Henri Szeps
Born: 1943-10-02 in Lausanne, Switzerland
Known For: Acting
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
2012
- Bathing Franky as Rodney
2001
- South Pacific as Benoit
- Escape of the Artful Dodger as Dr. Hartman
1998
- All Saints as George Bresnic
1994
- The Man from Snowy River as Jacob Berkovich
1992
- Seeing Red as Louie Leeds
1989
- The Edge of Power as Steve Traynor
1987
- Travelling North as Saul
- Rafferty's Rules as Uncle Aniello
- Les Patterson Saves the World as Charles Herpes
- Vietnam as Harold Holt
1986
- Platypus Cove as Winston Bell
1985
- Warming Up as Sergeant Peter Sullivan
1984
- A Tale of Two Cities as voice
- Mother and Son as Robert Beare
- City West
1983
- The Return of Captain Invincible as Chief Security Officer
- Sherlock Holmes and the Valley of Fear as (voice)
- Sherlock Holmes and a Study in Scarlet
- Now and Forever as Barry York
- The Girl From Moonooloo as Bert
1982
- Mystery at Castle House as Mr. Wilberforce
- The Best of Friends as Lilo
1981
- Run Rebecca, Run! as Manuel Cortes
- Daily at Dawn
1980
- Fatty Finn as Mr Zilch
1979
- The Plumber as David Medavoy
1976
- Do I Have to Kill My Child? as Doctor
1972
- Crown Court as Dr. Hermann Abel
- Colditz as De Croissat
1971
- The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes as Laval
1969
- You Can't See 'round Corners as Peter
- Riptide as Des Dawkins
1968
- Skippy the Bush Kangaroo as Bob