Henri Szeps
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 2, 1943
- Died
- July 23, 2025 (aged 81)
- Birthplace
- 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
Filmography
Bathing Franky
Movie · as Rodney
South Pacific
Movie · as Benoit
Escape of the Artful Dodger
TV · as Dr. Hartman · 13 eps
All Saints
TV · as George Bresnic · 2 eps
The Man from Snowy River
TV · as Jacob Berkovich · 1 ep
Seeing Red
Movie · as Louie Leeds
Edge of Power
Movie · as Steve Traynor
Hannay
TV · 1 ep
Mission: Impossible
TV · as Esteban Magdelena · 1 ep
Travelling North
Movie · as Saul
Les Patterson Saves the World
Movie · as Charles Herpes
Vietnam
Movie · as Harold Holt
Rafferty's Rules
TV · as Uncle Aniello · 2 eps
Platypus Cove
Movie · as Winston Bell
Warming Up
Movie · as Sergeant Peter Sullivan
A Tale of Two Cities
Movie · as voice
Mother and Son
TV · as Robert Beare · 42 eps
City West
TV · 7 eps
Sherlock Holmes and a Study in Scarlet
Movie
Sherlock Holmes and the Valley of Fear
Movie · as (voice)
The Return of Captain Invincible
Movie · as Chief Security Officer
Now and Forever
Movie · as Barry York
The Girl from Moonooloo
Movie · as Bert
Mystery at Castle House
Movie · as Mr. Wilberforce
The Best of Friends
Movie · as Lilo
Run Rebecca, Run!
Movie · as Manuel Cortes
Daily at Dawn
TV · 13 eps
Fatty Finn
Movie · as Mr Zilch
The Plumber
Movie · as David Medavoy
Do I Have to Kill My Child?
Movie · as Doctor
Colditz
TV · as De Croissat, Capt. Henri Lefevre · 1 ep
Crown Court
TV · as Dr. Hermann Abel · 2 eps
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
TV · as Laval · 1 ep
You Can't See 'round Corners
Movie · as Peter
Riptide
TV · as Des Dawkins · 1 ep
Skippy the Bush Kangaroo
TV · as Bob · 1 ep