Popeck
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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.
Known for
Credits
The Pianist (2002)
as Rubenstein
The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob (1973)
as Moishe Schmoll
Simon Konianski (2009)
as Ernest
Cellini: A Violent Life (1990)
as Gattinara
Themroc (1973)
as Le tailleur de crayons
Cousin, Cousine (1975)
as Sacy
The Jews (2016)
as Lucien
Adam et Ève (1984)
as monsieur Ben-Hoït.
The Station (1990)
as (as Jean Hebert)
The Restroom Robbery (1975)
as Un policier à la gare
Ruben fête ses 25 ans (2015)
as Self
Père Noël et fils (1983)
Actor
A Child's Battle (2011)
as Toussaint
The Hornet's Nest (1976)
as Hans
Banana's Boulevard (1986)
as Le père Goldenberg
The Mad Dog (1966)
Actor
Sixty (2019)
as Self - Comedian
Les Chevaliers du fiel : Les fous rires de 2017 (2017)
as Self
Ne prends pas les poulets pour des pigeons (1985)
as Paul le pirate
T'es folle ou quoi ? (1982)
as Le plombier
Il était une fois... « Les aventures de Rabbi Jacob » (2009)
as Self
Face à face (2001)
as Paul Laffargue
L'Amour foot (2009)
Actor
Shabbot Shalom! (1992)
as Grand-père Rabbin
Popeck à l'Olympia (1990)
as him self
L'humour c'est mieux à deux (2022)
as Self
La Rêverie ou Le Mariage de Sylvia (1994)
as Léonide
Popeck : fini de rire, on ferme ! (2024)
Actor
Popeck - C'est la dernière fois... ! (2011)
as Him Self