Person Details

Birthday: 1936-05-18 06:08:03

Aliases: Jean Herbert , Jean Hébert , Popek , Judka Herpstu

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Paris, France

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Movie Involvements: 4

TV Involvements: 3


Most Famous Work

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 died 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.

Most Famous Work

Le Grand Échiquier
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Le Grand Échiquier

(1972) Self
Numéro un
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6

Numéro un

(1975) Self
The Pianist
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8

The Pianist

(2002) Rubenstein
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
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8

Il était une fois Champs-Élysées

(2022) Self (archive footage)
The Companions of Baal
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The Companions of Baal

(1968) Joseph

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2022 Self (archive footage)
Self
2019 Self - Comedian
2018 Marcel Perrault
2017 Self
2016 Lucien
2015 Self
2011 Him Self
2009 Ernest
2002 Rubenstein
2001 Paul Laffargue
1994 Léonide
1990 N/A
him self
1986 Le père Goldenberg
1985 Paul le pirate
1984 monsieur Ben-Hoït.
1983 N/A
1982 Self
Le plombier
1976 Hans
1975 Sacy
Self
Le policier
Self
1973 Moishe Schmoll
1972 Self
1968 Joseph
Year Character Movie/Tv

Directing

Year Role Movie/Tv
1990 Director
Year Role Movie/Tv

Writing

Year Role Movie/Tv
1990 Author
Year Role Movie/Tv

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