Michael Elphick
Born September 19, 1946 (Age: 79)
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Chichester, Sussex, England, UK
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.
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.
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Filmography
The Fix
1997
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as Peter Campling
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Age: 50
Streetwise
1996
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as Narrator
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Age: 49
Richard III
1995
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as 2nd Murderer
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Age: 49
The Ballad of Kid Divine: The Cockney Cowboy
1992
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as Dr. Nathaniel Bonner
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Age: 45
Let Him Have It
1991
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as Prison Officer Jack
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Age: 45
Buddy's Song
1991
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as Des
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Age: 44
I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle
1990
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as Inspector Cleaver
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Age: 43
The Krays
1990
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as George - Prisoner
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Age: 43
Little Dorrit
1987
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as Mr. Merdle
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Age: 41
Withnail & I
1987
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as Jake
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Age: 40
Pirates
1986
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as Sentry
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Age: 39
The Supergrass
1985
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as Constable Collins
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Age: 39
Which Side Are You On?
1985
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as Narrator (voice)
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Age: 38
Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil
1985
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as Ernst Röhm
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Age: 38
Bird Fancier
1985
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as Joe Desmond
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Age: 38
No Image
Ennenstadt Europa – The Making of The Element of Crime
1984
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as Self - Actor/Fisher
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Age: 37
C.Q.
1984
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as Norman
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Age: 37
Gorky Park
1983
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as Pasha
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Age: 37
Curse of the Pink Panther
1983
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as Valencia Police Chief
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Age: 36
Krull
1983
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as Rhun (voice) (uncredited)
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Age: 36
Chains
1982
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as Eddie
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Age: 35
Pocketful of Dreams
1982
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as Charlie
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Age: 35
The Elephant Man
1980
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as Night Porter
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Age: 34
The First Great Train Robbery
1978
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as Burgess
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Age: 32
The One and Only Phyllis Dixey
1978
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as Wallace Parnell
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Age: 32
Hanging Around
1978
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as Hank
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Age: 32
The Odd Job
1978
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as Raymonde
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Age: 31
No Image
Cold Harbour
1978
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as Barrister at Party
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Age: 31
Red Shift
1978
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as Thomas Venables
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Age: 31
Saturday, Sunday, Monday
1978
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as Michel
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Age: 31
Last Summer
1977
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as Oscar
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Age: 30
No Image
A Good Human Story
1977
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as
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Age: 30
Play Things
1976
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as Frank
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Age: 29
Pig Bin
1974
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as Policeman
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Age: 28
No Image
Norma
1974
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as Norma's Friend
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Age: 28
The Nearly Man
1974
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as Ron Hibbert
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Age: 28
No Image
That Sinking Feeling
1973
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as Chopper
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Age: 27
O Lucky Man!
1973
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as Man at Stag Party
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Age: 26
No Image
The Little Farm
1973
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as Jack
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Age: 26
No Image
Man Charged
1971
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as Robert Delmonds
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Age: 25
Hamlet
1969
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as Captain
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Age: 23
Where's Jack?
1969
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as Hogarth
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Age: 22
The Betrayal
1969
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as Tom
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Age: 22