Michael Elphick

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

88

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

  • Play for Today

    Play for Today

  • Crown Court

    Crown Court

  • The Professionals

    The Professionals

  • Pebble Mill

    Pebble Mill

  • Playhouse

    Playhouse

  • Playhouse

    Playhouse

  • Playhouse

    Playhouse

  • The Sweeney

    The Sweeney

  • Boon

    Boon

  • Justice

    Justice

  • Murder Most Horrid

    Murder Most Horrid

  • The Elephant Man

    The Elephant Man

  • Curse of the Pink Panther

    Curse of the Pink Panther

  • Super Gran

    Super Gran

  • Little Dorrit

    Little Dorrit

  • Shoestring

    Shoestring

  • The Element of Crime

    The Element of Crime

  • The Krays

    The Krays

  • Red Shift

    Red Shift

  • Harry

    Harry

  • Smiley's People

    Smiley's People

  • David Copperfield

    David Copperfield

  • Auf Wiedersehen, Pet

    Auf Wiedersehen, Pet

  • Ordeal by Innocence

    Ordeal by Innocence

  • Orson Welles' Great Mysteries

    Orson Welles' Great Mysteries

  • I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle

    I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle

  • O Lucky Man!

    O Lucky Man!

  • Krull

    Krull

  • Bird Fancier

    Bird Fancier

  • Richard III

    Richard III

  • Three Up, Two Down

    Three Up, Two Down

  • Arthur's Hallowed Ground

    Arthur's Hallowed Ground

  • Gorky Park

    Gorky Park

  • A Good Human Story

    A Good Human Story

  • Laurence Olivier Presents

    Laurence Olivier Presents

  • Much Ado About Nothing

    Much Ado About Nothing

  • See No Evil

    See No Evil

  • Three Men in a Boat

    Three Men in a Boat

  • Hamlet

    Hamlet

  • The Knowledge

    The Knowledge

  • Pocketful of Dreams

    Pocketful of Dreams

  • C.Q.

    C.Q.

  • The First Great Train Robbery

    The First Great Train Robbery

  • Pirates

    Pirates

  • Hanging Around

    Hanging Around

  • Let Him Have It

    Let Him Have It

  • The Misfit

    The Misfit

  • Masada

    Masada

  • Man Charged

    Man Charged

  • The Fix

    The Fix

  • Play Things

    Play Things

  • The Ghosts of Motley Hall

    The Ghosts of Motley Hall

  • Blue Remembered Hills

    Blue Remembered Hills

  • The Buttercup Chain

    The Buttercup Chain

  • Chains

    Chains

  • Oxbridge Blues

    Oxbridge Blues

  • Withnail & I

    Withnail & I

  • Quadrophenia

    Quadrophenia

  • Saturday, Sunday, Monday

    Saturday, Sunday, Monday

  • Out of Bounds

    Out of Bounds

  • Cry of the Banshee

    Cry of the Banshee

  • Cold Harbour

    Cold Harbour

  • New Scotland Yard

    New Scotland Yard

  • Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil

    Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil

  • Norma

    Norma

  • This Year Next Year

    This Year Next Year

  • Streetwise

    Streetwise

  • That Sinking Feeling

    That Sinking Feeling

  • The One and Only Phyllis Dixey

    The One and Only Phyllis Dixey

  • Black Island

    Black Island

  • The Nearly Man

    The Nearly Man

  • Buddy's Song

    Buddy's Song

  • Which Side Are You On?

    Which Side Are You On?

  • Where's Jack?

    Where's Jack?

  • Private Schulz

    Private Schulz

  • Treasure Island

    Treasure Island

  • Privates on Parade

    Privates on Parade

  • The Betrayal

    The Betrayal

  • Last Summer

    Last Summer

  • The Supergrass

    The Supergrass

  • Pull The Other One

    Pull The Other One

  • Memed My Hawk

    Memed My Hawk

  • The Nearly Man

    The Nearly Man

  • Pig Bin

    Pig Bin

  • The Odd Job

    The Odd Job

  • Valhalla

    Valhalla

  • Ennenstadt Europa – The Making of The Element of Crime

    Ennenstadt Europa – The Making of The Element of Crime

  • The Ballad of Kid Divine: The Cockney Cowboy

    The Ballad of Kid Divine: The Cockney Cowboy