Michael Elphick

Acting

Michael Elphick

Born 19 September 1946 · Chichester, Sussex, England, UK · Died 7 September 2002 at 55

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

Highlights

The Elephant Man1980 · Film · Night Porter
Withnail & I1987 · Film · Jake
Asterix and the Big Fight1989 · Film · Crysus (voice- English version)
The First Great Train Robbery1978 · Film · Burgess
Quadrophenia1979 · Film · Father
Krull1983 · Film · Rhun (voice) (uncredited)

Filmography

Movies

53 films

The Fix1997 · Film · Peter Campling
Richard III1995 · Film · 2nd Murderer
Treasure Island1995 · Film · Billy Bones
The Ballad of Kid Divine: The Cockney Cowboy1992 · Film · Dr. Nathaniel Bonner
Let Him Have It1991 · Film · Prison Officer Jack
Buddy's Song1991 · Film · Des
I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle1990 · Film · Inspector Cleaver
The Krays1990 · Film · George - Prisoner
Asterix and the Big Fight1989 · Film · Crysus (voice- English version)
Little Dorrit1987 · Film · Mr. Merdle
Withnail & I1987 · Film · Jake
Valhalla1986 · Film · Udgaardsloki (voice)
Pirates1986 · Film · Sentry
The Supergrass1985 · Film · Constable Collins
Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil1985 · Film · Ernst Röhm
Bird Fancier1985 · Film · Joe Desmond
Much Ado About Nothing1984 · Film · Dogberry
Arthur's Hallowed Ground1984 · Film · Len
Ordeal by Innocence1984 · Film · Inspector Huish
The Element of Crime1984 · Film · Fisher
Memed My Hawk1984 · Film · Jabbar
C.Q.1984 · Film · Norman
Gorky Park1983 · Film · Pasha
Curse of the Pink Panther1983 · Film · Valencia Police Chief
Krull1983 · Film · Rhun (voice) (uncredited)
Privates on Parade1983 · Film · Sergeant Major Reg Drummond
Chains1982 · Film · Eddie
Pocketful of Dreams1982 · Film · Charlie
The Elephant Man1980 · Film · Night Porter
Quadrophenia1979 · Film · Father
Blue Remembered Hills1979 · Film · Peter
The Knowledge1979 · Film · Gordon Weller
Black Island1979 · Film · Jack Daker
The First Great Train Robbery1978 · Film · Burgess
The One and Only Phyllis Dixey1978 · Film · Wallace Parnell
Hanging Around1978 · Film · Hank
The Odd Job1978 · Film · Raymonde
Red Shift1978 · Film · Thomas Venables
Saturday, Sunday, Monday1978 · Film · Michel
Last Summer1977 · Film · Oscar
Play Things1976 · Film · Frank
Three Men in a Boat1975 · Film · 2nd Porter
Pig Bin1974 · Film · Policeman
The Nearly Man1974 · Film · Ron Hibbert
And Now the Screaming Starts!1973 · Film · Drunk
O Lucky Man!1973 · Film · Man at Stag Party
Adult Fun1972 · Film · Garage Manager
See No Evil1971 · Film · Gypsy Tom
The Buttercup Chain1970 · Film · The Driver
Cry of the Banshee1970 · Film · Burke
Hamlet1969 · Film · Captain
Where's Jack?1969 · Film · Hogarth
Fraulein Doktor1969 · Film · Tom

Filmography

Series

44 shows

David Copperfield1999 · Series · Barkis
Modern Times1995 · Series
Dangerfield1995 · Series · Brian Taylor
Pirates1994 · Series · Chief Inspector Hornbeam
Stanley and the Women1991 · Series · Bert Hutchinson
Murder Most Horrid1991 · Series · Bill Todd
Boon1986 · Series · Ken Boon
Jenny's War1985 · Series · Schumann
Three Up, Two Down1985 · Series · Sam Tyler
EastEnders1985 · Series · Harry Slater
Super Gran1985 · Series · Roly Roofless
Oxbridge Blues1984 · Series · Curly Bonaventura
The Bill1984 · Series · George Stubbs
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet1983 · Series · Magowan
Smiley's People1982 · Series · Detective Chief Inspector
The Kenny Everett Television Show1982 · Series · Various
Private Schulz1981 · Series · Gerhard Schulz
Masada1981 · Series · Vettius
Cribb1980 · Series · Sol Herriott
Shoestring1979 · Series · Pete Johnson
Hazell1978 · Series · Griffiths
The Professionals1977 · Series · Sergeant Garbett
This Year Next Year1977 · Series · Jack Shaw
Laurence Olivier Presents1976 · Series · Michel
The Ghosts of Motley Hall1976 · Series · Captain Narcissus Bullock
The Sweeney1975 · Series · Jimmy Fleet
The Nearly Man1974 · Series · Ron Hibbert
Playhouse1974 · Series · Frank
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries1973 · Series · Gorenflot
Crown Court1972 · Series · Simon Chase
Country Matters1972 · Series · Jack
New Scotland Yard1972 · Series · Al Farmer
The Brothers1972 · Series · 2nd Patrolman
Adam Smith1972 · Series · Ben Davies
Justice1971 · Series · Peter Rodwell
Play for Today1970 · Series · Peter
The Roads to Freedom1970 · Series · Lieutenant of Chasseurs
The Misfit1970 · Series · Mike Halloran
Parkin's Patch1969 · Series · Thomas
Hadleigh1969 · Series · Brian Ainsworth
Department S1969 · Series · Police Motorcyclist (uncredited)
ITV Playhouse1967 · Series · Norma's friend
Coronation Street1960 · Series · Douglas Wormold
Armchair Theatre1956 · Series · Robert Delmonds