Popeck
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 Pianist
as RubensteinThe true story of pianist Władysław Szpilman's experiences in Warsaw during the Nazi occupation....
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The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob
as Moishe SchmollIn this riot of frantic disguises and mistaken identities, Victor Pivert, a blustering, bigoted...
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The Restroom Robbery
as Le policierMax and Riton, 2 thieves make plan to steal money in a train station office. They will operate...
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The Jews
as LucienFour separate stories deal with stereotypical ideas about Jews: their alleged influence on...
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Cousin, Cousine
as SacyTwo distant cousins meet at a wedding banquet for an elderly couple. Over time, a close...
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The Station
as uncreditedA good-natured, albeit a bit pedantic stationmaster works at a railway station in the middle of...
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Banana's Boulevard
as Le père GoldenbergSix friends start playing music under the name of Forbans, firmly determined to succeed. They...
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Themroc
as Le tailleur de crayonsThemroc, a bachelor house painter living at home with his mother, leads a sad and colorless...
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Sixty
as Self - Comedian60 comedians in 60 minutes, that's what Kyan Khojandi has to offer tonight.
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The Mad Dog
as uncreditedClaude Brasseur plays a villain on the run from both the police and the mob. Good atmosphere in...
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The Companions of Baal
as JosephJournalist Claude Leroy (Jacques Champreux) reports that a secret society, The Companions of...
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Simon Konianski
as ErnestSimon, 35, has returned to live temporarily with his father. They make life unbearable for each...
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Adam et Ève
as monsieur Ben-Hoït.Movie producer Léon Blachurpe is about to produce a big budget movie about Adam and Eve. In...
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T'es folle ou quoi ?
as Le plombierDominique Lombardi is news director of a regional TV station. A homosexual, he has a secret...
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La rêverie ou le mariage de Sylvia
as LéonideSylvia Juszczyk, a Jewish woman in her forties who has been divorced for five years, is a...
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Ne prends pas les poulets pour des pigeons
as Paul le pirateDivisional Inspector Bricot sends two detectives to the French Riviera to dismantle a drug deal...
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The Hornet's Nest
as HansA compulsive gambler must steal a suitcase full of money, which is also coveted by Melba, a...
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L'Amour foot
as uncreditedThe arrival of an unruly young man in the football team of a small town in France is turning the...
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Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
as SelfA talk show presented by Michel Drucker
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