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Popeck
Actor

Popeck

18 May 1935Born
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Paris, FranceBirthplace

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.

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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

Filmography

  1. 2024Popeck : fini de rire, on ferme !Film
  2. 2016The JewsFilm: Lucien
  3. 2011A Child's BattleFilm: Toussaint
  4. 2011Popeck - C'est la dernière fois... !Film: Him Self
  5. 2009Simon KonianskiFilm: Ernest
  6. 2009L'Amour footFilm
  7. 2002The PianistFilm: Rubenstein
  8. 2001Face à faceFilm: Paul Laffargue
  9. 1994La Rêverie ou Le Mariage de SylviaFilm: Léonide
  10. 1992Shabbot Shalom!Film: Grand-père Rabbin
  11. 1990The StationFilm: (as Jean Hebert)
  12. 1990Cellini: A Violent LifeFilm: Gattinara
  13. 1990Popeck à l'OlympiaFilm: him self, Director
  14. 1986Banana's BoulevardFilm: Le père Goldenberg
  15. 1985Ne prends pas les poulets pour des pigeonsFilm: Paul le pirate
  16. 1984Adam et ÈveFilm: monsieur Ben-Hoït.
  17. 1983Père Noël et filsFilm
  18. 1982T'es folle ou quoi ?Film: Le plombier
  19. 1976The Hornet's NestFilm: Hans
  20. 1975Cousin, CousineFilm: Sacy
  21. 1975The Restroom RobberyFilm: Un policier à la gare
  22. 1973The Mad Adventures of Rabbi JacobFilm: Moishe Schmoll
  23. 1973ThemrocFilm: Le tailleur de crayons
  24. 1968Baal's CompanionsSeries: Joseph Durban/Frère Cheval (7 episodes)
  25. 1966The Mad DogFilm

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