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

Crown Court

All Saints

Rafferty's Rules

The Man from Snowy River

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

Skippy the Bush Kangaroo

Mission: Impossible

Colditz

All Movies (22)

• Bathing Franky2012 · as Rodney
• South Pacific2001 · as Benoit
• Seeing Red1992 · as Louie Leeds
• Edge of Power1989 · as Steve Traynor
• Travelling North1987 · as Saul
• Les Patterson Saves the World1987 · as Charles Herpes
• Vietnam1987 · as Harold Holt
• Platypus Cove1986 · as Winston Bell
• Warming Up1985 · as Sergeant Peter Sullivan
• A Tale of Two Cities1984 · as voice
• Sherlock Holmes and a Study in Scarlet1983
• Now and Forever1983 · as Barry York
• The Return of Captain Invincible1983 · as Chief Security Officer
• Sherlock Holmes and the Valley of Fear1983 · as (voice)
• The Girl From Moonooloo1983 · as Bert
• The Best of Friends1982 · as Lilo
• Mystery at Castle House1982 · as Mr. Wilberforce
• Run Rebecca, Run!1981 · as Manuel Cortes
• Fatty Finn1980 · as Mr Zilch
• The Plumber1979 · as David Medavoy
• Do I Have to Kill My Child?1976 · as Doctor
• You Can't See 'round Corners1969 · as Peter

All TV Shows (15)

• Escape of the Artful Dodger2001 · as Dr. Hartman
• All Saints1998 · as George Bresnic
• The Man from Snowy River1994 · as Jacob Berkovich
• Mission: Impossible1988 · as Esteban Magdelena
• Hannay1988
• Rafferty's Rules1987 · as Uncle Aniello
• City West1984
• Mother and Son1984 · as Robert Beare
• Daily at Dawn1981
• Colditz1972 · as De Croissat
• Colditz1972 · as Capt. Henri Lefevre
• Crown Court1972 · as Dr. Hermann Abel
• The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes1971 · as Laval
• Riptide1969 · as Des Dawkins
• Skippy the Bush Kangaroo1968 · as Bob