Michael Elphick
Acting
Born September 19, 1946 · Chichester, Sussex, England, UK
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 · 40 titles
Play for Today
Pebble Mill
Crown Court
Playhouse
ITV Playhouse
The Professionals
The Sweeney
Boon
New Scotland Yard
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
Murder Most Horrid
Justice
Modern Times
Shoestring
The Elephant Man
Super Gran
Masada
Second City Firsts
Krull
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet
Harry
The Sunday Drama
David Copperfield
Smiley's People
Hazell
The Ghosts of Motley Hall
Country Matters
Withnail & I
Laurence Olivier Presents
The Misfit
The First Great Train Robbery
Three Up, Two Down
Oxbridge Blues
Quadrophenia
Cribb
Pirates
Curse of the Pink Panther
O Lucky Man!
Private Schulz
Armchair Theatre