Michael Elphick

Michael Elphick

Known for

Acting

Born

September 19, 1946

Birthplace

Chichester, Sussex, England, UK

Died

September 7, 2002 (aged 55)

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.

Best known work

The Elephant Man
The Elephant Man
1980
Asterix and the Big Fight
Asterix and the Big Fight
1989
Krull
Krull
1983
Withnail & I
Withnail & I
1987
The First Great Train Robbery
The First Great Train Robbery
1978
Gorky Park
Gorky Park
1983
Pirates
Pirates
1986
Quadrophenia
Quadrophenia
1979
The Element of Crime
The Element of Crime
1984
EastEnders
EastEnders
1985

Filmography

  1. 2003

    Out of Bounds

    as Lionel Stubbs

  2. 2000

    MetropolisTV

    as Andrew Kaplan (6 episodes)

  3. 1999

    David CopperfieldTV

    as Barkis (2 episodes)

  4. 1997

    The Fix

    as Peter Campling

  5. 1996

    Streetwise

    as Narrator

  6. 1995

    Richard III

    as 2nd Murderer

  7. 1995

    Treasure Island

    as Billy Bones

  8. 1995

    Modern TimesTV

  9. 1995

    DangerfieldTV

    as Brian Taylor (1 episode)

  10. 1994

    PiratesTV

    as Chief Inspector Hornbeam (1 episode)

  11. 1993

    HarryTV

    as Harry Salter (20 episodes)

  12. 1992

    The Ballad of Kid Divine: The Cockney Cowboy

    as Dr. Nathaniel Bonner

  13. 1991

    Stanley and the WomenTV

    as Bert Hutchinson (4 episodes)

  14. 1991

    Murder Most HorridTV

    as Bill Todd (1 episode)

  15. 1991

    Pebble MillTV

    as Self (1 episode)

  16. 1991

    Let Him Have It

    as Prison Officer Jack

  17. 1991

    Buddy's Song

    as Des

  18. 1990

    I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle

    as Inspector Cleaver

  19. 1990

    The Krays

    as George - Prisoner

  20. 1989

    Asterix and the Big Fight

    as Crysus (voice- English version)

  21. 1987

    Little Dorrit

    as Mr. Merdle

  22. 1987

    Withnail & I

    as Jake

  23. 1986

    Valhalla

    as Udgaardsloki (voice)

  24. 1986

    Pirates

    as Sentry

  25. 1986

    BoonTV

    as Ken Boon (93 episodes)

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