Popeck
Known for: Acting
Born: May 17, 1935 in Paris, France
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
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The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob
Moishe Schmoll
Cousin, Cousine
Sacy
The Station
(as Jean Hebert)
L'humour c'est mieux à deux
Self
Simon Konianski
Ernest
La Rêverie ou Le Mariage de Sylvia
Léonide
Popeck à l'Olympia
him self
Sixty
Self - Comedian
Popeck - C'est la dernière fois... !
Him Self
The Restroom Robbery
Un policier à la gare
Adam et Ève
monsieur Ben-Hoït.
T'es folle ou quoi ?
Le plombier
The Hornet's Nest
Hans
The Mad Dog
L'Amour foot
Themroc
Le tailleur de crayons
The Pianist
Rubenstein
Il était une fois... « Les aventures de Rabbi Jacob »
Self
Les Chevaliers du fiel : Les fous rires de 2017
Self
Face à face
Paul Laffargue
Ruben fête ses 25 ans
Self
Ne prends pas les poulets pour des pigeons
Paul le pirate
Père Noël et fils
The Jews
Lucien