Michael Elphick
Born September 19, 1946 · Chichester, Sussex, England, UK
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.
Notable Appearances
Movies
The Elephant Man
Krull
Withnail & I
Gorky Park
Curse of the Pink Panther
The First Great Train Robbery
Asterix and the Big Fight
Richard III
Pirates
Quadrophenia
The Krays
Little Dorrit
O Lucky Man!
Ordeal by Innocence
Treasure Island
The Betrayal
Valhalla
Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil
And Now the Screaming Starts!
See No Evil
The Element of Crime
I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle
Let Him Have It
Pig Bin
Where's Jack?
Memed My Hawk
The Fix
Cry of the Banshee
Play Things
The Supergrass
The Odd Job
Adult Fun
Privates on Parade
Three Men in a Boat
Buddy's Song
Hamlet
The Knowledge
Much Ado About Nothing
Which Side Are You On?
The Buttercup Chain
TV Shows
Crown Court
The Professionals
The Bill
The Sweeney
ITV Playhouse
Justice
Boon
Murder Most Horrid
Modern Times
New Scotland Yard
Shoestring
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
Department S
David Copperfield
The Kenny Everett Television Show
Dangerfield
Private Schulz
Super Gran
The Brothers
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet
Masada
Smiley's People
Hadleigh
Country Matters
Hazell
Cribb
The Misfit
Three Up, Two Down
The Ghosts of Motley Hall
Laurence Olivier Presents
Oxbridge Blues
Stanley and the Women
The Roads to Freedom
The Nearly Man
Pirates
Armchair Theatre
Adam Smith
This Year Next Year
Parkin's Patch
