Michael Elphick
Acting
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.
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Michael Elphick
Filmography
Acting (63)
2003
Out of Boundsas Lionel Stubbs
5.3
1997
The Fixas Peter Campling
3.8
1996
Streetwiseas Narrator
1995
Richard IIIas 2nd Murderer
6.8
1995
Treasure Islandas Billy Bones
5.5
1992
The Ballad of Kid Divine: The Cockney Cowboyas Dr. Nathaniel Bonner
7.0
1991
Let Him Have Itas Prison Officer Jack
6.7
1991
Buddy's Songas Des
5.7
1990
I Bought a Vampire Motorcycleas Inspector Cleaver
5.3
1990
The Kraysas George - Prisoner
6.0
1989
Asterix and the Big Fightas Crysus (voice- English version)
6.3
1987
Little Dorritas Mr. Merdle
6.4
1987
Withnail & Ias Jake
7.2
1986
Valhallaas Udgaardsloki (voice)
6.8
1986
Piratesas Sentry
6.3
1985
The Supergrassas Constable Collins
6.1
1985
Which Side Are You On?as Narrator (voice)
6.6
1985
Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evilas Ernst Röhm
4.9
1985
Bird Fancieras Joe Desmond
1984
Much Ado About Nothingas Dogberry
7.4
1984
Arthur's Hallowed Groundas Len
7.0
1984
Ordeal by Innocenceas Inspector Huish
5.1
1984
Ennenstadt Europa – The Making of The Element of Crimeas Self - Actor/Fisher
8.0
1984
The Element of Crimeas Fisher
6.4
1984
Memed My Hawkas Jabbar
6.0
1984
C.Q.as Norman
1983
Gorky Parkas Pasha
6.3
1983
Curse of the Pink Pantheras Valencia Police Chief
4.6
1983
Krullas Rhun (voice) (uncredited)
6.1
1983
Privates on Paradeas Sergeant Major Reg Drummond
4.9
1982
Chainsas Eddie
1982
Pocketful of Dreamsas Charlie
1980
The Elephant Manas Night Porter
8.1
1979
Quadropheniaas Father
7.0
1979
Blue Remembered Hillsas Peter
7.3
1979
The Knowledgeas Gordon Weller
6.5
1979
Black Islandas Jack Daker
8.0
1978
The First Great Train Robberyas Burgess
6.7
1978
The One and Only Phyllis Dixeyas Wallace Parnell
1978
Hanging Aroundas Hank
1978
The Odd Jobas Raymonde
5.9
1978
Cold Harbouras Barrister at Party
1978
Red Shiftas Thomas Venables
7.7
1978
Saturday, Sunday, Mondayas Michel
7.0
1977
Last Summeras Oscar
10.0
1976
Play Thingsas Frank
1975
Three Men in a Boatas 2nd Porter
6.2
1974
Pig Binas Policeman
1974
Normaas Norma's Friend
1974
The Nearly Manas Ron Hibbert
1973
That Sinking Feelingas Chopper
1973
And Now the Screaming Starts!as Drunk
5.9
1973
O Lucky Man!as Man at Stag Party
6.8
1973
The Little Farmas Jack
1972
Adult Funas Garage Manager
7.5
1971
Man Chargedas Robert Delmonds
1971
See No Evilas Gypsy Tom
6.5
1970
The Buttercup Chainas The Driver
4.7
1970
Cry of the Bansheeas Burke
5.4
1969
Hamletas Captain
5.8
1969
Where's Jack?as Hogarth
7.5
1969
The Betrayalas Tom
5.4