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Michael Elphick
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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
100
Movies
60
Series
40
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
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Out of Bounds
2003 · 5.3
The Fix
The Fix
1997 · 3.8
Streetwise
Streetwise
1996
Richard III
Richard III
1995 · 6.8
Treasure Island
Treasure Island
1995 · 5.5
The Ballad of Kid Divine: The Cockney Cowboy
The Ballad of Kid Divine: The Cockney Cowboy
1992 · 7.0
Let Him Have It
Let Him Have It
1991 · 6.7
Buddy's Song
Buddy's Song
1991 · 5.7
I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle
I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle
1990 · 5.3
The Krays
The Krays
1990 · 6.0
Little Dorrit
Little Dorrit
1987 · 6.4
Withnail & I
Withnail & I
1987 · 7.2
Valhalla
Valhalla
1986 · 6.8
Pirates
Pirates
1986 · 6.3
The Supergrass
The Supergrass
1985 · 6.1
Series
David Copperfield
David Copperfield
1999 · 7.1
Modern Times
Modern Times
1995 · 9.0
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Harry
1993 · 5.3
Stanley and the Women
Stanley and the Women
1991 · 6.5
Murder Most Horrid
Murder Most Horrid
1991 · 6.9
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Pebble Mill
1991 · 4.1
Boon
Boon
1986 · 5.8
Three Up, Two Down
Three Up, Two Down
1985 · 6.3
Super Gran
Super Gran
1985 · 6.4
Oxbridge Blues
Oxbridge Blues
1984 · 7.0
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Pull The Other One
1984
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet
1983 · 7.9
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Bloomfield
1983
Smiley's People
Smiley's People
1982 · 7.7
Private Schulz
Private Schulz
1981 · 5.3
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