Michael Elphick
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
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
Filmography
Out of Bounds
2003
as Lionel Stubbs
Metropolis
2000
as Andrew Kaplan
David Copperfield
1999
as Barkis
The Fix
1997
as Peter Campling
Streetwise
1996
as Narrator
Richard III
1995
as 2nd Murderer
Treasure Island
1995
as Billy Bones
Modern Times
1995
Dangerfield
1995
as Brian Taylor
Pirates
1994
as Chief Inspector Hornbeam
Harry
1993
as Harry Salter
The Ballad of Kid Divine: The Cockney Cowboy
1992
as Dr. Nathaniel Bonner
Buddy's Song
1991
as Des
Let Him Have It
1991
as Prison Officer Jack
Pebble Mill
1991
as Self
Murder Most Horrid
1991
as Bill Todd
Stanley and the Women
1991
as Bert Hutchinson
I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle
1990
as Inspector Cleaver
The Krays
1990
as George - Prisoner
Asterix and the Big Fight
1989
as Crysus (voice- English version)
Little Dorrit
1987
as Mr. Merdle
Withnail & I
1987
as Jake
Pirates
1986
as Sentry
Valhalla
1986
as Udgaardsloki (voice)
Boon
1986
as Ken Boon
Bird Fancier
1985
as Joe Desmond
Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil
1985
as Ernst Röhm
Which Side Are You On?
1985
as Narrator (voice)
The Supergrass
1985
as Constable Collins
Three Up, Two Down
1985
as Sam Tyler
Super Gran
1985
as Roly Roofless
Late Starter
1985
as Jack Owen
Jenny's War
1985
as Schumann
EastEnders
1985
as Harry Slater
The Element of Crime
1984
as Fisher
C.Q.
1984
as Norman
Memed My Hawk
1984
as Jabbar
Ennenstadt Europa – The Making of The Element of Crime
1984
as Self - Actor/Fisher
Arthur's Hallowed Ground
1984
as Len
Much Ado About Nothing
1984
as Dogberry
Ordeal by Innocence
1984
as Inspector Huish
Pull The Other One
1984
as Sidney Mundy
Oxbridge Blues
1984
as Curly Bonaventura
The Bill
1984
as George Stubbs
Gorky Park
1983
as Pasha
Krull
1983
as Rhun (voice) (uncredited)
Privates on Parade
1983
as Sergeant Major Reg Drummond
Curse of the Pink Panther
1983
as Valencia Police Chief
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet
1983
as Magowan
Bloomfield
1983
as Billy Gibbs
Pocketful of Dreams
1982
as Charlie
Chains
1982
as Eddie
Smiley's People
1982
as Detective Chief Inspector
Andy Robson
1982
as Jack Carnaby
The Kenny Everett Television Show
1982
as Various
Private Schulz
1981
as Gerhard Schulz
Masada
1981
as Vettius
Roger Doesn't Live Here Anymore
1981
as Stanley
The Elephant Man
1980
as Night Porter
Cribb
1980
as Sol Herriott
Quadrophenia
1979
as Father
The Knowledge
1979
as Gordon Weller
Blue Remembered Hills
1979
as Peter
Black Island
1979
as Jack Daker
Shoestring
1979
as Pete Johnson
Red Shift
1978
as Thomas Venables
Cold Harbour
1978
as Barrister at Party
The First Great Train Robbery
1978
as Burgess
Saturday, Sunday, Monday
1978
as Michel
The Odd Job
1978
as Raymonde
The One and Only Phyllis Dixey
1978
as Wallace Parnell
Hanging Around
1978
as Hank
Hazell
1978
as Griffiths
Send in the Girls
1978
as Jimmy
A Good Human Story
1977
Last Summer
1977
as Oscar
The Professionals
1977
as Sergeant Garbett
This Year Next Year
1977
as Jack Shaw
The Sunday Drama
1977
as Ralph Winters
Holding On
1977
as Charlie Wheelwright
The Sound of Laughter
1977
as Ernie Randle
Premiere
1977
as Hank
Play Things
1976
as Frank
Laurence Olivier Presents
1976
as Michel
The Ghosts of Motley Hall
1976
as Captain Narcissus Bullock
Three Men in a Boat
1975
as 2nd Porter
The Sweeney
1975
as Jimmy Fleet
Pig Bin
1974
as Policeman
The Nearly Man
1974
as Ron Hibbert
Norma
1974
as Norma's Friend
Playhouse
1974
as Frank
Playhouse
1974
as Charlie
Playhouse
1974
as Eddie
The Nearly Man
1974
as Ron Hibbert
That Sinking Feeling
1973
as Chopper
O Lucky Man!
1973
as Man at Stag Party
The Little Farm
1973
as Jack
And Now the Screaming Starts!
1973
as Drunk
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
1973
as Gorenflot
Second City Firsts
1973
as Policeman
Adult Fun
1972
as Garage Manager
Crown Court
1972
as Simon Chase
Country Matters
1972
as Jack
New Scotland Yard
1972
as Al Farmer
New Scotland Yard
1972
as Joss Adrian
Adam Smith
1972
as Ben Davies
The Brothers
1972
as 2nd Patrolman
Crown Court
1972
as Frank Hollins
Crown Court
1972
as Neville Griffiths QC
See No Evil
1971
as Gypsy Tom
Man Charged
1971
as Robert Delmonds
Justice
1971
as Peter Rodwell
The Buttercup Chain
1970
as The Driver
Cry of the Banshee
1970
as Burke
Play for Today
1970
as Peter
The Misfit
1970
as Mike Halloran
The Roads to Freedom
1970
as Lieutenant of Chasseurs
Albert and Victoria
1970
as Nigel Godfrey
Hamlet
1969
as Captain
The Betrayal
1969
as Tom
Where's Jack?
1969
as Hogarth
Department S
1969
as Police Motorcyclist (uncredited)
Parkin's Patch
1969
as Thomas
The Best Things In Life
1969
as Jed Lucas
Hadleigh
1969
as Brian Ainsworth
ITV Playhouse
1967
as Norma's friend
ITV Playhouse
1967
as Oscar
Coronation Street
1960
as Douglas Wormold
Armchair Theatre
1956
as Robert Delmonds
Armchair Theatre
1956
as Chopper - Best Man