Michael Elphick

Biography

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Michael John Elphick (19 September 1946 – 7 September 2002) 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.

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Known For

The Elephant Man

Pig Bin

Gorky Park

The Element of Crime

Withnail & I

I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle

Hamlet

Filmography

2003 Out of Bounds

as Lionel Stubbs

1999 David Copperfield

as Barkis

1997 The Fix

as Peter Campling

1996 Streetwise

as Narrator

1995 Richard III

as 2nd Murderer

1995 Treasure Island

as Billy Bones

1993 Harry

as Harry Salter

1992 The Ballad of Kid Divine: The Cockney Cowboy

as Dr. Nathaniel Bonner

1991 Murder Most Horrid

as Bill Todd

1991 Pebble Mill

as Self

1991 Let Him Have It

as Prison Officer Jack

1991 Buddy's Song

as Des

1990 I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle

as Inspector Cleaver

1990 The Krays

as George - Prisoner

1987 Little Dorrit

as Mr. Merdle

1987 Withnail & I

as Jake

1986 Valhalla

as Udgaardsloki (voice)

1986 Pirates

as Sentry

1986 Boon

as Ken Boon

1985 The Supergrass

as Constable Collins