Michael Elphick

Michael Elphick

1946-09-19 – 2002-09-07 (age 55) Chichester, Sussex, England, UK
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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

The Elephant Man
The Elephant Man

1980

as Night Porter

Krull
Krull

1983

as Rhun (voice) (uncredited)

Gorky Park
Gorky Park

1983

as Pasha

The First Great Train Robbery
Quadrophenia
Quadrophenia

1979

as Father

O Lucky Man!
O Lucky Man!

1973

as Man at Stag Party

Withnail & I
Withnail & I

1987

as Jake

The Krays
The Krays

1990

as George - Prisoner

Richard III
Richard III

1995

as 2nd Murderer

Curse of the Pink Panther
Curse of the Pink Panther

1983

as Valencia Police Chief

Pirates
Pirates

1986

as Sentry

Little Dorrit
Little Dorrit

1987

as Mr. Merdle

See No Evil
See No Evil

1971

as Gypsy Tom

The Fix
The Fix

1997

as Peter Campling

Ordeal by Innocence
Ordeal by Innocence

1984

as Inspector Huish

The Element of Crime
The Element of Crime

1984

as Fisher

Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil
Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil

1985

as Ernst RΓΆhm

Let Him Have It
Let Him Have It

1991

as Prison Officer Jack

Cry of the Banshee
Cry of the Banshee

1970

as Burke

I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle
I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle

1990

as Inspector Cleaver