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.
Known for
1997The Fix
Peter Campling
1996Streetwise
Narrator
1995Richard III
2nd Murderer
1995Treasure Island
Billy Bones
1992The Ballad of Kid Divine: The Cockney Cowboy
Dr. Nathaniel Bonner
1991Buddy's Song
Des
1991Let Him Have It
Prison Officer Jack
1990I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle
Inspector Cleaver
1990The Krays
George - Prisoner
1987Little Dorrit
Mr. Merdle
1987Withnail & I
Jake
1986Pirates
Sentry
1986Valhalla
Udgaardsloki (voice)
1985Bird Fancier
Joe Desmond
1985Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil
Ernst Röhm
1985Which Side Are You On?
Narrator (voice)
1985The Supergrass
Constable Collins
1984The Element of Crime
Fisher
1984C.Q.
Norman
1984Memed My Hawk
Jabbar
1984Arthur's Hallowed Ground
Len
1984Much Ado About Nothing
Dogberry
1984Ordeal by Innocence
Inspector Huish
1983Gorky Park
Pasha