Michael Elphick
Born
19 September 1946 (79)
Place of Birth
Chichester, Sussex, England, UK
Also known as
Michael John 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.
Filmography (40)
Out of Bounds
2003
The Fix
1997
Streetwise
1996
Richard III
1995
Treasure Island
1995
The Ballad of Kid Divine: The Cockney Cowboy
1992
Let Him Have It
1991
Buddy's Song
1991
I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle
1990
The Krays
1990
Little Dorrit
1987
Withnail & I
1987
Valhalla
1986
Pirates
1986
The Supergrass
1985
Which Side Are You On?
1985
Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil
1985
Bird Fancier
1985
Much Ado About Nothing
1984
Arthur's Hallowed Ground
1984
Ordeal by Innocence
1984
Ennenstadt Europa – The Making of The Element of Crime
1984
The Element of Crime
1984
Memed My Hawk
1984
C.Q.
1984
Gorky Park
1983
Curse of the Pink Panther
1983
Krull
1983
Privates on Parade
1983
Chains
1982
Pocketful of Dreams
1982
The Elephant Man
1980
Quadrophenia
1979
Blue Remembered Hills
1979
The Knowledge
1979
Black Island
1979
The First Great Train Robbery
1978
The One and Only Phyllis Dixey
1978
Hanging Around
1978
The Odd Job
1978