Acting
Michael Elphick
Born September 19, 1946 · Chichester, Sussex, England, UK · Died September 7, 2002
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.
Known for
8.2
The Elephant Man
Night Porter
6.4
Asterix and the Big Fight
Crysus (voice- English version)
6.1
Krull
Rhun (voice) (uncredited)
7.5
Withnail & I
Jake
6.9
The First Great Train Robbery
Burgess
6.7
Gorky Park
Pasha
6.0
Pirates
Sentry
7.2
Quadrophenia
Father
6.6
The Element of Crime
Fisher
4.8
EastEnders
Harry Slater
4.4
Curse of the Pink Panther
Valencia Police Chief
7.3
Richard III
2nd Murderer
6.6
See No Evil
Gypsy Tom
6.6
The Krays
George - Prisoner
7.6
O Lucky Man!
Man at Stag Party
5.6
Coronation Street
Douglas Wormold
5.5
Cry of the Banshee
Burke
5.9
And Now the Screaming Starts!
Drunk
7.8
Masada
Vettius
5.4
I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle
Inspector Cleaver
Filmography
- 2003Out of BoundsLionel StubbsMovie
- 1999David CopperfieldBarkisSeries
- 1997The FixPeter CamplingMovie
- 1996StreetwiseNarratorMovie
- 1995Richard III2nd MurdererMovie
- 1995Treasure IslandBilly BonesMovie
- 1995Modern TimesSeries
- 1995DangerfieldBrian TaylorSeries
- 1993HarryHarry SalterSeries
- 1992The Ballad of Kid Divine: The Cockney CowboyDr. Nathaniel BonnerMovie
- 1991Stanley and the WomenBert HutchinsonSeries
- 1991Murder Most HorridBill ToddSeries
- 1991Pebble MillSelfSeries
- 1991Let Him Have ItPrison Officer JackMovie
- 1991Buddy's SongDesMovie
- 1990I Bought a Vampire MotorcycleInspector CleaverMovie
- 1990The KraysGeorge - PrisonerMovie
- 1989Asterix and the Big FightCrysus (voice- English version)Movie
- 1987Little DorritMr. MerdleMovie
- 1987Withnail & IJakeMovie
- 1986ValhallaUdgaardsloki (voice)Movie
- 1986PiratesSentryMovie
- 1986BoonKen BoonSeries
- 1985The SupergrassConstable CollinsMovie
- 1985Jenny's WarSchumannSeries
- 1985Three Up, Two DownSam TylerSeries
- 1985Which Side Are You On?Narrator (voice)Movie
- 1985Late StarterJack OwenSeries
- 1985EastEndersHarry SlaterSeries
- 1985Hitler's SS: Portrait in EvilErnst RöhmMovie
- 1985Super GranRoly RooflessSeries
- 1985Bird FancierJoe DesmondMovie
- 1984Much Ado About NothingDogberryMovie
- 1984Oxbridge BluesCurly BonaventuraSeries
- 1984Arthur's Hallowed GroundLenMovie
- 1984The BillGeorge StubbsSeries
- 1984Ordeal by InnocenceInspector HuishMovie
- 1984Pull The Other OneSidney MundySeries
- 1984Ennenstadt Europa – The Making of The Element of CrimeSelf - Actor/FisherMovie
- 1984The Element of CrimeFisherMovie
- 1984Memed My HawkJabbarMovie
- 1984C.Q.NormanMovie
- 1983Gorky ParkPashaMovie
- 1983Auf Wiedersehen, PetMagowanSeries
- 1983Curse of the Pink PantherValencia Police ChiefMovie
- 1983KrullRhun (voice) (uncredited)Movie
- 1983Privates on ParadeSergeant Major Reg DrummondMovie
- 1983BloomfieldBilly GibbsSeries
- 1982Smiley's PeopleDetective Chief InspectorSeries
- 1982ChainsEddieMovie
- 1982Andy RobsonJack CarnabySeries
- 1982Pocketful of DreamsCharlieMovie
- 1982The Kenny Everett Television ShowVariousSeries
- 1981Roger Doesn't Live Here AnymoreStanleySeries
- 1981Private SchulzGerhard SchulzSeries
- 1981MasadaVettiusSeries
- 1980The Elephant ManNight PorterMovie
- 1980CribbSol HerriottSeries
- 1979ShoestringPete JohnsonSeries
- 1979QuadropheniaFatherMovie
- 1979Blue Remembered HillsPeterMovie
- 1979The KnowledgeGordon WellerMovie
- 1979Black IslandJack DakerMovie
- 1978The First Great Train RobberyBurgessMovie
- 1978The One and Only Phyllis DixeyWallace ParnellMovie
- 1978Hanging AroundHankMovie
- 1978The Odd JobRaymondeMovie
- 1978Cold HarbourBarrister at PartyMovie
- 1978Red ShiftThomas VenablesMovie
- 1978HazellGriffithsSeries
- 1978Saturday, Sunday, MondayMichelMovie
- 1977The ProfessionalsSergeant GarbettSeries
- 1977PremiereHankSeries
- 1977The Sound of LaughterErnie RandleSeries
- 1977Last SummerOscarMovie
- 1977A Good Human StoryMovie
- 1977The Sunday DramaRalph WintersSeries
- 1977This Year Next YearJack ShawSeries
- 1977Holding OnCharlie WheelwrightSeries
- 1976Laurence Olivier PresentsMichelSeries
- 1976Play ThingsFrankMovie
- 1976The Ghosts of Motley HallCaptain Narcissus BullockSeries
- 1975Three Men in a Boat2nd PorterMovie
- 1975The SweeneyJimmy FleetSeries
- 1974Pig BinPolicemanMovie
- 1974NormaNorma's FriendMovie
- 1974The Nearly ManRon HibbertMovie
- 1974The Nearly ManRon HibbertSeries
- 1974PlayhouseFrank, Charlie, EddieSeries
- 1973That Sinking FeelingChopperMovie
- 1973Second City FirstsPolicemanSeries
- 1973Orson Welles' Great MysteriesGorenflotSeries
- 1973And Now the Screaming Starts!DrunkMovie
- 1973O Lucky Man!Man at Stag PartyMovie
- 1973The Little FarmJackMovie
- 1972Adult FunGarage ManagerMovie
- 1972Crown CourtSimon Chase, Frank Hollins, Neville Griffiths QCSeries
- 1972Country MattersJackSeries
- 1972New Scotland YardAl Farmer, Joss AdrianSeries
- 1972The Brothers2nd PatrolmanSeries
- 1972Adam SmithBen DaviesSeries
- 1971Man ChargedRobert DelmondsMovie
- 1971JusticePeter RodwellSeries
- 1971See No EvilGypsy TomMovie
- 1970Play for TodayPeterSeries
- 1970The Roads to FreedomLieutenant of ChasseursSeries
- 1970The Buttercup ChainThe DriverMovie
- 1970Cry of the BansheeBurkeMovie
- 1970Albert and VictoriaNigel GodfreySeries
- 1970The MisfitMike HalloranSeries
- 1969HamletCaptainMovie
- 1969Parkin's PatchThomasSeries
- 1969HadleighBrian AinsworthSeries
- 1969Department SPolice Motorcyclist (uncredited)Series
- 1969The Best Things In LifeJed LucasSeries
- 1969Where's Jack?HogarthMovie
- 1969Fraulein DoktorTomMovie
- 1967ITV PlayhouseNorma's friend, OscarSeries
- 1960Coronation StreetDouglas WormoldSeries
- 1956Armchair TheatreRobert Delmonds, Chopper - Best ManSeries