Popeck
Known for Acting · 36 credits
- Born
- 1935-05-18 (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.
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
TV Shows (7)
Movies (29)
The Pianist
2002
as Rubenstein
The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob
1973
as Moishe Schmoll
The Jews
2016
as Lucien
Cellini: A Violent Life
1990
as Gattinara
The Restroom Robbery
1975
as Un policier à la gare
Themroc
1973
as Le tailleur de crayons
Cousin, Cousine
1975
as Sacy
Sixty
2019
as Self - Comedian
Père Noël et fils
1983
The Station
1990
as (as Jean Hebert)
The Mad Dog
1966
Ne prends pas les poulets pour des pigeons
1985
as Paul le pirate
Il était une fois... « Les aventures de Rabbi Jacob »
2009
as Self
Shabbot Shalom!
1992
as Grand-père Rabbin
The Hornet's Nest
1976
as Hans
L'Amour foot
2009
Adam et Ève
1984
as monsieur Ben-Hoït.
Simon Konianski
2009
as Ernest
A Child's Battle
2011
as Toussaint
T'es folle ou quoi ?
1982
as Le plombier
Les Chevaliers du fiel : Les fous rires de 2017
2017
as Self
Popeck - C'est la dernière fois... !
2011
as Him Self
La Rêverie ou Le Mariage de Sylvia
1994
as Léonide
L'humour c'est mieux à deux
2022
as Self
Banana's Boulevard
1986
as Le père Goldenberg
Face à face
2001
as Paul Laffargue
Popeck à l'Olympia
1990
as him self
Popeck : fini de rire, on ferme !
2024
Ruben fête ses 25 ans
2015
as Self
About Popeck
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 a… With 36 credits spanning from 1966 to 2024, Popeck has appeared in 29 films and 7 TV shows.
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Most Popular Popeck Movies
- The Pianist (2002) — as Rubenstein
- The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob (1973) — as Moishe Schmoll
- The Jews (2016) — as Lucien
- Cellini: A Violent Life (1990) — as Gattinara
- The Restroom Robbery (1975) — as Un policier à la gare
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