ACTOR
Michael Elphick
Known for EastEnders · Coronation Street · Play for Today
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…
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- Born
- Sep 19, 1946
- Died
- Sep 7, 2002
- Birthplace
- Chichester, Sussex, England, UK
- Known For
- 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.
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Known For
Filmography
Movies
Fraulein DoktorTom
1969
HamletCaptain
1969
Where's Jack?Hogarth
1969
Cry of the BansheeBurke
1970
The Buttercup ChainThe Driver
1970MC
Man ChargedRobert Delmonds
1971
See No EvilGypsy Tom
1971
Adult FunGarage Manager
1972
And Now the Screaming Starts!Drunk
1973
O Lucky Man!Man at Stag Party
1973TS
That Sinking FeelingChopper
1973TL
The Little FarmJack
1973N
NormaNorma's Friend
1974
Pig BinPoliceman
1974
The Nearly ManRon Hibbert
1974
Three Men in a Boat2nd Porter
1975
Play ThingsFrank
1976AG
A Good Human Story
1977
Last SummerOscar
1977CH
Cold HarbourBarrister at Party
1978
Hanging AroundHank
1978
Red ShiftThomas Venables
1978
Saturday, Sunday, MondayMichel
1978
The First Great Train RobberyBurgess
1978
The Odd JobRaymonde
1978
The One and Only Phyllis DixeyWallace Parnell
1978
Black IslandJack Daker
1979
Blue Remembered HillsPeter
1979
QuadropheniaFather
1979
The KnowledgeGordon Weller
1979
The Elephant ManNight Porter
1980
ChainsEddie
1982
Pocketful of DreamsCharlie
1982
Curse of the Pink PantherValencia Police Chief
1983
Gorky ParkPasha
1983
KrullRhun (voice) (uncredited)
1983
Privates on ParadeSergeant Major Reg Drummond
1983
Arthur's Hallowed GroundLen
1984
C.Q.Norman
1984EE
Ennenstadt Europa – The Making of The Element of CrimeSelf - Actor/Fisher
1984
Memed My HawkJabbar
1984
Much Ado About NothingDogberry
1984
Ordeal by InnocenceInspector Huish
1984
The Element of CrimeFisher
1984
Bird FancierJoe Desmond
1985
Hitler's SS: Portrait in EvilErnst Röhm
1985
The SupergrassConstable Collins
1985
Which Side Are You On?Narrator (voice)
1985
PiratesSentry
1986
ValhallaUdgaardsloki (voice)
1986
Little DorritMr. Merdle
1987
Withnail & IJake
1987
Asterix and the Big FightCrysus (voice- English version)
1989
I Bought a Vampire MotorcycleInspector Cleaver
1990
The KraysGeorge - Prisoner
1990
Buddy's SongDes
1991
Let Him Have ItPrison Officer Jack
1991
The Ballad of Kid Divine: The Cockney CowboyDr. Nathaniel Bonner
1992
Richard III2nd Murderer
1995
Treasure IslandBilly Bones
1995
StreetwiseNarrator
1996
The FixPeter Campling
1997OO
Out of BoundsLionel Stubbs
2003Television
Armchair TheatreRobert Delmonds · 1 eps
1956Armchair TheatreChopper - Best Man · 1 eps
1956
Coronation StreetDouglas Wormold · 2 eps
1960
ITV PlayhouseNorma's friend · 1 eps
1967ITV PlayhouseOscar · 1 eps
1967
Department SPolice Motorcyclist (uncredited) · 1 eps
1969
HadleighBrian Ainsworth · 1 eps
1969
Parkin's PatchThomas · 1 eps
1969TB
The Best Things In LifeJed Lucas · 1 eps
1969AA
Albert and VictoriaNigel Godfrey · 1 eps
1970
Play for TodayPeter · 1 eps
1970
The MisfitMike Halloran · 1 eps
1970
The Roads to FreedomLieutenant of Chasseurs · 2 eps
1970
JusticePeter Rodwell · 1 eps
1971
Adam SmithBen Davies · 6 eps
1972
Country MattersJack · 1 eps
1972
Crown CourtSimon Chase · 3 eps
1972Crown CourtFrank Hollins · 1 eps
1972Crown CourtNeville Griffiths QC · 21 eps
1972
New Scotland YardAl Farmer · 1 eps
1972New Scotland YardJoss Adrian · 1 eps
1972
The Brothers2nd Patrolman · 1 eps
1972
Orson Welles' Great MysteriesGorenflot · 1 eps
1973SC
Second City FirstsPoliceman · 1 eps
1973
PlayhouseFrank · 1 eps
1974PlayhouseCharlie · 1 eps
1974PlayhouseEddie · 1 eps
1974
The Nearly ManRon Hibbert · 8 eps
1974
The SweeneyJimmy Fleet · 1 eps
1975
Laurence Olivier PresentsMichel · 1 eps
1976
The Ghosts of Motley HallCaptain Narcissus Bullock · 1 eps
1976HO
Holding OnCharlie Wheelwright · 6 eps
1977P
PremiereHank · 1 eps
1977
The ProfessionalsSergeant Garbett · 1 eps
1977TS
The Sound of LaughterErnie Randle · 1 eps
1977TS
The Sunday DramaRalph Winters · 1 eps
1977
This Year Next YearJack Shaw · 13 eps
1977
HazellGriffiths · 1 eps
1978SI
Send in the GirlsJimmy · 1 eps
1978
ShoestringPete Johnson · 1 eps
1979
CribbSol Herriott · 1 eps
1980
MasadaVettius · 2 eps
1981
Private SchulzGerhard Schulz · 6 eps
1981RD
Roger Doesn't Live Here AnymoreStanley · 3 eps
1981AR
Andy RobsonJack Carnaby · 1 eps
1982
Smiley's PeopleDetective Chief Inspector · 1 eps
1982
The Kenny Everett Television ShowVarious · 1 eps
1982
Auf Wiedersehen, PetMagowan · 3 eps
1983B
BloomfieldBilly Gibbs · 3 eps
1983
Oxbridge BluesCurly Bonaventura · 1 eps
1984PT
Pull The Other OneSidney Mundy · 6 eps
1984
The BillGeorge Stubbs · 2 eps
1984
EastEndersHarry Slater · 9 eps
1985
Jenny's WarSchumann · 4 eps
1985LS
Late StarterJack Owen · 1 eps
1985
Super GranRoly Roofless · 1 eps
1985
Three Up, Two DownSam Tyler · 25 eps
1985
BoonKen Boon · 93 eps
1986
Murder Most HorridBill Todd · 1 eps
1991PM
Pebble MillSelf · 1 eps
1991
Stanley and the WomenBert Hutchinson · 4 eps
1991H
HarryHarry Salter · 20 eps
1993
PiratesChief Inspector Hornbeam · 1 eps
1994
DangerfieldBrian Taylor · 1 eps
1995
Modern Times1 eps
1995
David CopperfieldBarkis · 2 eps
1999M
MetropolisAndrew Kaplan · 6 eps
2000Photos
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