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| birth_place = Lausanne, Switzerland| nationality = Australian| education = University of SydneyActorplaywrightadvisor|translator}}| years_active = 1963−present | organization = Ensemble TheatreMother and Son>Mother And Son , I’m Not A Dentist (theatre) | television = Palace of Drams| spouse = Mary Ann Severne| children = Josh Szeps| parents = | family = Order of Australia Medal(OAM)Helpmann Award>Norman Kessell Award>Penguin Award for Best Actor in a mini-seriesGlugs Awards>GLUGS Lifetime Achievement Award |Henri Szeps Green Room at the Ensemble Theatre}}| website = }}Henri Szeps {{post-nominals| country=AUS|OAM}} ({{IPAc-en|h|É›|n|r|i|_|z|É›|p|s}}) (born 1943), also spelt Henry Szeps, is a Swiss-born Australian character actor of theatre and television. He has also featured in films and worked in voice roles, and has worked in productions in the United Kingdom.

Early life

Henri Szeps was born in 1943 in Lausanne, Switzerland, to Polish parents. Prior to the German invasion of Poland during World War II, his parents fled to France in 1938. His father left the family to join the French Resistance. In 1943, his mother and three-year-old sister made their way to a refugee camp in Lausanne, where Henri was born. At 1{{frac|1|2}} months he was fostered to a Swiss couple in Blumenstein. His mother reclaimed him when he was three years old, and returned to the Swiss couple when he was 4{{frac|1|2}}. He was reclaimed by his mother to Paris, and due to her illness, at the age of six was placed at the Rothschild Orphanage. He came to Sydney, Australia, at the age of eight in 1951 or 1952 with his mother and sister.WEB, Henri’s story, April 2011,www.refugeecouncil.org.au/henris-story/, Refugee Council of Australia, 2019-08-09, NEWS, Wright, Tony, 1988-09-06, Szeps’s life would make a good script itself, 1, Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995),nla.gov.au/nla.news-article102068376, 2020-12-30,

Career

Szeps studied acting at Ensemble Theatre during weekends, under the direction of Hayes Gordon, while gaining science and electrical engineering degrees at Sydney University. In 1963, while sitting for the BSc in maths and physics during the day he was appearing every night at the Ensemble Theatre in his first play there, called The Physicists, which ran for six months.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 and Graham Kennedy.He appeared in 1981 TV movie A Step in the Right Direction.Szeps won the Penguin Award for best actor for ABC’s 10 part series Palace of Dreams.He has performed in five one-man shows, produced by the Ensemble Theatre, the last three self-penned: The Double Bass (1990), Sky (1992) (written for him by John Misto, I’m Not a Dentist (1997), Why Kids (2003) and Wish I’d Said That (2010).He has written a book on acting, All in Good Timing (1996), which is used by drama schools.{{Citation needed|date=August 2019}}

Honours and awards {|class“wikitable”

! Association ! Year! Award! Work ! Results| Penguin Award | | Best Actor in a mini-series | Palace of Dreams| {{Won}}| Norman Kessell Award | 1997| Outstanding Performance I’m Not a DentistAWARDS DATE=1 APRIL 2014 ACCESS-DATE=26 DECEMBER 2023, | {{Won}}| Australian Government | 2001| Medal of the Order of Australia WEBSITE=AUSTRALIAN HONOURS SEARCH FACILITYDEPARTMENT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET (AUSTRALIA) >ACCESS-DATE= 26 DECEMBER 2023, | {{Honoured}}| Helpmann Award | 2003Helpmann Award for Best Male Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical>Best Male Actor in a Supporting Role in a MusicalCabaret (musical)>Cabaret| {{Won}}| Ensemble Theatre | 2014| The Henri Szeps Green Room| | {{Honoured}}| Glugs Awards| 2015| Lifetime Achievement Award | | {{Honoured}}

Filmography

Film{|class“wikitable”

!Year!Title!Role!TypeYou Can’t See ‘round Corners >| Feature filmSay You Want Me >| TV movieThe Plumber (1979 film)>The Plumber David Medavoy TV movieA Toast to Melba >| TV movieFatty Finn (film)>Fatty Finn Mr. Zilch Feature filmA Step in the Right Direction (film)>A Step in the Right Direction TV movieRun Rebecca, Run >| FilmWilde’s Domain >| TV movieThe Mystery at Castle House>Mystery at Castle House Mr. Wilberforce TV movieNow and Forever (1983 film)>Now and Forever Barry York Feature filmThe Return of Captain Invincible >| Feature film Sherlock Holmes and the Valley of Fear >| Animated TV movieSherlock Holmes and a Study in Scarlet >| Animated TV moviePlatypus Cove >| TV movieA Tale of Two Cities >| TV movieWarming Up (1985 film)>Warming Up Sergeant Peter Sullivan Feature filmThe Pickwick Papers (1985 film)>The Pickwick Papers Voice Animated TV movieThe Edge of Power >| FilmLes Patterson Saves the World >| Feature film Travelling North (film)>Travelling North Saul Feature film South Pacific (2001 film)>South Pacific Benoit TV movieElixir >|No Junk Mail >| Short filmThe Bris >| Short filmBathing Franky >| Feature filmMcLean’s Money >|

Television{|class“wikitable”

!Year!Title!Role!TypeSkippy the Bush Kangaroo >| TV series Riptide (Australian TV series)>Riptide Des Dawkins TV series Homicide (Australian TV series)>Homicide Peter Scott (1967)Alan Shaw (1969)-David Yates (1969) TV series Misleading Cases >| TV series Spyforce >| TV series The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (TV series)>The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes Laval TV series Spyder’s Web >| TV series Spy Trap >| TV series The Strauss Family >| TV miniseries Barlow >| TV series Colditz (1972 TV series)>Colditz De CrossaitCaptain Henry LeVevre TV series Crown Court (TV series)>Crown Court Dr. Herman Abel TV series Dixon of Dock Green >|TV series Division 4 >| TV series Armchair Theatre>Armchair Cinema TV seriesNumber 96 (TV series)>Number 96 Phillip Chambers TV series God Knows Why, But It Works >| TV series 1977 ‘’The Dick Emery Show’’ >| TV series Chopper Squad >| TV series Cop Shop >| TV series Ride on Stranger >| TV series Daily at Dawn >| TV series The Best of Friends >|M.P.S.I.B >| TV series A Country Practice >| TV series Kingswood Country >| TV series City West (TV series)>City West Dr. Mikus Kuskis TV series 1985 Palace of Dreams Mick Mendel TV miniseriesVietnam (miniseries)>Vietnam Harold Holt TV miniseriesRafferty’s Rules >| TV series Hannay (TV series)>Hannay Police Inspector TV series (Mission: Impossible (1988 TV series)>Mission: Impossible) Esteban Magdalena TV series Hampton Court >| TV series The Adventures of Skippy >| TV series Seeing Red >|Mother and Son >| TV series G.P. >| TV series (Snowy River: The McGregor Saga) >| TV series All Saints (TV series)>All Saints George Bresnic (1999)-Victor McGregor (2009) TV series Stingers (TV series)>Stingers Norman Sagar TV series Flat Chat (TV series)>Flat Chat Cardinal Del Gardia TV series Escape of the Artful Dodger >| TV series (Peter Allen: Not the Boy Next Door) >| TV miniseries

References

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External links

• {{IMDb name|id=0844002}}
• {{officialszeps.com/" title="web.archive.org/web/20061205020629szeps.com/">web.archive.org/web/20061205020629szeps.com/}}
• WEB,ausstage.edu.au/pages/contributor/3594, Henri Szeps, AusStage,

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