Michael Elphick

Michael Elphick

Acting

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.

Filmography

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Out of Bounds ★ 5.3 Out of Bounds 2003 David Copperfield ★ 7.1 David Copperfield 1999 The Fix ★ 3.8 The Fix 1997 Streetwise Streetwise 1996 Richard III ★ 6.8 Richard III 1995 Treasure Island ★ 5.5 Treasure Island 1995 Modern Times ★ 9.0 Modern Times 1995 Harry ★ 5.3 Harry 1993 The Ballad of Kid Divine: The Cockney Cowboy ★ 7.0 The Ballad of Kid Divine: The Cockney Cowboy 1992 Stanley and the Women ★ 6.5 Stanley and the Women 1991 Murder Most Horrid ★ 6.9 Murder Most Horrid 1991 Pebble Mill ★ 4.1 Pebble Mill 1991 Let Him Have It ★ 6.7 Let Him Have It 1991 Buddy's Song ★ 5.7 Buddy's Song 1991 I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle ★ 5.3 I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle 1990 The Krays ★ 6.1 The Krays 1990 Little Dorrit ★ 6.4 Little Dorrit 1987 Withnail & I ★ 7.2 Withnail & I 1987 Valhalla ★ 6.8 Valhalla 1986 Pirates ★ 6.3 Pirates 1986 Boon ★ 5.8 Boon 1986 The Supergrass ★ 6.1 The Supergrass 1985 Three Up, Two Down ★ 6.3 Three Up, Two Down 1985 Which Side Are You On? ★ 6.6 Which Side Are You On? 1985 Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil ★ 4.9 Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil 1985 Super Gran ★ 6.4 Super Gran 1985 Bird Fancier Bird Fancier 1985 Much Ado About Nothing ★ 6.8 Much Ado About Nothing 1984 Oxbridge Blues ★ 7.0 Oxbridge Blues 1984 Arthur's Hallowed Ground ★ 7.4 Arthur's Hallowed Ground 1984 Ordeal by Innocence ★ 5.1 Ordeal by Innocence 1984 Pull The Other One Pull The Other One 1984 Ennenstadt Europa – The Making of The Element of Crime ★ 8.0 Ennenstadt Europa – The Making of The Element of Crime 1984 The Element of Crime ★ 6.4 The Element of Crime 1984 Memed My Hawk ★ 6.0 Memed My Hawk 1984 C.Q. C.Q. 1984 Gorky Park ★ 6.3 Gorky Park 1983 Auf Wiedersehen, Pet ★ 7.9 Auf Wiedersehen, Pet 1983 Curse of the Pink Panther ★ 4.6 Curse of the Pink Panther 1983 Krull ★ 6.1 Krull 1983 Privates on Parade ★ 4.9 Privates on Parade 1983 Smiley's People ★ 7.7 Smiley's People 1982 Chains Chains 1982 Pocketful of Dreams Pocketful of Dreams 1982 Private Schulz ★ 5.3 Private Schulz 1981 Masada ★ 7.0 Masada 1981 The Elephant Man ★ 8.0 The Elephant Man 1980 Cribb ★ 8.0 Cribb 1980 Shoestring ★ 7.4 Shoestring 1979 Quadrophenia ★ 7.0 Quadrophenia 1979 Blue Remembered Hills ★ 7.3 Blue Remembered Hills 1979 The Knowledge ★ 6.5 The Knowledge 1979 Black Island ★ 8.0 Black Island 1979 The First Great Train Robbery ★ 6.7 The First Great Train Robbery 1978 The One and Only Phyllis Dixey The One and Only Phyllis Dixey 1978 Hanging Around Hanging Around 1978 The Odd Job ★ 5.9 The Odd Job 1978 Cold Harbour Cold Harbour 1978 Red Shift ★ 7.7 Red Shift 1978 Hazell ★ 5.2 Hazell 1978 Saturday, Sunday, Monday ★ 7.0 Saturday, Sunday, Monday 1978 The Professionals ★ 7.6 The Professionals 1977 Last Summer ★ 10.0 Last Summer 1977 A Good Human Story A Good Human Story 1977 The Sunday Drama ★ 5.0 The Sunday Drama 1977 This Year Next Year ★ 7.0 This Year Next Year 1977 Laurence Olivier Presents ★ 7.0 Laurence Olivier Presents 1976 Play Things Play Things 1976 The Ghosts of Motley Hall ★ 7.4 The Ghosts of Motley Hall 1976 Three Men in a Boat ★ 6.1 Three Men in a Boat 1975 The Sweeney ★ 8.0 The Sweeney 1975 Pig Bin Pig Bin 1974 Norma Norma 1974 The Nearly Man The Nearly Man 1974 The Nearly Man ★ 10.0 The Nearly Man 1974 Playhouse ★ 7.0 Playhouse 1974 That Sinking Feeling That Sinking Feeling 1973 Second City Firsts Second City Firsts 1973 Orson Welles' Great Mysteries ★ 6.8 Orson Welles' Great Mysteries 1973 O Lucky Man! ★ 6.8 O Lucky Man! 1973