Personal Info
Jean Herbert
Jean Hébert
Popek
Judka Herpstu
Popeck
Acting
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 kno…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
Popeck: fini de rire, on ferme!
L'humour c'est mieux à deux
as Self
Sixty
as Self - Comedian
Les Chevaliers du fiel : Les fous rires de 2017
as Self
The Jews
as Lucien
Ruben fête ses 25 ans
as Self
A Child's Battle
as Toussaint
Popeck - C'est la dernière fois... !
as Him Self
Simon Konianski
as Ernest
Il était une fois... « Les aventures de Rabbi Jacob »
as Self
TV Shows
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep.
Le monde est à vous
as Self · 2 ep.
Champs-Elysées
as Self · 7 ep.
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
as Self · 1 ep.
Numéro un
as Self · 1 ep.
Le Grand Échiquier
as Self · 2 ep.
Baal's Companions
as Joseph Durban/Frère Cheval · 7 ep.