Henri Szeps
Acting
Born: 1943-10-02 in Lausanne, Switzerland
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.
Known For
Crown Court
Dr. Hermann Abel
All Saints
George Bresnic
The Man from Snowy River
Jacob Berkovich
Mission: Impossible
Esteban Magdelena
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
Laval
Rafferty's Rules
Uncle Aniello
Skippy the Bush Kangaroo
Bob
Colditz
De Croissat
Colditz
Capt. Henri Lefevre
Hannay
Mother and Son
Robert Beare
Riptide
Des Dawkins
Escape of the Artful Dodger
Dr. Hartman
South Pacific
Benoit
Edge of Power
Steve Traynor
Warming Up
Sergeant Peter Sullivan
City West
Daily at Dawn
Vietnam
Harold Holt
Les Patterson Saves the World
Charles Herpes
The Plumber
David Medavoy
The Best of Friends
Lilo
Fatty Finn
Mr Zilch
The Return of Captain Invincible
Chief Security Officer
Now and Forever
Barry York
Sherlock Holmes and a Study in Scarlet
You Can't See 'round Corners
Peter
The Girl From Moonooloo
Bert
Sherlock Holmes and the Valley of Fear
(voice)
Bathing Franky
Rodney
A Tale of Two Cities
voice
Travelling North
Saul
Mystery at Castle House
Mr. Wilberforce
Do I Have to Kill My Child?
Doctor
Run Rebecca, Run!
Manuel Cortes
Platypus Cove
Winston Bell