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Popeck

Popeck

Known For Acting
Birthday May 18, 1935 (90)
Birthplace Paris, France
Popularity 0.1 (history)
Updated Apr 07, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 07, 2025
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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.

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Filmography

A Child's Battle

A Child's Battle

2011

as Toussaint

The Pianist

The Pianist

2002

as Rubenstein

The Restroom Robbery

The Restroom Robbery

1975

as Un policier à la gare

Themroc

Themroc

1973

as Le tailleur de crayons

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