Michael Elphick
Known for Acting · 95 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 (35)
Play for Today
1970
as Peter
Crown Court
1972
as Simon Chase
The Professionals
1977
as Sergeant Garbett
Playhouse
1974
as Frank / Charlie / Eddie
Pebble Mill
1991
as Self
ITV Playhouse
1967
as Norma's friend / Oscar
The Sweeney
1975
as Jimmy Fleet
Justice
1971
as Peter Rodwell
Murder Most Horrid
1991
as Bill Todd
Boon
1986
as Ken Boon
Shoestring
1979
as Pete Johnson
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
1973
as Gorenflot
New Scotland Yard
1972
as Al Farmer / Joss Adrian
Smiley's People
1982
as Detective Chief Inspector
Super Gran
1985
as Roly Roofless
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet
1983
as Magowan
Harry
1993
as Harry Salter
David Copperfield
1999
as Barkis
Cribb
1980
as Sol Herriott
Hazell
1978
as Griffiths
The Ghosts of Motley Hall
1976
as Captain Narcissus Bullock
Country Matters
1972
as Jack
Masada
1981
as Vettius
Laurence Olivier Presents
1976
as Michel
Three Up, Two Down
1985
as Sam Tyler
The Sunday Drama
1977
as Ralph Winters
Oxbridge Blues
1984
as Curly Bonaventura
Armchair Theatre
1956
as Robert Delmonds / Chopper - Best Man
Modern Times
1995
This Year Next Year
1977
as Jack Shaw
The Misfit
1970
as Mike Halloran
Private Schulz
1981
as Gerhard Schulz
Stanley and the Women
1991
as Bert Hutchinson
The Nearly Man
1974
as Ron Hibbert
Pull The Other One
1984
as Sidney Mundy
Movies (60)
The Elephant Man
1980
as Night Porter
Krull
1983
as Rhun (voice) (uncredited)
The First Great Train Robbery
1978
as Burgess
Gorky Park
1983
as Pasha
Withnail & I
1987
as Jake
Quadrophenia
1979
as Father
Pirates
1986
as Sentry
Richard III
1995
as 2nd Murderer
Little Dorrit
1987
as Mr. Merdle
Valhalla
1986
as Udgaardsloki (voice)
Curse of the Pink Panther
1983
as Valencia Police Chief
The Fix
1997
as Peter Campling
O Lucky Man!
1973
as Man at Stag Party
The Element of Crime
1984
as Fisher
The Krays
1990
as George - Prisoner
Ordeal by Innocence
1984
as Inspector Huish
Treasure Island
1995
as Billy Bones
Let Him Have It
1991
as Prison Officer Jack
The Betrayal
1969
as Tom
Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil
1985
as Ernst Röhm
Cry of the Banshee
1970
as Burke
The One and Only Phyllis Dixey
1978
as Wallace Parnell
See No Evil
1971
as Gypsy Tom
Where's Jack?
1969
as Hogarth
I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle
1990
as Inspector Cleaver
Hamlet
1969
as Captain
The Ballad of Kid Divine: The Cockney Cowboy
1992
as Dr. Nathaniel Bonner
The Knowledge
1979
as Gordon Weller
Black Island
1979
as Jack Daker
Red Shift
1978
as Thomas Venables
Memed My Hawk
1984
as Jabbar
Privates on Parade
1983
as Sergeant Major Reg Drummond
Saturday, Sunday, Monday
1978
as Michel
The Supergrass
1985
as Constable Collins
The Odd Job
1978
as Raymonde
Three Men in a Boat
1975
as 2nd Porter
C.Q.
1984
as Norman
Arthur's Hallowed Ground
1984
as Len
Out of Bounds
2003
as Lionel Stubbs
Blue Remembered Hills
1979
as Peter
The Buttercup Chain
1970
as The Driver
Hanging Around
1978
as Hank
The Nearly Man
1974
as Ron Hibbert
Norma
1974
as Norma's Friend
Much Ado About Nothing
1984
as Dogberry
Ennenstadt Europa – The Making of The Element of Crime
1984
as Self - Actor/Fisher
That Sinking Feeling
1973
as Chopper
Chains
1982
as Eddie
Buddy's Song
1991
as Des
Cold Harbour
1978
as Barrister at Party
The Little Farm
1973
as Jack
Last Summer
1977
as Oscar
Bird Fancier
1985
as Joe Desmond
Which Side Are You On?
1985
as Narrator (voice)
Man Charged
1971
as Robert Delmonds
Pig Bin
1974
as Policeman
Play Things
1976
as Frank
A Good Human Story
1977
Streetwise
1996
as Narrator
Pocketful of Dreams
1982
as Charlie
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 95 credits spanning from 1956 to 2003, Michael Elphick has appeared in 60 films and 35 TV shows.
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Most Popular Michael Elphick Movies
- The Elephant Man (1980) — as Night Porter
- Krull (1983) — as Rhun (voice) (uncredited)
- The First Great Train Robbery (1978) — as Burgess
- Gorky Park (1983) — as Pasha
- Withnail & I (1987) — as Jake
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