Biography
Michael Elphick
Acting
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.
Career works
96
Movies
60
Series
36
Career average
6.6/10
Birth date
09/19/1946
Place of birth
Chichester, Sussex, England, UK
Date of death
09/07/2002
Filmography highlights
Movies
The Fix
1997 · 3.8
Streetwise
1996
Richard III
1995 · 6.8
Treasure Island
1995 · 5.5
The Ballad of Kid Divine: The Cockney Cowboy
1992 · 7.0
Let Him Have It
1991 · 6.7
Buddy's Song
1991 · 5.7
I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle
1990 · 5.3
The Krays
1990 · 6.1
Little Dorrit
1987 · 6.4
Withnail & I
1987 · 7.2
Valhalla
1986 · 6.8
Pirates
1986 · 6.3
The Supergrass
1985 · 6.1
Which Side Are You On?
1985 · 6.6
Series
David Copperfield
1999 · 7.1
Modern Times
1995 · 9.0
Stanley and the Women
1991 · 6.5
Murder Most Horrid
1991 · 6.9
Boon
1986 · 5.8
Three Up, Two Down
1985 · 6.3
Super Gran
1985 · 6.4
Oxbridge Blues
1984 · 7.0
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet
1983 · 7.9
Smiley's People
1982 · 7.7
Private Schulz
1981 · 5.3
Masada
1981 · 7.0
Cribb
1980 · 8.0
Shoestring
1979 · 7.4
Hazell
1978 · 5.2