Popeck

Popeck

  • Birthday: 1935-05-18
  • Place of birth: Paris, France
  • Also know as: Jean Herbert

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.

Filmography

Popeck à l'Olympia

1990

As him self

Banana's Boulevard

1986

As Le père Goldenberg

Simon Konianski

2009

As Ernest

Face à face

2001

As Paul Laffargue

Adam et Ève

1984

As monsieur Ben-Hoït.

T'es folle ou quoi ?

1982

As Le plombier

The Companions of Baal

1968

As Joseph

The Station

1990

As

Cousin, Cousine

1975

As Sacy

The Restroom Robbery

1975

As Le policier

The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob

1973

As Moishe Schmoll

The Hornet's Nest

1976

As Hans

The Mad Dog

1966

As

The Pianist

2002

As Rubenstein

Sixty

2019

As Self - Comedian

The Jews

2016

As Lucien

Production

Popeck à l'Olympia

1990

As Director

Popeck à l'Olympia

1990

As Author

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