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Michael Elphick

Michael Elphick

Actor · 1946–2002 · Chichester, Sussex, England, UK

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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.

Acted in 97

1990s

  1. 1999

    David Copperfield

    Barkis · 2 episodes

    75
  2. 1997

    The Fix

    Peter Campling

  3. 1995

    Richard III

    2nd Murderer

    80

  4. Treasure Island

    Billy Bones

  5. Modern Times

    TV · 12 Seasons · Documentary

  6. Dangerfield

    Brian Taylor · 1 episode

  7. 1994

    Pirates

    Chief Inspector Hornbeam · 1 episode

  8. 1992

    The Ballad of Kid Divine: The Cockney Cowboy

    Dr. Nathaniel Bonner

  9. 1991

    Stanley and the Women

    Bert Hutchinson · 4 episodes

  10. Murder Most Horrid

    Bill Todd · 1 episode

    72

  11. Let Him Have It

    Prison Officer Jack

    74

  12. Buddy's Song

    Des

  13. 1990

    I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle

    Inspector Cleaver

    54

  14. The Krays

    George - Prisoner

1980s

  1. 1989

    Asterix and the Big Fight

    Crysus (voice- English version)

    64
  2. 1987

    Little Dorrit

    Mr. Merdle

    70

  3. Withnail & I

    Jake

    79
  4. 1986

    Valhalla

    Udgaardsloki (voice)

  5. Pirates

    Sentry

    47

  6. Boon

    Ken Boon · 93 episodes

    62
  7. 1985

    The Supergrass

    Constable Collins

    62

  8. Jenny's War

    Schumann · 4 episodes

  9. Three Up, Two Down

    Sam Tyler · 25 episodes

  10. EastEnders

    Harry Slater · 9 episodes

    47

  11. Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil

    Ernst Röhm

    60

  12. Super Gran

    Roly Roofless · 1 episode

    64

  13. Bird Fancier

    Joe Desmond

  14. 1984

    Much Ado About Nothing

    Dogberry

  15. Oxbridge Blues

    Curly Bonaventura · 1 episode

  16. Arthur's Hallowed Ground

    Len

  17. The Bill

    George Stubbs · 2 episodes

    67

  18. Ordeal by Innocence

    Inspector Huish

    51

  19. The Element of Crime

    Fisher

    70

  20. Memed My Hawk

    Jabbar

  21. C.Q.

    Norman

  22. 1983

    Gorky Park

    Pasha

    67

  23. Auf Wiedersehen, Pet

    Magowan · 3 episodes

  24. Curse of the Pink Panther

    Valencia Police Chief

    39

  25. Krull

    Rhun (voice) (uncredited)

    57

  26. Privates on Parade

    Sergeant Major Reg Drummond

  27. 1982

    Smiley's People

    Detective Chief Inspector · 1 episode

    83

  28. Chains

    Eddie

  29. Pocketful of Dreams

    Charlie

  30. The Kenny Everett Television Show

    Various · 1 episode

    72
  31. 1981

    Private Schulz

    Gerhard Schulz · 6 episodes

  32. Masada

    Vettius · 2 episodes

    76
  33. 1980

    The Elephant Man

    Night Porter

    83

  34. Cribb

    Sol Herriott · 1 episode

1970s

  1. 1979

    Shoestring

    Pete Johnson · 1 episode

  2. Quadrophenia

    Father

    79

  3. Blue Remembered Hills

    Peter

  4. The Knowledge

    Gordon Weller

  5. Black Island

    Jack Daker

  6. 1978

    The First Great Train Robbery

    Burgess

    71

  7. The One and Only Phyllis Dixey

    Wallace Parnell

  8. Hanging Around

    Hank

  9. The Odd Job

    Raymonde

  10. Red Shift

    Thomas Venables

  11. Hazell

    Griffiths · 1 episode

  12. Saturday, Sunday, Monday

    Michel

  13. 1977

    The Professionals

    Sergeant Garbett · 1 episode

    79

  14. Last Summer

    Oscar

  15. This Year Next Year

    Jack Shaw · 13 episodes

  16. 1976

    Laurence Olivier Presents

    Michel · 1 episode

  17. Play Things

    Frank

  18. The Ghosts of Motley Hall

    Captain Narcissus Bullock · 1 episode

  19. 1975

    Three Men in a Boat

    2nd Porter

  20. The Sweeney

    Jimmy Fleet · 1 episode

    81
  21. 1974

    Pig Bin

    Policeman

  22. The Nearly Man

    Ron Hibbert

  23. The Nearly Man

    Ron Hibbert · 8 episodes

  24. Playhouse

    Frank, Charlie, Eddie · 1 episode

  25. 1973

    Orson Welles' Great Mysteries

    Gorenflot · 1 episode

  26. And Now the Screaming Starts!

    Drunk

    54

  27. O Lucky Man!

    Man at Stag Party

  28. 1972

    Adult Fun

    Garage Manager

  29. Crown Court

    Simon Chase, Frank Hollins, Neville Griffiths QC · 3 episodes

  30. Country Matters

    Jack · 1 episode

  31. New Scotland Yard

    Al Farmer, Joss Adrian · 1 episode

  32. The Brothers

    2nd Patrolman · 1 episode

  33. Adam Smith

    Ben Davies · 6 episodes

  34. 1971

    Justice

    Peter Rodwell · 1 episode

  35. See No Evil

    Gypsy Tom

    65
  36. 1970

    Play for Today

    Peter · 1 episode

    73

  37. The Roads to Freedom

    Lieutenant of Chasseurs · 2 episodes

  38. The Buttercup Chain

    The Driver

  39. Cry of the Banshee

    Burke

    55

  40. The Misfit

    Mike Halloran · 1 episode

1950s

  1. 1956

    Armchair Theatre

    Robert Delmonds, Chopper - Best Man · 1 episode

Appearances2

1990s

  1. 1996

    Streetwise

    Narrator

1980s

  1. 1985

    Which Side Are You On?

    Narrator (voice)