Michael Elphick

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

89

Gender

Male

Birthday

1946-09-19

Day of death

2002-09-07 (55 years old)

Place of Birth

Chichester, Sussex, England, UK

Michael Elphick

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

  • The Professionals

    The Professionals

  • Play for Today

    Play for Today

  • Crown Court

    Crown Court

  • Pebble Mill

    Pebble Mill

  • Playhouse

    Playhouse

  • Playhouse

    Playhouse

  • Playhouse

    Playhouse

  • The Sweeney

    The Sweeney

  • Boon

    Boon

  • The Element of Crime

    The Element of Crime

  • Justice

    Justice

  • Valhalla

    Valhalla

  • The Elephant Man

    The Elephant Man

  • Man Charged

    Man Charged

  • Bird Fancier

    Bird Fancier

  • Krull

    Krull

  • Shoestring

    Shoestring

  • Play Things

    Play Things

  • Gorky Park

    Gorky Park

  • Richard III

    Richard III

  • Hanging Around

    Hanging Around

  • Red Shift

    Red Shift

  • Murder Most Horrid

    Murder Most Horrid

  • C.Q.

    C.Q.

  • Super Gran

    Super Gran

  • The Fix

    The Fix

  • Smiley's People

    Smiley's People

  • Treasure Island

    Treasure Island

  • Cold Harbour

    Cold Harbour

  • The Supergrass

    The Supergrass

  • The Krays

    The Krays

  • David Copperfield

    David Copperfield

  • The Knowledge

    The Knowledge

  • Hazell

    Hazell

  • Hamlet

    Hamlet

  • Masada

    Masada

  • Auf Wiedersehen, Pet

    Auf Wiedersehen, Pet

  • Pirates

    Pirates

  • Norma

    Norma

  • Curse of the Pink Panther

    Curse of the Pink Panther

  • The Betrayal

    The Betrayal

  • Black Island

    Black Island

  • The First Great Train Robbery

    The First Great Train Robbery

  • Chains

    Chains

  • Withnail & I

    Withnail & I

  • Harry

    Harry

  • Streetwise

    Streetwise

  • Let Him Have It

    Let Him Have It

  • Quadrophenia

    Quadrophenia

  • Last Summer

    Last Summer

  • A Good Human Story

    A Good Human Story

  • The Misfit

    The Misfit

  • Pig Bin

    Pig Bin

  • Orson Welles' Great Mysteries

    Orson Welles' Great Mysteries

  • New Scotland Yard

    New Scotland Yard

  • Laurence Olivier Presents

    Laurence Olivier Presents

  • Ordeal by Innocence

    Ordeal by Innocence

  • Cry of the Banshee

    Cry of the Banshee

  • O Lucky Man!

    O Lucky Man!

  • Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil

    Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil

  • The One and Only Phyllis Dixey

    The One and Only Phyllis Dixey

  • I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle

    I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle

  • Saturday, Sunday, Monday

    Saturday, Sunday, Monday

  • Three Men in a Boat

    Three Men in a Boat

  • See No Evil

    See No Evil

  • Blue Remembered Hills

    Blue Remembered Hills

  • The Ghosts of Motley Hall

    The Ghosts of Motley Hall

  • Oxbridge Blues

    Oxbridge Blues

  • Where's Jack?

    Where's Jack?

  • Three Up, Two Down

    Three Up, Two Down

  • Pocketful of Dreams

    Pocketful of Dreams

  • Memed My Hawk

    Memed My Hawk

  • Much Ado About Nothing

    Much Ado About Nothing

  • That Sinking Feeling

    That Sinking Feeling

  • The Buttercup Chain

    The Buttercup Chain

  • Which Side Are You On?

    Which Side Are You On?

  • The Nearly Man

    The Nearly Man

  • Out of Bounds

    Out of Bounds

  • Buddy's Song

    Buddy's Song

  • This Year Next Year

    This Year Next Year

  • Arthur's Hallowed Ground

    Arthur's Hallowed Ground

  • Private Schulz

    Private Schulz

  • Little Dorrit

    Little Dorrit

  • Privates on Parade

    Privates on Parade

  • The Nearly Man

    The Nearly Man

  • Pull The Other One

    Pull The Other One

  • The Odd Job

    The Odd Job

  • The Ballad of Kid Divine: The Cockney Cowboy

    The Ballad of Kid Divine: The Cockney Cowboy

  • Ennenstadt Europa – The Making of The Element of Crime

    Ennenstadt Europa – The Making of The Element of Crime