Popeck
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 (36 titles)
MoviePopeck : fini de rire, on ferme !
2024
6.6ShowIl était une fois Champs-Élysées
Self (archive footage) · 2022
MovieL'humour c'est mieux à deux
Self · 2022
6.0MovieSixty
Self - Comedian · 2019
6.0MovieLes Chevaliers du fiel : Les fous rires de 2017
Self · 2017
4.3MovieThe Jews
Lucien · 2016
8.0MovieRuben fête ses 25 ans
Self · 2015
7.0MovieA Child's Battle
Toussaint · 2011
MoviePopeck - C'est la dernière fois... !
Him Self · 2011
5.5MovieSimon Konianski
Ernest · 2009
MovieIl était une fois... « Les aventures de Rabbi Jacob »
Self · 2009
MovieL'Amour foot
2009
8.4MovieThe Pianist
Rubenstein · 2002
6.3MovieFace à face
Paul Laffargue · 2001
10.0MovieLa Rêverie ou Le Mariage de Sylvia
Léonide · 1994
10.0MovieShabbot Shalom!
Grand-père Rabbin · 1992
6.5MovieThe Station
(as Jean Hebert) · 1990
5.4MovieCellini: A Violent Life
Gattinara · 1990
7.0MoviePopeck à l'Olympia
him self · 1990
ShowLe monde est à vous
Self · 1987
7.5MovieBanana's Boulevard
Le père Goldenberg · 1986
6.5MovieNe prends pas les poulets pour des pigeons
Paul le pirate · 1985
4.2MovieAdam et Ève
monsieur Ben-Hoït. · 1984
8.0MoviePère Noël et fils
1983
6.8ShowChamps-Elysées
Self · 1982
5.0MovieT'es folle ou quoi ?
Le plombier · 1982
6.5MovieThe Hornet's Nest
Hans · 1976
6.1MovieCousin, Cousine
Sacy · 1975
7.5ShowNuméro un
Self · 1975
6.4MovieThe Restroom Robbery
Un policier à la gare · 1975