Michael Elphick
Acting
Michael John Elphick was an English actor. Elphick was known in the UK for his trademark croaky voice and his work on British television, in particular his roles as the eponymous private investigator in the ITV series Boon and later Harry Slater in BBC's EastEnders. Elphick struggled with a highly publicised addiction to alcohol; at the height of his problem he admitted to consuming two litres of spirits a day, which contributed towards his death from a heart attack in 2002.
Born: September 19, 1946 · Chichester, Sussex, England, UK
Filmography (50)
TV
David Copperfield
1999
Actor: Barkis
Richard III
1995
Actor: 2nd Murderer
TV
Murder Most Horrid
1991
Actor: Bill Todd
Let Him Have It
1991
Actor: Prison Officer Jac…
Buddy's Song
1991
Actor: Des
I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle
1990
Actor: Inspector Cleaver
The Krays
1990
Actor: George - Prisoner
Little Dorrit
1987
Actor: Mr. Merdle
Withnail & I
1987
Actor: Jake
Valhalla
1986
Actor: Udgaardsloki (voic…
Pirates
1986
Actor: Sentry
TV
Boon
1986
Actor: Ken Boon
The Supergrass
1985
Actor: Constable Collins
TV
Three Up, Two Down
1985
Actor: Sam Tyler
Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil
1985
Actor: Ernst Röhm
TV
Super Gran
1985
Actor: Roly Roofless
TV
Oxbridge Blues
1984
Actor: Curly Bonaventura
Ordeal by Innocence
1984
Actor: Inspector Huish
The Element of Crime
1984
Actor: Fisher
Gorky Park
1983
Actor: Pasha
TV
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet
1983
Actor: Magowan
Curse of the Pink Panther
1983
Actor: Valencia Police Ch…
Krull
1983
Actor: Rhun (voice) (uncr…
Privates on Parade
1983
Actor: Sergeant Major Reg…
TV
Smiley's People
1982
Actor: Detective Chief In…
TV
Masada
1981
Actor: Vettius
The Elephant Man
1980
Actor: Night Porter
TV
Shoestring
1979
Actor: Pete Johnson
Quadrophenia
1979
Actor: Father
The Knowledge
1979
Actor: Gordon Weller
The First Great Train Robbery
1978
Actor: Burgess
The Odd Job
1978
Actor: Raymonde
TV
Hazell
1978
Actor: Griffiths
TV
The Professionals
1977
Actor: Sergeant Garbett
TV
Laurence Olivier Presents
1976
Actor: Michel
TV
The Ghosts of Motley Hall
1976
Actor: Captain Narcissus …
Three Men in a Boat
1975
Actor: 2nd Porter
TV
The Sweeney
1975
Actor: Jimmy Fleet
TV
Playhouse
1974
Actor: FrankActor: Charlie+1
TV
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
1973
Actor: Gorenflot
O Lucky Man!
1973
Actor: Man at Stag Party
TV
Crown Court
1972
Actor: Simon Chase
TV
Justice
1971
Actor: Peter Rodwell
See No Evil
1971
Actor: Gypsy Tom
TV
Play for Today
1970
Actor: Peter
The Buttercup Chain
1970
Actor: The Driver
Cry of the Banshee
1970
Actor: Burke
TV
The Misfit
1970
Actor: Mike Halloran
Hamlet
1969
Actor: Captain
The Betrayal
1969
Actor: Tom