Michael Elphick

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

September 19, 1946

died

September 7, 2002

place of birth

Chichester, Sussex, England, UK

also known as

Michael John Elphick · مایکل الفیک

total credits

50 movies

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.

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Known For

Filmography

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The Elephant Man
8.0

The Elephant Man

1980as Night Porter
Krull
6.0

Krull

1983as Rhun (voice) (uncredited)
Gorky Park
6.3

Gorky Park

1983as Pasha
The First Great Train Robbery
6.7

The First Great Train Robbery

1978as Burgess
Quadrophenia
7.0

Quadrophenia

1979as Father
Withnail & I
7.2

Withnail & I

1987as Jake
Curse of the Pink Panther
4.6

Curse of the Pink Panther

1983as Valencia Police Chief
Richard III
6.8

Richard III

1995as 2nd Murderer
O Lucky Man!
6.8

O Lucky Man!

1973as Man at Stag Party
Pirates
6.3

Pirates

1986as Sentry
The Krays
6.1

The Krays

1990as George - Prisoner
Ordeal by Innocence
5.1

Ordeal by Innocence

1984as Inspector Huish
The Fix
3.8

The Fix

1997as Peter Campling
Little Dorrit
6.4

Little Dorrit

1987as Mr. Merdle
See No Evil
6.5

See No Evil

1971as Gypsy Tom
Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil
4.9

Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil

1985as Ernst Röhm
Let Him Have It
6.7

Let Him Have It

1991as Prison Officer Jack
The Knowledge
6.5

The Knowledge

1979as Gordon Weller
Hamlet
5.8

Hamlet

1969as Captain
I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle
5.3

I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle

1990as Inspector Cleaver
Cry of the Banshee
5.4

Cry of the Banshee

1970as Burke
The Betrayal
5.4

The Betrayal

1969as Tom
C.Q.

C.Q.

1984as Norman
Arthur's Hallowed Ground
7.4

Arthur's Hallowed Ground

1984as Len
The Element of Crime
6.4

The Element of Crime

1984as Fisher
The Supergrass
6.1

The Supergrass

1985as Constable Collins
Three Men in a Boat
6.1

Three Men in a Boat

1975as 2nd Porter
Where's Jack?
7.5

Where's Jack?

1969as Hogarth
Memed My Hawk
6.0

Memed My Hawk

1984as Jabbar
Privates on Parade
4.9

Privates on Parade

1983as Sergeant Major Reg Drummond
The Odd Job
5.9

The Odd Job

1978as Raymonde
Treasure Island
5.5

Treasure Island

1995as Billy Bones
Valhalla
6.8

Valhalla

1986as Udgaardsloki (voice)
Red Shift
7.7

Red Shift

1978as Thomas Venables
Saturday, Sunday, Monday
7.0

Saturday, Sunday, Monday

1978as Michel
The Buttercup Chain
4.7

The Buttercup Chain

1970as The Driver
Play Things

Play Things

1976as Frank
Buddy's Song
5.7

Buddy's Song

1991as Des
Hanging Around

Hanging Around

1978as Hank
Much Ado About Nothing
6.8

Much Ado About Nothing

1984as Dogberry
The Ballad of Kid Divine: The Cockney Cowboy
7.0

The Ballad of Kid Divine: The Cockney Cowboy

1992as Dr. Nathaniel Bonner
Pig Bin

Pig Bin

1974as Policeman
The One and Only Phyllis Dixey

The One and Only Phyllis Dixey

1978as Wallace Parnell
Black Island
8.0

Black Island

1979as Jack Daker
Pocketful of Dreams

Pocketful of Dreams

1982as Charlie
Blue Remembered Hills
7.3

Blue Remembered Hills

1979as Peter
Which Side Are You On?
6.6

Which Side Are You On?

1985as Narrator (voice)
The Nearly Man

The Nearly Man

1974as Ron Hibbert
Bird Fancier

Bird Fancier

1985as Joe Desmond
Last Summer
10.0

Last Summer

1977as Oscar