Michael Elphick
Actor
- Born
- September 19, 1946 · Chichester, Sussex, England, UK
- Died
- September 7, 2002 (age 55)
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 Elephant Man
October 9, 1980
Asterix and the Big Fight
October 4, 1989
Krull
July 29, 1983
Withnail & I
June 19, 1987
The First Great Train Robbery
December 14, 1978
Gorky Park
December 15, 1983
Pirates
May 8, 1986
Quadrophenia
September 14, 1979
The Element of Crime
May 14, 1984
Curse of the Pink Panther
August 12, 1983
Richard III
December 29, 1995
See No Evil
September 2, 1971
Acting63
- 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