Popeck
Known For
Acting
Born
1935-05-18 in Paris, France
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. Source: Article "Popeck" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Most Known For
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
as Self
Champs-Elysées
as Self
The Pianist
as Rubenstein
Le Grand Échiquier
as Self
Numéro un
as Self
Le monde est à vous
as Self
Themroc
as Le tailleur de crayons
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
as Self (archive footage)
The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob
as Moishe Schmoll
Baal's Companions
as Joseph Durban/Frère Cheval
The Jews
as Lucien
The Restroom Robbery
as Un policier à la gare
Cellini: A Violent Life
as Gattinara
Simon Konianski
as Ernest
Cousin, Cousine
as Sacy
Sixty
as Self - Comedian
Père Noël et fils
The Mad Dog
Face à face
as Paul Laffargue
The Hornet's Nest
as Hans