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