Acting
Michael Elphick
Born 19 September 1946 in Chichester, Sussex, England, UK · Died 7 September 2002
122 credits
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
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- 2003Out of BoundsFilmLionel Stubbs
- 2000MetropolisSeriesAndrew Kaplan
- 1999David CopperfieldSeriesBarkis
- 1997The FixFilmPeter Campling
- 1996StreetwiseFilmNarrator
- 1995Richard IIIFilm2nd Murderer
- 1995DangerfieldSeriesBrian Taylor
- 1995Modern TimesSeries
- 1995Treasure IslandFilmBilly Bones
- 1994PiratesSeriesChief Inspector Hornbeam
- 1993HarrySeriesHarry Salter
- 1992The Ballad of Kid Divine: The Cockney CowboyFilmDr. Nathaniel Bonner
- 1991Murder Most HorridSeriesBill Todd
- 1991Pebble MillSeriesSelf
- 1991Let Him Have ItFilmPrison Officer Jack
- 1991Buddy's SongFilmDes
- 1991Stanley and the WomenSeriesBert Hutchinson
- 1990The KraysFilmGeorge - Prisoner
- 1990I Bought a Vampire MotorcycleFilmInspector Cleaver
- 1989Asterix and the Big FightFilmCrysus (voice- English version)
- 1987Withnail & IFilmJake
- 1987Little DorritFilmMr. Merdle
- 1986PiratesFilmSentry
- 1986BoonSeriesKen Boon
- 1986ValhallaFilmUdgaardsloki (voice)
- 1985EastEndersSeriesHarry Slater
- 1985Super GranSeriesRoly Roofless
- 1985Three Up, Two DownSeriesSam Tyler
- 1985Hitler's SS: Portrait in EvilFilmErnst Röhm
- 1985The SupergrassFilmConstable Collins
- 1985Jenny's WarSeriesSchumann
- 1985Which Side Are You On?FilmNarrator (voice)
- 1985Late StarterSeriesJack Owen
- 1985Bird FancierFilmJoe Desmond
- 1984The BillSeriesGeorge Stubbs
- 1984The Element of CrimeFilmFisher
- 1984Ordeal by InnocenceFilmInspector Huish
- 1984Oxbridge BluesSeriesCurly Bonaventura
- 1984Much Ado About NothingFilmDogberry
- 1984Arthur's Hallowed GroundFilmLen
- 1984Memed My HawkFilmJabbar
- 1984Ennenstadt Europa – The Making of The Element of CrimeFilmSelf - Actor/Fisher
- 1984C.Q.FilmNorman
- 1984Pull The Other OneSeriesSidney Mundy
- 1983KrullFilmRhun (voice) (uncredited)
- 1983Gorky ParkFilmPasha
- 1983Curse of the Pink PantherFilmValencia Police Chief
- 1983Auf Wiedersehen, PetSeriesMagowan
- 1983Privates on ParadeFilmSergeant Major Reg Drummond
- 1983BloomfieldSeriesBilly Gibbs
- 1982Smiley's PeopleSeriesDetective Chief Inspector
- 1982The Kenny Everett Television ShowSeriesVarious
- 1982Andy RobsonSeriesJack Carnaby
- 1982ChainsFilmEddie
- 1982Pocketful of DreamsFilmCharlie
- 1981MasadaSeriesVettius
- 1981Private SchulzSeriesGerhard Schulz
- 1981Roger Doesn't Live Here AnymoreSeriesStanley
- 1980The Elephant ManFilmNight Porter
- 1980CribbSeriesSol Herriott
- 1979QuadropheniaFilmFather
- 1979ShoestringSeriesPete Johnson
- 1979The KnowledgeFilmGordon Weller
- 1979Blue Remembered HillsFilmPeter
- 1979Black IslandFilmJack Daker
- 1978The First Great Train RobberyFilmBurgess
- 1978HazellSeriesGriffiths
- 1978The Odd JobFilmRaymonde
- 1978Red ShiftFilmThomas Venables
- 1978Saturday, Sunday, MondayFilmMichel
- 1978Send in the GirlsSeriesJimmy
- 1978Cold HarbourFilmBarrister at Party
- 1978Hanging AroundFilmHank
- 1978The One and Only Phyllis DixeyFilmWallace Parnell
- 1977The ProfessionalsSeriesSergeant Garbett
- 1977The Sunday DramaSeriesRalph Winters
- 1977PremiereSeriesHank
- 1977This Year Next YearSeriesJack Shaw
- 1977Last SummerFilmOscar
- 1977The Sound of LaughterSeriesErnie Randle
- 1977A Good Human StoryFilm
- 1977Holding OnSeriesCharlie Wheelwright
- 1976The Ghosts of Motley HallSeriesCaptain Narcissus Bullock
- 1976Laurence Olivier PresentsSeriesMichel
- 1976Play ThingsFilmFrank
- 1975The SweeneySeriesJimmy Fleet
- 1975Three Men in a BoatFilm2nd Porter
- 1974PlayhouseSeriesCharlie, Eddie, Frank
- 1974The Nearly ManSeriesRon Hibbert
- 1974NormaFilmNorma's Friend
- 1974Pig BinFilmPoliceman
- 1974The Nearly ManFilmRon Hibbert
- 1973O Lucky Man!FilmMan at Stag Party
- 1973And Now the Screaming Starts!FilmDrunk
- 1973Orson Welles' Great MysteriesSeriesGorenflot
- 1973Second City FirstsSeriesPoliceman
- 1973That Sinking FeelingFilmChopper
- 1973The Little FarmFilmJack
- 1972Crown CourtSeriesFrank Hollins, Neville Griffiths QC, Simon Chase
- 1972New Scotland YardSeriesAl Farmer, Joss Adrian
- 1972Country MattersSeriesJack
- 1972The BrothersSeries2nd Patrolman
- 1972Adam SmithSeriesBen Davies
- 1972Adult FunFilmGarage Manager
- 1971See No EvilFilmGypsy Tom
- 1971JusticeSeriesPeter Rodwell
- 1971Man ChargedFilmRobert Delmonds
- 1970Play for TodaySeriesPeter
- 1970Cry of the BansheeFilmBurke
- 1970The Roads to FreedomSeriesLieutenant of Chasseurs
- 1970The Buttercup ChainFilmThe Driver
- 1970The MisfitSeriesMike Halloran
- 1970Albert and VictoriaSeriesNigel Godfrey
- 1969Department SSeriesPolice Motorcyclist (uncredited)
- 1969HadleighSeriesBrian Ainsworth
- 1969The BetrayalFilmTom
- 1969HamletFilmCaptain
- 1969Where's Jack?FilmHogarth
- 1969The Best Things In LifeSeriesJed Lucas
- 1969Parkin's PatchSeriesThomas
- 1967ITV PlayhouseSeriesNorma's friend, Oscar
- 1956Armchair TheatreSeriesChopper - Best Man, Robert Delmonds
Filmography from TMDB.