Michael Elphick

Actor

Born: September 19, 1946 (55 years old)

Died: September 7, 2002

Place of birth: Chichester, Sussex, England, UK

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.

Filmography (43)

• The Elephant Man (1980, ★ 8)
• Quadrophenia (1979, ★ 7)
• The Sweeney (1975, ★ 7.9)
• Smiley's People (1982, ★ 7.7)
• Gorky Park (1983, ★ 6.3)
• The Element of Crime (1984, ★ 6.4)
• Withnail & I (1987, ★ 7.2)
• Auf Wiedersehen, Pet (1983, ★ 7.9)
• Little Dorrit (1987, ★ 6.2)
• Krull (1983, ★ 6)
• The First Great Train Robbery (1978, ★ 6.7)
• The Professionals (1977, ★ 7.5)
• Hamlet (1969, ★ 5.7)
• See No Evil (1971, ★ 6.5)
• The Knowledge (1979, ★ 6.5)
• The Krays (1990, ★ 6.1)
• Three Men in a Boat (1975, ★ 6)
• Pirates (1986, ★ 6.3)
• Let Him Have It (1991, ★ 6.7)
• Richard III (1995, ★ 6.8)
• O Lucky Man! (1973, ★ 6.8)
• Valhalla (1986, ★ 6.7)
• Super Gran (1985, ★ 6.3)
• David Copperfield (1999, ★ 7.1)
• Play for Today (1970, ★ 6.3)
• Masada (1981, ★ 7)
• Murder Most Horrid (1991, ★ 6.8)
• I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle (1990, ★ 5.3)
• Privates on Parade (1983, ★ 4.5)
• The Buttercup Chain (1970, ★ 4.4)