Michael Elphick

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Michael Elphick

Acting 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…

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The Elephant Man

The Elephant Man

8.1 1980 Movie
Coronation Street

Coronation Street

5.4 1960 TV Show
EastEnders

EastEnders

4.2 1985 TV Show
The Bill

The Bill

6.8 1984 TV Show
Asterix and the Big Fight

Asterix and the Big Fight

6.3 1989 Movie
Krull

Krull

6.1 1983 Movie
Withnail & I

Withnail & I

7.2 1987 Movie
Play for Today

Play for Today

6.6 1970 TV Show
The First Great Train Robbery

The First Great Train Robbery

6.7 1978 Movie
Crown Court

Crown Court

5.7 1972 TV Show
Gorky Park

Gorky Park

6.3 1983 Movie
Pirates

Pirates

6.3 1986 Movie

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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

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2003
    Out of Bounds

    Movie Lionel Stubbs

  2. 2000
    Metropolis

    TV show Andrew Kaplan

  3. 1999
    David Copperfield

    TV show Barkis

  4. 1997
    The Fix

    Movie Peter Campling

  5. 1996
    Streetwise

    Movie Narrator

  6. 1995
    Richard III

    Movie 2nd Murderer

  7. 1995
    Treasure Island

    Movie Billy Bones

  8. 1995
    Modern Times

    TV show

  9. 1995
    Dangerfield

    TV show Brian Taylor

  10. 1994
    Pirates

    TV show Chief Inspector Hornbeam

  11. 1993
    Harry

    TV show Harry Salter

  12. 1992
    The Ballad of Kid Divine: The Cockney Cowboy

    Movie Dr. Nathaniel Bonner

  13. 1991
    Stanley and the Women

    TV show Bert Hutchinson

  14. 1991
    Murder Most Horrid

    TV show Bill Todd

  15. 1991
    Pebble Mill

    TV show Self

  16. 1991
    Let Him Have It

    Movie Prison Officer Jack

More credits
  1. 1991
    Buddy's Song

    Movie Des

  2. 1990
    I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle

    Movie Inspector Cleaver

  3. 1990
    The Krays

    Movie George - Prisoner

  4. 1989
    Asterix and the Big Fight

    Movie Crysus (voice- English version)

  5. 1987
    Little Dorrit

    Movie Mr. Merdle

  6. 1987
    Withnail & I

    Movie Jake

  7. 1986
    Valhalla

    Movie Udgaardsloki (voice)

  8. 1986
    Pirates

    Movie Sentry

  9. 1986
    Boon

    TV show Ken Boon

  10. 1985
    The Supergrass

    Movie Constable Collins

  11. 1985
    Jenny's War

    TV show Schumann

  12. 1985
    Three Up, Two Down

    TV show Sam Tyler

  13. 1985
    Which Side Are You On?

    Movie Narrator (voice)

  14. 1985
    Late Starter

    TV show Jack Owen

  15. 1985
    EastEnders

    TV show Harry Slater

  16. 1985
    Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil

    Movie Ernst Röhm

  17. 1985
    Super Gran

    TV show Roly Roofless

  18. 1985
    Bird Fancier

    Movie Joe Desmond

  19. 1984
    Much Ado About Nothing

    Movie Dogberry

  20. 1984
    Oxbridge Blues

    TV show Curly Bonaventura

  21. 1984
    Arthur's Hallowed Ground

    Movie Len

  22. 1984
    The Bill

    TV show George Stubbs

  23. 1984
    Ordeal by Innocence

    Movie Inspector Huish

  24. 1984
    Pull The Other One

    TV show Sidney Mundy