Michael Elphick
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 19 September 1946 · Chichester, Sussex, England, UK
- Died
- 7 September 2002
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
Acting 63
- 2003Out of Bounds as Lionel Stubbs
- 1997The Fix as Peter Campling
- 1996Streetwise as Narrator
- 1995Richard III as 2nd Murderer
- 1995Treasure Island as Billy Bones
- 1992The Ballad of Kid Divine: The Cockney Cowboy as Dr. Nathaniel Bonner
- 1991Let Him Have It as Prison Officer Jack
- 1991Buddy's Song as Des
- 1990I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle as Inspector Cleaver
- 1990The Krays as George - Prisoner
- 1989Asterix and the Big Fight as Crysus (voice- English version)
- 1987Little Dorrit as Mr. Merdle
- 1987Withnail & I as Jake
- 1986Valhalla as Udgaardsloki (voice)
- 1986Pirates as Sentry
- 1985The Supergrass as Constable Collins
- 1985Which Side Are You On? as Narrator (voice)
- 1985Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil as Ernst Röhm
- 1985Bird Fancier as Joe Desmond
- 1984Much Ado About Nothing as Dogberry
- 1984Arthur's Hallowed Ground as Len
- 1984Ordeal by Innocence as Inspector Huish
- 1984Ennenstadt Europa – The Making of The Element of Crime as Self - Actor/Fisher
- 1984The Element of Crime as Fisher
- 1984Memed My Hawk as Jabbar
- 1984C.Q. as Norman
- 1983Gorky Park as Pasha
- 1983Curse of the Pink Panther as Valencia Police Chief
- 1983Krull as Rhun (voice) (uncredited)
- 1983Privates on Parade as Sergeant Major Reg Drummond
- 1982Chains as Eddie
- 1982Pocketful of Dreams as Charlie
- 1980The Elephant Man as Night Porter
- 1979Quadrophenia as Father
- 1979Blue Remembered Hills as Peter
- 1979The Knowledge as Gordon Weller
- 1979Black Island as Jack Daker
- 1978The First Great Train Robbery as Burgess
- 1978The One and Only Phyllis Dixey as Wallace Parnell
- 1978Hanging Around as Hank
- 1978The Odd Job as Raymonde
- 1978Cold Harbour as Barrister at Party
- 1978Red Shift as Thomas Venables
- 1978Saturday, Sunday, Monday as Michel
- 1977Last Summer as Oscar
- 1977A Good Human Story
- 1976Play Things as Frank
- 1975Three Men in a Boat as 2nd Porter
- 1974Pig Bin as Policeman
- 1974Norma as Norma's Friend
- 1974The Nearly Man as Ron Hibbert
- 1973That Sinking Feeling as Chopper
- 1973And Now the Screaming Starts! as Drunk
- 1973O Lucky Man! as Man at Stag Party
- 1973The Little Farm as Jack
- 1972Adult Fun as Garage Manager
- 1971Man Charged as Robert Delmonds
- 1971See No Evil as Gypsy Tom
- 1970The Buttercup Chain as The Driver
- 1970Cry of the Banshee as Burke
- 1969Hamlet as Captain
- 1969Where's Jack? as Hogarth
- 1969The Betrayal as Tom