Popeck
22 movies · 1 TV show
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 18, 1935 (age 91)
- Place of birth
- Paris, France
- Also known as
- Jean Herbert · Jean Hébert · Popek · Judka Herpstu
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.
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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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Known for
Popeck: movies and TV shows
Acting (23)
- 2024
- 2016 The Jews
as Lucien
- 2011 A Child's Battle
as Toussaint
- 2009 Simon Konianski
as Ernest
- 2009
- 2002 The Pianist
as Rubenstein
- 2001 Face à face
as Paul Laffargue
- 1994 La Rêverie ou Le Mariage de Sylvia
as Léonide
- 1992 Shabbot Shalom!
as Grand-père Rabbin
- 1990 The Station
as (as Jean Hebert)
- 1990 Cellini: A Violent Life
as Gattinara
- 1986 Banana's Boulevard
as Le père Goldenberg
- 1985 Ne prends pas les poulets pour des pigeons
as Paul le pirate
- 1984 Adam et Ève
as monsieur Ben-Hoït.
- 1983
- 1982 T'es folle ou quoi ?
as Le plombier
- 1976 The Hornet's Nest
as Hans
- 1975 Cousin, Cousine
as Sacy
- 1975 The Restroom Robbery
as Un policier à la gare
- 1973 The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob
as Moishe Schmoll
- 1973 Themroc
as Le tailleur de crayons
- 1968
- 1966
Behind the camera (2)
- 2024 Popeck : fini de rire, on ferme !
Author, Stage Director
- 1990 Popeck à l'Olympia
Author, Director
Talk shows and appearances (12)
- 2022 Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
1 episode
- 2022
- 2019
- 2017
- 2015
- 2011
- 2009
- 1987 Le monde est à vous
2 episodes
- 1982 Champs-Elysées
7 episodes
- 1975 Numéro un
1 episode
- 1975 Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1 episode
- 1972 Le Grand Échiquier
2 episodes