Henri Szeps
ActingBiography
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.
Movies
(22 total)
The Plumber
as David Medavoy
The Return of Captain Invincible
as Chief Security Officer
Les Patterson Saves the World
as Charles Herpes
South Pacific
as Benoit
Travelling North
as Saul
Fatty Finn
as Mr Zilch
Bathing Franky
as Rodney
Vietnam
as Harold Holt
Now and Forever
as Barry York
Mystery at Castle House
as Mr. Wilberforce
The Edge of Power
as Steve Traynor
A Tale of Two Cities
as voice
Run Rebecca, Run!
as Manuel Cortes
Platypus Cove
as Winston Bell
Warming Up
as Sergeant Peter Sullivan
Do I Have to Kill My Child?
as Doctor
The Best of Friends
as Lilo
You Can't See 'round Corners
as Peter
TV Shows
(15 total)
Colditz
as De Croissat
Colditz
as Capt. Henri Lefevre
All Saints
as George Bresnic
The Man from Snowy River
as Jacob Berkovich
Crown Court
as Dr. Hermann Abel
Mother and Son
as Robert Beare
Riptide
as Des Dawkins
Rafferty's Rules
as Uncle Aniello
Escape of the Artful Dodger
as Dr. Hartman