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Michael Elphick

Michael Elphick

Acting

Born: September 19, 1946Chichester, Sussex, England, UK

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
Filmography

Out of Bounds

Lionel Stubbs

2003
The Fix

The Fix

Peter Campling

1997
Streetwise

Streetwise

Narrator

1996
Richard III

Richard III

2nd Murderer

1995
Treasure Island

Treasure Island

Billy Bones

1995
The Ballad of Kid Divine: The Cockney Cowboy

The Ballad of Kid Divine: The Cockney Cowboy

Dr. Nathaniel Bonner

1992
Let Him Have It

Let Him Have It

Prison Officer Jack

1991
Buddy's Song

Buddy's Song

Des

1991
I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle

I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle

Inspector Cleaver

1990
The Krays

The Krays

George - Prisoner

1990
Little Dorrit

Little Dorrit

Mr. Merdle

1987
Withnail & I

Withnail & I

Jake

1987
Valhalla

Valhalla

Udgaardsloki (voice)

1986
Pirates

Pirates

Sentry

1986
The Supergrass

The Supergrass

Constable Collins

1985
Which Side Are You On?

Which Side Are You On?

Narrator (voice)

1985
Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil

Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil

Ernst Röhm

1985
Bird Fancier

Bird Fancier

Joe Desmond

1985
Much Ado About Nothing

Much Ado About Nothing

Dogberry

1984
Arthur's Hallowed Ground

Arthur's Hallowed Ground

Len

1984
Ordeal by Innocence

Ordeal by Innocence

Inspector Huish

1984

Ennenstadt Europa – The Making of The Element of Crime

Self - Actor/Fisher

1984
The Element of Crime

The Element of Crime

Fisher

1984
Memed My Hawk

Memed My Hawk

Jabbar

1984
C.Q.

C.Q.

Norman

1984
Gorky Park

Gorky Park

Pasha

1983
Curse of the Pink Panther

Curse of the Pink Panther

Valencia Police Chief

1983
Krull

Krull

Rhun (voice) (uncredited)

1983
Privates on Parade

Privates on Parade

Sergeant Major Reg Drummond

1983
Chains

Chains

Eddie

1982
Pocketful of Dreams

Pocketful of Dreams

Charlie

1982
The Elephant Man

The Elephant Man

Night Porter

1980
Quadrophenia

Quadrophenia

Father

1979
Blue Remembered Hills

Blue Remembered Hills

Peter

1979
Black Island

Black Island

Jack Daker

1979
The Knowledge

The Knowledge

Gordon Weller

1979
The First Great Train Robbery

The First Great Train Robbery

Burgess

1978
The One and Only Phyllis Dixey

The One and Only Phyllis Dixey

Wallace Parnell

1978
Hanging Around

Hanging Around

Hank

1978
The Odd Job

The Odd Job

Raymonde

1978

Cold Harbour

Barrister at Party

1978
Red Shift

Red Shift

Thomas Venables

1978
Saturday, Sunday, Monday

Saturday, Sunday, Monday

Michel

1978
Last Summer

Last Summer

Oscar

1977

A Good Human Story

1977
Play Things

Play Things

Frank

1976
Three Men in a Boat

Three Men in a Boat

2nd Porter

1975
Pig Bin

Pig Bin

Policeman

1974

Norma

Norma's Friend

1974
The Nearly Man

The Nearly Man

Ron Hibbert

1974

That Sinking Feeling

Chopper

1973
O Lucky Man!

O Lucky Man!

Man at Stag Party

1973

The Little Farm

Jack

1973

Man Charged

Robert Delmonds

1971
See No Evil

See No Evil

Gypsy Tom

1971
The Buttercup Chain

The Buttercup Chain

The Driver

1970
Cry of the Banshee

Cry of the Banshee

Burke

1970
Hamlet

Hamlet

Captain

1969
Where's Jack?

Where's Jack?

Hogarth

1969
The Betrayal

The Betrayal

Tom

1969