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Popeck
ActorBorn May 18, 1935 (90 years)
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.
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.
Popeck Filmography
| 2016 | The Jews · as Lucien |
| 2011 | Arab on the City · as Le Gitan |
| 2009 | Scènes de ménages (TV Series) · as Marcel |
| 2009 | Simon Konianski · as Ernest |
| 2002 | The Pianist · as Rubenstein |
| 1992 | Angel with a Gun · as Cast |
| 1990 | The Station · as (as Jean Hebert) |
| 1990 | Cellini: A Violent Life · as Gattinara |
| 1980 | The King and the Mockingbird · as Cast |
| 1976 | The Hornet's Nest · as Hans |
| 1975 | Cousin, Cousine · as Sacy |
| 1975 | The Restroom Robbery · as Un Policier À La Gare |
| 1974 | La Cloche tibétaine (TV Series) · as Yvan Gamirkine |
| 1974 | Chéri-Bibi (TV Series) · as Inspecteur Costaud |
| 1973 | The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob · as Moishe Schmoll |
| 1973 | Themroc · as Le Tailleur De Crayons |
| 1973 | L'Alphomega (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1968 | Les Compagnons de Baal (TV Series) · as Joseph Durban/frère Cheval |
| 2019 | Soixante · as Self - Comedian |
| 2009 | C à Vous (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2007 | One Day, One Fate (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2006 | Salut les Terriens (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2006 | On n'est pas couché (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | Il était une fois... (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2000 | L'invité (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1998 | Le plus grand Cabaret du monde (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1998 | Roll on Sunday (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1994 | Les enfants de la télé (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1987 | Night of the Molières (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1985 | Today (FR) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1982 | Champs-Elysees (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | Number One (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | Sunday meetings (TV Series) · as Self |