Michael Elphick

Personal Info

Birthday

September 19, 1946

Day of Death

2002-09-07

(55 years old)

Place of Birth

Chichester, Sussex, England, UK

Also Known As

Michael John Elphick

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Michael Elphick

Biography

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.

Known For

Play for Today

The Professionals

Crown Court

Playhouse

The Sweeney

Boon

Justice

The Element of Crime

Filmography

2003
Out of Bounds
as Lionel Stubbs
1997
The Fix
as Peter Campling
1996
Streetwise
as Narrator
1995
Richard III
as 2nd Murderer
Treasure Island
as Billy Bones
1992
The Ballad of Kid Divine: The Cockney Cowboy
as Dr. Nathaniel Bonner
1991
Let Him Have It
as Prison Officer Jack
Buddy's Song
as Des
1990
I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle
as Inspector Cleaver
The Krays
as George - Prisoner
1987
Little Dorrit
as Mr. Merdle
Withnail & I
as Jake
1986
Valhalla
as Udgaardsloki (voice)
Pirates
as Sentry
1985
The Supergrass
as Constable Collins
Which Side Are You On?
as Narrator (voice)
Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil
as Ernst Röhm
Bird Fancier
as Joe Desmond
1984
Much Ado About Nothing
as Dogberry
Arthur's Hallowed Ground
as Len
Ordeal by Innocence
as Inspector Huish
Ennenstadt Europa – The Making of The Element of Crime
as Self - Actor/Fisher
The Element of Crime
as Fisher
Memed My Hawk
as Jabbar
C.Q.
as Norman
1983
Gorky Park
as Pasha
Curse of the Pink Panther
as Valencia Police Chief
Krull
as Rhun (voice) (uncredited)
Privates on Parade
as Sergeant Major Reg Drummond
1982
Chains
as Eddie
Pocketful of Dreams
as Charlie
1980
The Elephant Man
as Night Porter
1979
Quadrophenia
as Father
Blue Remembered Hills
as Peter
The Knowledge
as Gordon Weller
Black Island
as Jack Daker
1978
The First Great Train Robbery
as Burgess
The One and Only Phyllis Dixey
as Wallace Parnell
Hanging Around
as Hank
The Odd Job
as Raymonde
Cold Harbour
as Barrister at Party
Red Shift
as Thomas Venables
Saturday, Sunday, Monday
as Michel
1977
Last Summer
as Oscar
1976
Play Things
as Frank
1975
Three Men in a Boat
as 2nd Porter
1974
Pig Bin
as Policeman
Norma
as Norma's Friend
The Nearly Man
as Ron Hibbert
1973
That Sinking Feeling
as Chopper
O Lucky Man!
as Man at Stag Party
1971
Man Charged
as Robert Delmonds
See No Evil
as Gypsy Tom
1970
The Buttercup Chain
as The Driver
Cry of the Banshee
as Burke
1969
Hamlet
as Captain
Where's Jack?
as Hogarth
The Betrayal
as Tom