Henri Szeps
Acting • Born 1943-10-02
Biography
Szeps was born in Lausanne, Switzerland. Due to the German invasion of Poland, his parents fled to France. His father left the family to join the French Resistance, and his mother and three-year-old sister made their way to a refugee camp in Lausanne, where Henri was born. He spent a lot of time with foster families, and later at a French orphanage, before coming to Australia at the age of eight with his mother and sister. Szeps is probably best known for his role as selfish dentist Robert Beare in the classic Australian television comedy series Mother and Son (1984 to 1994), with Garry McDonald, Ruth Cracknell and Judy Morris. Another prominent role was in Palace of Dreams for which he received a Penguin Award. He played the Doctor in the world première of David Williamson's play, Travelling North, and was asked to repeat the performance in the 1987 film, with Leo McKern & Graham Kennedy.
Filmography
37 credits
The Edge of Power
Movie • 1989
Steve Traynor
The Plumber
Movie • 1979
David Medavoy
Sherlock Holmes and a Study in Scarlet
Movie • 1983
Travelling North
Movie • 1987
Saul
Bathing Franky
Movie • 2012
Rodney
Sherlock Holmes and the Valley of Fear
Movie • 1983
(voice)
The Return of Captain Invincible
Movie • 1983
Chief Security Officer
Now and Forever
Movie • 1983
Barry York
Platypus Cove
Movie • 1986
Winston Bell
Les Patterson Saves the World
Movie • 1987
Charles Herpes
Mystery at Castle House
Movie • 1982
Mr. Wilberforce
Fatty Finn
Movie • 1980
Mr Zilch
Seeing Red
Movie • 1992
Louie Leeds
Warming Up
Movie • 1985
Sergeant Peter Sullivan
A Tale of Two Cities
Movie • 1984
voice
Vietnam
Movie • 1987
Harold Holt
Do I Have to Kill My Child?
Movie • 1976
Doctor
The Best of Friends
Movie • 1982
Lilo
South Pacific
Movie • 2001
Benoit
You Can't See 'round Corners
Movie • 1969
Peter
The Girl From Moonooloo
Movie • 1983
Bert
Run Rebecca, Run!
Movie • 1981
Manuel Cortes
Colditz
TV • 1972
De Croissat
Hannay
TV • 1988
Daily at Dawn
TV • 1981
Mission: Impossible
TV • 1988
Mother and Son
TV • 1984
Robert Beare
City West
TV • 1984
Riptide
TV • 1969
Des Dawkins
Crown Court
TV • 1972
Dr. Hermann Abel
Colditz
TV • 1972
Capt. Henri Lefevre
The Man from Snowy River
TV • 1994
Jacob Berkovich
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
TV • 1971
Laval
Rafferty's Rules
TV • 1987
Uncle Aniello
Skippy the Bush Kangaroo
TV • 1968
Bob
Escape of the Artful Dodger
TV • 2001
Dr. Hartman
All Saints
TV • 1998
George Bresnic