Popeck
Acting
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 Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob
as Moishe Schmoll
Age 38 (now 91)
Ne prends pas les poulets pour des pigeons
as Paul le pirate
Age 50 (now 91)
Popeck : fini de rire, on ferme !
Stage Director
Age 89 (now 91)
Les Chevaliers du fiel : Les fous rires de 2017
as Self
Age 82 (now 91)
Popeck - C'est la dernière fois... !
as Him Self
Age 75 (now 91)
Il était une fois... « Les aventures de Rabbi Jacob »
as Self
Age 73 (now 91)
La Rêverie ou Le Mariage de Sylvia
as Léonide
Age 59 (now 91)
Ne prends pas les poulets pour des pigeons
as Paul le pirate
Age 50 (now 91)
The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob
as Moishe Schmoll
Age 38 (now 91)
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
as Self (archive footage)
Age 87 (now 91)
Gathering insights...
Also Known As
Jean Herbert, Jean Hébert, Popek, Judka Herpstu
IMDB
nm0691201