Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
October 2, 1943
Place of Birth:
Lausanne, Switzerland
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Henri Szeps
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
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Bathing Franky | Rodney |
| 2001 | South Pacific | Benoit |
| 1992 | Seeing Red | Louie Leeds |
| 1989 | The Edge of Power | Steve Traynor |
| 1987 | Travelling North | Saul |
| 1987 | Les Patterson Saves the World | Charles Herpes |
| 1987 | Vietnam | Harold Holt |
| 1986 | Platypus Cove | Winston Bell |
| 1985 | Warming Up | Sergeant Peter Sullivan |
| 1984 | A Tale Of Two Cities | voice |
| 1983 | Sherlock Holmes and a Study in Scarlet | |
| 1983 | Sherlock Holmes and the Valley of Fear | (voice) |
| 1983 | The Return of Captain Invincible | Chief Security Officer |
| 1983 | Now and Forever | Barry York |
| 1982 | Mystery at Castle House | Mr. Wilberforce |
| 1982 | The Best of Friends | Lilo |
| 1980 | Fatty Finn | Mr Zilch |
| 1979 | The Plumber | David Medavoy |
| 1976 | Do I Have to Kill My Child? | Doctor |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Escape of the Artful Dodger | Dr. Hartman |
| 1998 | All Saints | George Bresnic |
| 1994 | The Man from Snowy River | Jacob Berkovich |
| 1991 | Mission: Impossible | |
| 1988 | Hannay | |
| 1987 | Rafferty's Rules | Uncle Aniello |
| 1984 | Mother and Son | Robert Beare |
| 1984 | City West | |
| 1981 | Daily at Dawn | |
| 1972 | Colditz | De Croissat |
| 1972 | Crown Court | Dr. Hermann Abel |
| 1972 | Colditz | Capt. Henri Lefevre |
| 1971 | Barlow | |
| 1971 | The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes | Laval |
| 1969 | Riptide | Des Dawkins |
| 1968 | Skippy the Bush Kangaroo | Bob |