Michael Elphick

Acting

Michael Elphick

Born September 19, 1946Chichester, Sussex, England, UK92 credits

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

4.3

Out of Bounds

Movie

2003

David Copperfield
7.1

David Copperfield

TV

1999

The Fix
2.8

The Fix

Movie

1997

Streetwise

Streetwise

Movie

1996

Richard III
6.7

Richard III

Movie

1995

Treasure Island
5.5

Treasure Island

Movie

1995

Filmography

O
2003Out of Boundsas Lionel StubbsMovie
David Copperfield
1999David Copperfieldas BarkisTV
The Fix
1997The Fixas Peter CamplingMovie
Streetwise
1996Streetwiseas NarratorMovie
Richard III
1995Richard IIIas 2nd MurdererMovie
Treasure Island
1995Treasure Islandas Billy BonesMovie
Modern Times
1995Modern TimesTV
H
1993Harryas Harry SalterTV
The Ballad of Kid Divine: The Cockney Cowboy
1992The Ballad of Kid Divine: The Cockney Cowboyas Dr. Nathaniel BonnerMovie
Murder Most Horrid
1991Murder Most Horridas Bill ToddTV
P
1991Pebble Millas SelfTV
Let Him Have It
1991Let Him Have Itas Prison Officer JackMovie
Buddy's Song
1991Buddy's Songas DesMovie
I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle
1990I Bought a Vampire Motorcycleas Inspector CleaverMovie
The Krays
1990The Kraysas George - PrisonerMovie
Little Dorrit
1987Little Dorritas Mr. MerdleMovie
Withnail & I
1987Withnail & Ias JakeMovie
Valhalla
1986Valhallaas Udgaardsloki (voice)Movie
Pirates
1986Piratesas SentryMovie
Boon
1986Boonas Ken BoonTV
The Supergrass
1985The Supergrassas Constable CollinsMovie
Three Up, Two Down
1985Three Up, Two Downas Sam TylerTV
Which Side Are You On?
1985Which Side Are You On?as Narrator (voice)Movie
Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil
1985Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evilas Ernst RöhmMovie
Super Gran
1985Super Granas Roly RooflessTV
Bird Fancier
1985Bird Fancieras Joe DesmondMovie
Much Ado About Nothing
1984Much Ado About Nothingas DogberryMovie
Oxbridge Blues
1984Oxbridge Bluesas Curly BonaventuraTV
Arthur's Hallowed Ground
1984Arthur's Hallowed Groundas LenMovie
Ordeal by Innocence
1984Ordeal by Innocenceas Inspector HuishMovie
P
1984Pull The Other Oneas Sidney MundyTV
E
1984Ennenstadt Europa – The Making of The Element of Crimeas Self - Actor/FisherMovie
The Element of Crime
1984The Element of Crimeas FisherMovie
Memed My Hawk
1984Memed My Hawkas JabbarMovie
C.Q.
1984C.Q.as NormanMovie
Gorky Park
1983Gorky Parkas PashaMovie
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet
1983Auf Wiedersehen, Petas MagowanTV
Curse of the Pink Panther
1983Curse of the Pink Pantheras Valencia Police ChiefMovie
Krull
1983Krullas Rhun (voice) (uncredited)Movie
Privates on Parade
1983Privates on Paradeas Sergeant Major Reg DrummondMovie
Smiley's People
1982Smiley's Peopleas Detective Chief InspectorTV
Chains
1982Chainsas EddieMovie
Pocketful of Dreams
1982Pocketful of Dreamsas CharlieMovie
Private Schulz
1981Private Schulzas Gerhard SchulzTV
Masada
1981Masadaas VettiusTV
The Elephant Man
1980The Elephant Manas Night PorterMovie
Cribb
1980Cribbas Sol HerriottTV
Shoestring
1979Shoestringas Pete JohnsonTV
Quadrophenia
1979Quadropheniaas FatherMovie
Blue Remembered Hills
1979Blue Remembered Hillsas PeterMovie
The Knowledge
1979The Knowledgeas Gordon WellerMovie
Black Island
1979Black Islandas Jack DakerMovie
The First Great Train Robbery
1978The First Great Train Robberyas BurgessMovie
The One and Only Phyllis Dixey
1978The One and Only Phyllis Dixeyas Wallace ParnellMovie
Hanging Around
1978Hanging Aroundas HankMovie
The Odd Job
1978The Odd Jobas RaymondeMovie
C
1978Cold Harbouras Barrister at PartyMovie
Red Shift
1978Red Shiftas Thomas VenablesMovie
Hazell
1978Hazellas GriffithsTV
Saturday, Sunday, Monday
1978Saturday, Sunday, Mondayas MichelMovie
The Professionals
1977The Professionalsas Sergeant GarbettTV
Last Summer
1977Last Summeras OscarMovie
A
1977A Good Human StoryMovie
This Year Next Year
1977This Year Next Yearas Jack ShawTV
Laurence Olivier Presents
1976Laurence Olivier Presentsas MichelTV
Play Things
1976Play Thingsas FrankMovie
The Ghosts of Motley Hall
1976The Ghosts of Motley Hallas Captain Narcissus BullockTV
Three Men in a Boat
1975Three Men in a Boatas 2nd PorterMovie
The Sweeney
1975The Sweeneyas Jimmy FleetTV
Pig Bin
1974Pig Binas PolicemanMovie
N
1974Normaas Norma's FriendMovie
The Nearly Man
1974The Nearly Manas Ron HibbertMovie
The Nearly Man
1974The Nearly Manas Ron HibbertTV
Playhouse
1974Playhouseas FrankTV
T
1973That Sinking Feelingas ChopperMovie
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
1973Orson Welles' Great Mysteriesas GorenflotTV
O Lucky Man!
1973O Lucky Man!as Man at Stag PartyMovie
T
1973The Little Farmas JackMovie
Crown Court
1972Crown Courtas Simon ChaseTV
Country Matters
1972Country Mattersas JackTV
New Scotland Yard
1972New Scotland YardTV
M
1971Man Chargedas Robert DelmondsMovie
Justice
1971Justiceas Peter RodwellTV
See No Evil
1971See No Evilas Gypsy TomMovie
Play for Today
1970Play for Todayas PeterTV
The Buttercup Chain
1970The Buttercup Chainas The DriverMovie
Cry of the Banshee
1970Cry of the Bansheeas BurkeMovie
The Misfit
1970The Misfitas Mike HalloranTV
Hamlet
1969Hamletas CaptainMovie
Where's Jack?
1969Where's Jack?as HogarthMovie
The Betrayal
1969The Betrayalas TomMovie
Armchair Theatre
1956Armchair Theatreas Robert DelmondsTV