Michael Elphick
Known for Acting · 100 credits
- Born
- 1946-09-19
- Died
- 2002-09-07
- Place of birth
- Chichester, Sussex, England, UK
- Also known as
- Michael John Elphick · مایکل الفیک
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.
Known For
TV Shows (40)
Play for Today
1970
as Peter
Crown Court
1972
as Simon Chase
Playhouse
1974
as Frank / Charlie / Eddie
The Professionals
1977
as Sergeant Garbett
The Sweeney
1975
as Jimmy Fleet
ITV Playhouse
1967
as Norma's friend / Oscar
Pebble Mill
1991
as Self
Boon
1986
as Ken Boon
Justice
1971
as Peter Rodwell
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
1973
as Gorenflot
Murder Most Horrid
1991
as Bill Todd
Shoestring
1979
as Pete Johnson
Modern Times
1995
Second City Firsts
1973
as Policeman
David Copperfield
1999
as Barkis
Super Gran
1985
as Roly Roofless
New Scotland Yard
1972
as Al Farmer / Joss Adrian
Harry
1993
as Harry Salter
The Sunday Drama
1977
as Ralph Winters
Cribb
1980
as Sol Herriott
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet
1983
as Magowan
Masada
1981
as Vettius
Smiley's People
1982
as Detective Chief Inspector
Country Matters
1972
as Jack
The Misfit
1970
as Mike Halloran
Laurence Olivier Presents
1976
as Michel
The Ghosts of Motley Hall
1976
as Captain Narcissus Bullock
Hazell
1978
as Griffiths
Three Up, Two Down
1985
as Sam Tyler
Private Schulz
1981
as Gerhard Schulz
Oxbridge Blues
1984
as Curly Bonaventura
Armchair Theatre
1956
as Robert Delmonds / Chopper - Best Man
This Year Next Year
1977
as Jack Shaw
The Sound of Laughter
1977
as Ernie Randle
The Nearly Man
1974
as Ron Hibbert
Stanley and the Women
1991
as Bert Hutchinson
Send in the Girls
1978
as Jimmy
Bloomfield
1983
as Billy Gibbs
Pull The Other One
1984
as Sidney Mundy
Holding On
1977
as Charlie Wheelwright
Movies (60)
The Elephant Man
1980
as Night Porter
Krull
1983
as Rhun (voice) (uncredited)
Withnail & I
1987
as Jake
Pirates
1986
as Sentry
Treasure Island
1995
as Billy Bones
Norma
1974
as Norma's Friend
The Betrayal
1969
as Tom
Curse of the Pink Panther
1983
as Valencia Police Chief
The First Great Train Robbery
1978
as Burgess
Ordeal by Innocence
1984
as Inspector Huish
Quadrophenia
1979
as Father
Gorky Park
1983
as Pasha
Richard III
1995
as 2nd Murderer
The Krays
1990
as George - Prisoner
Memed My Hawk
1984
as Jabbar
Let Him Have It
1991
as Prison Officer Jack
O Lucky Man!
1973
as Man at Stag Party
Pig Bin
1974
as Policeman
Valhalla
1986
as Udgaardsloki (voice)
See No Evil
1971
as Gypsy Tom
The Supergrass
1985
as Constable Collins
Play Things
1976
as Frank
Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil
1985
as Ernst Röhm
Cry of the Banshee
1970
as Burke
Where's Jack?
1969
as Hogarth
I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle
1990
as Inspector Cleaver
Saturday, Sunday, Monday
1978
as Michel
That Sinking Feeling
1973
as Chopper
The Buttercup Chain
1970
as The Driver
The Little Farm
1973
as Jack
The Element of Crime
1984
as Fisher
The Fix
1997
as Peter Campling
Much Ado About Nothing
1984
as Dogberry
Little Dorrit
1987
as Mr. Merdle
Pocketful of Dreams
1982
as Charlie
Buddy's Song
1991
as Des
Blue Remembered Hills
1979
as Peter
Three Men in a Boat
1975
as 2nd Porter
The Knowledge
1979
as Gordon Weller
The Odd Job
1978
as Raymonde
Red Shift
1978
as Thomas Venables
Streetwise
1996
as Narrator
Privates on Parade
1983
as Sergeant Major Reg Drummond
Cold Harbour
1978
as Barrister at Party
Arthur's Hallowed Ground
1984
as Len
The Nearly Man
1974
as Ron Hibbert
Out of Bounds
2003
as Lionel Stubbs
Bird Fancier
1985
as Joe Desmond
Hamlet
1969
as Captain
Hanging Around
1978
as Hank
Which Side Are You On?
1985
as Narrator (voice)
Chains
1982
as Eddie
Black Island
1979
as Jack Daker
Man Charged
1971
as Robert Delmonds
The Ballad of Kid Divine: The Cockney Cowboy
1992
as Dr. Nathaniel Bonner
The One and Only Phyllis Dixey
1978
as Wallace Parnell
C.Q.
1984
as Norman
Ennenstadt Europa – The Making of The Element of Crime
1984
as Self - Actor/Fisher
Last Summer
1977
as Oscar
A Good Human Story
1977
About 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. With 100 credits spanning from 1956 to 2003, Michael Elphick has appeared in 60 films and 40 TV shows.
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Most Popular Michael Elphick Movies
- The Elephant Man (1980) — as Night Porter
- Krull (1983) — as Rhun (voice) (uncredited)
- Withnail & I (1987) — as Jake
- Pirates (1986) — as Sentry
- Treasure Island (1995) — as Billy Bones
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