Popeck
Acting
Born 1935-05-18
Paris, France
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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.
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Filmography
Acting
33 credits
Champs-Elysées
The Pianist
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Le monde est à vous
Le Grand Échiquier
Numéro un
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob
Ruben fête ses 25 ans
The Jews
Themroc
Simon Konianski
Baal's Companions
Cellini: A Violent Life
The Station
Adam et Ève
The Restroom Robbery
Banana's Boulevard
The Hornet's Nest
Cousin, Cousine
Il était une fois... « Les aventures de Rabbi Jacob »
T'es folle ou quoi ?
A Child's Battle
Popeck à l'Olympia
Sixty
La Rêverie ou Le Mariage de Sylvia
Les Chevaliers du fiel : Les fous rires de 2017
Shabbot Shalom!
L'humour c'est mieux à deux
Ne prends pas les poulets pour des pigeons
Popeck - C'est la dernière fois... !
Face à face
Popeck : fini de rire, on ferme !
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Writing
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Directing
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