Michael Elphick
Born
September 19, 1946 (age 55)
Died
September 7, 2002
Birthplace
Chichester, Sussex, England, UK

Michael Elphick

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.

Movies

Out of Bounds
Out of Bounds
2003 ★ 4.3
Lionel Stubbs
The Fix
The Fix
1997 ★ 2.8
Peter Campling
Streetwise
Streetwise
1996
Narrator
Richard III
Richard III
1995 ★ 6.7
2nd Murderer
Treasure Island
Treasure Island
1995 ★ 5.5
Billy Bones
The Ballad of Kid Divine: The Cockney Cowboy
The Ballad of Kid Divine: The Cockney Cowboy
1992
Dr. Nathaniel Bonner
Let Him Have It
Let Him Have It
1991 ★ 6.6
Prison Officer Jack
Buddy's Song
Buddy's Song
1991 ★ 5.2
Des
I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle
I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle
1990 ★ 5.3
Inspector Cleaver
The Krays
The Krays
1990 ★ 6.0
George - Prisoner
Little Dorrit
Little Dorrit
1987 ★ 6.5
Mr. Merdle
Withnail & I
Withnail & I
1987 ★ 7.3
Jake
Valhalla
Valhalla
1986 ★ 6.8
Udgaardsloki (voice)
Pirates
Pirates
1986 ★ 6.3
Sentry
The Supergrass
The Supergrass
1985 ★ 6.0
Constable Collins
Which Side Are You On?
Which Side Are You On?
1985 ★ 6.5
Narrator (voice)
Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil
Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil
1985 ★ 4.5
Ernst Röhm
Bird Fancier
Bird Fancier
1985
Joe Desmond
Much Ado About Nothing
Much Ado About Nothing
1984 ★ 6.3
Dogberry
Arthur's Hallowed Ground
Arthur's Hallowed Ground
1984 ★ 7.0
Len
Ordeal by Innocence
Ordeal by Innocence
1984 ★ 4.9
Inspector Huish
The Element of Crime
The Element of Crime
1984 ★ 6.4
Fisher
Memed My Hawk
Memed My Hawk
1984 ★ 5.0
Jabbar
C.Q.
C.Q.
1984
Norman
Gorky Park
Gorky Park
1983 ★ 6.3
Pasha
Curse of the Pink Panther
Curse of the Pink Panther
1983 ★ 4.6
Valencia Police Chief
Krull
Krull
1983 ★ 6.1
Rhun (voice) (uncredited)
Privates on Parade
Privates on Parade
1983 ★ 4.5
Sergeant Major Reg Drummond
Chains
Chains
1982
Eddie
Pocketful of Dreams
Pocketful of Dreams
1982
Charlie
The Elephant Man
The Elephant Man
1980 ★ 8.1
Night Porter
Quadrophenia
Quadrophenia
1979 ★ 7.0
Father
Blue Remembered Hills
Blue Remembered Hills
1979 ★ 6.5
Peter
The Knowledge
The Knowledge
1979 ★ 6.4
Gordon Weller
Black Island
Black Island
1979 ★ 6.0
Jack Daker
The First Great Train Robbery
The First Great Train Robbery
1978 ★ 6.7
Burgess
The One and Only Phyllis Dixey
The One and Only Phyllis Dixey
1978
Wallace Parnell
Hanging Around
Hanging Around
1978
Hank
The Odd Job
The Odd Job
1978 ★ 5.7
Raymonde
Cold Harbour
Cold Harbour
1978
Barrister at Party
Red Shift
Red Shift
1978 ★ 7.4
Thomas Venables
Saturday, Sunday, Monday
Saturday, Sunday, Monday
1978
Michel
Last Summer
Last Summer
1977
Oscar
A Good Human Story
A Good Human Story
1977
Play Things
Play Things
1976
Frank
Three Men in a Boat
Three Men in a Boat
1975 ★ 5.9
2nd Porter
Pig Bin
Pig Bin
1974
Policeman
Norma
Norma
1974
Norma's Friend
The Nearly Man
The Nearly Man
1974
Ron Hibbert
That Sinking Feeling
That Sinking Feeling
1973
Chopper
O Lucky Man!
O Lucky Man!
1973 ★ 6.8
Man at Stag Party
Man Charged
Man Charged
1971
Robert Delmonds
See No Evil
See No Evil
1971 ★ 6.5
Gypsy Tom
The Buttercup Chain
The Buttercup Chain
1970 ★ 4.4
The Driver
Cry of the Banshee
Cry of the Banshee
1970 ★ 5.3
Burke
Hamlet
Hamlet
1969 ★ 5.7
Captain
Where's Jack?
Where's Jack?
1969 ★ 7.2
Hogarth
The Betrayal
The Betrayal
1969 ★ 5.2
Tom

TV Series