Michael Elphick
Acting Born Sep 19, 1946 Chichester, Sussex, England, UK 24 credits
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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Full filmography
- Play for Today (1970) as Peter
- Crown Court (1972) as Simon Chase
- The Professionals (1977) as Sergeant Garbett
- Playhouse (1974) as Frank
- Playhouse (1974) as Charlie
- Playhouse (1974) as Eddie
- The Sweeney (1975) as Jimmy Fleet
- Pebble Mill (1991) as Self
- ITV Playhouse (1967) as Norma's friend
- ITV Playhouse (1967) as Oscar
- Boon (1986) as Ken Boon
- Murder Most Horrid (1991) as Bill Todd
- Justice (1971) as Peter Rodwell
- David Copperfield (1999) as Barkis
- The Elephant Man (1980) as Night Porter
- Masada (1981) as Vettius
- Shoestring (1979) as Pete Johnson
- Super Gran (1985) as Roly Roofless
- Hazell (1978) as Griffiths
- Krull (1983) as Rhun (voice) (uncredited)
- New Scotland Yard (1972) as Al Farmer
- New Scotland Yard (1972) as Joss Adrian
- Orson Welles' Great Mysteries (1973) as Gorenflot
- Auf Wiedersehen, Pet (1983) as Magowan