Acting
Michael Elphick
Sep 19, 1946 (died Sep 7, 2002, aged 55) 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.
Known for
8.0
The Elephant Man
Night Porter
4.3
EastEnders
Harry Slater
5.3
Coronation Street
Douglas Wormold
6.3
Asterix and the Big Fight
Crysus (voice- English version)
6.1
Krull
Rhun (voice) (uncredited)
7.2
Withnail & I
Jake
6.3
Pirates
Sentry
6.8
The Bill
George Stubbs
6.7
The First Great Train Robbery
Burgess
6.3
Gorky Park
Pasha
7.6
The Professionals
Sergeant Garbett
6.8
Richard III
2nd Murderer
7.0
Quadrophenia
Father
4.6
Curse of the Pink Panther
Valencia Police Chief
8.1
The Sweeney
Jimmy Fleet
Filmography
7.1
David Copperfield
1999 · Barkis
3.8
The Fix
1997 · Peter Campling
Streetwise
1996 · Narrator
6.8
Richard III
1995 · 2nd Murderer
7.0
Dangerfield
1995 · Brian Taylor
9.0
Modern Times
1995
5.5
Treasure Island
1995 · Billy Bones
Pirates
1994 · Chief Inspector Hornbeam
7.0
The Ballad of Kid Divine: The Cockney Cowboy
1992 · Dr. Nathaniel Bonner
6.9
Murder Most Horrid
1991 · Bill Todd
6.7
Let Him Have It
1991 · Prison Officer Jack
5.7
Buddy's Song
1991 · Des
6.5
Stanley and the Women
1991 · Bert Hutchinson
6.1
The Krays
1990 · George - Prisoner
5.3
I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle
1990 · Inspector Cleaver
6.3
Asterix and the Big Fight
1989 · Crysus (voice- English version)
7.2
Withnail & I
1987 · Jake
6.4
Little Dorrit
1987 · Mr. Merdle
6.3
Pirates
1986 · Sentry
5.8
Boon
1986 · Ken Boon
6.8
Valhalla
1986 · Udgaardsloki (voice)
4.3
EastEnders
1985 · Harry Slater
6.4
Super Gran
1985 · Roly Roofless
6.2
Three Up, Two Down
1985 · Sam Tyler
4.9
Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil
1985 · Ernst Röhm
6.1
The Supergrass
1985 · Constable Collins
6.7
Jenny's War
1985 · Schumann
6.6
Which Side Are You On?
1985 · Narrator (voice)
Bird Fancier
1985 · Joe Desmond
6.8
The Bill
1984 · George Stubbs