ben-Hoït. 1984
T'es folle ou quoi ?
as Le plombier 1982
The Mad Dog
1966
Popeck à l'Olympia
as him self 1990
Les Chevaliers du fiel : Les fous rires de 2017
as Self 2017
Face à face
as Paul Laffargue 2001