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.
Acted in 25
2020s
- 2024
Popeck : fini de rire, on ferme !
Movie
2010s
- 2016
The Jews
Lucien
- 2011
A Child's Battle
Toussaint
Popeck - C'est la dernière fois... !
Him Self
2000s
- 2009
Simon Konianski
Ernest
L'Amour foot
Movie
- 2002
- 2001
Face à face
Paul Laffargue
1990s
- 1994
La Rêverie ou Le Mariage de Sylvia
Léonide
- 1992
Shabbot Shalom!
Grand-père Rabbin
- 1990
The Station
(as Jean Hebert)
Cellini: A Violent Life
Gattinara
Popeck à l'Olympia
him self
1980s
- 1986
Banana's Boulevard
Le père Goldenberg
- 1985
Ne prends pas les poulets pour des pigeons
Paul le pirate
- 1984
Adam et Ève
monsieur Ben-Hoït.
- 1983
Père Noël et fils
Movie
- 1982
T'es folle ou quoi ?
Le plombier
1970s
- 1976
The Hornet's Nest
Hans
- 1975
Cousin, Cousine
Sacy
- 1973
Themroc
Le tailleur de crayons
1960s
- 1968
Baal's Companions
Joseph Durban/Frère Cheval · 7 episodes
- 1966
The Mad Dog
Movie
Wrote 2
2020s
- 2024
Popeck : fini de rire, on ferme !
Author
1990s
- 1990
Popeck à l'Olympia
Author
Directed 2
2020s
- 2024
Popeck : fini de rire, on ferme !
Stage Director
1990s
- 1990
Popeck à l'Olympia
Director
Appearances11
2020s
- 2022
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
Self (archive footage) · 1 episode
L'humour c'est mieux à deux
Self
2010s
- 2019
Sixty
Self - Comedian
- 2017
Les Chevaliers du fiel : Les fous rires de 2017
Self
- 2015
Ruben fête ses 25 ans
Self
2000s
- 2009
Il était une fois... « Les aventures de Rabbi Jacob »
Self
