Popeck

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.

Movies & TV Shows

1. The Pianist (2002) — Rubenstein
2. The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob (1973) — Moishe Schmoll
3. The Jews (2016) — Lucien
4. The Restroom Robbery (1975) — Un policier à la gare
5. Themroc (1973) — Le tailleur de crayons
6. Cousin, Cousine (1975) — Sacy
7. The Station (1990) — (as Jean Hebert)
8. Sixty (2019) — Self - Comedian
9. Simon Konianski (2009) — Ernest
10. Champs-Elysées (1982) — Self
11. The Hornet's Nest (1976) — Hans
12. Cellini: A Violent Life (1990) — Gattinara
13. Il était une fois Champs-Élysées (2022) — Self (archive footage)
14. Adam et Ève (1984) — monsieur Ben-Hoït.
15. T'es folle ou quoi ? (1982) — Le plombier
16. The Mad Dog (1966)
17. Le Grand Échiquier (1972) — Self
18. Face à face (2001) — Paul Laffargue
19. Ne prends pas les poulets pour des pigeons (1985) — Paul le pirate
20. Banana's Boulevard (1986) — Le père Goldenberg
21. Numéro un (1975) — Self
22. La Rêverie ou Le Mariage de Sylvia (1994) — Léonide
23. Popeck à l'Olympia (1990) — him self
24. Les Chevaliers du fiel : Les fous rires de 2017 (2017) — Self
25. Ruben fête ses 25 ans (2015) — Self
26. Père Noël et fils (1983)
27. A Child's Battle (2011) — Toussaint
28. Shabbot Shalom! (1992) — Grand-père Rabbin
29. Les Rendez-vous du dimanche (1975) — Self
30. Baal's Companions (1968) — Joseph Durban/Frère Cheval
31. L'humour c'est mieux à deux (2022) — Self
32. Popeck - C'est la dernière fois... ! (2011) — Him Self
33. L'Amour foot (2009)
34. Il était une fois... « Les aventures de Rabbi Jacob » (2009) — Self
35. Popeck : fini de rire, on ferme ! (2024)
36. Le monde est à vous (1987) — Self

Directed

1. Popeck à l'Olympia (1990) — Director