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Michael Elphick
Born 1946-09-19Chichester, Sussex, England, UK
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.
Screen work
Movies & roles
Out of BoundsLionel StubbsThe FixPeter CamplingStreetwiseNarratorRichard III2nd MurdererTreasure IslandBilly BonesThe Ballad of Kid Divine: The Cockney CowboyDr. Nathaniel BonnerLet Him Have ItPrison Officer JackBuddy's SongDesI Bought a Vampire MotorcycleInspector CleaverThe KraysGeorge - PrisonerAsterix and the Big FightCrysus (voice- English version)Little DorritMr. MerdleWithnail & IJakeValhallaUdgaardsloki (voice)PiratesSentryThe SupergrassConstable CollinsWhich Side Are You On?Narrator (voice)Hitler's SS: Portrait in EvilErnst RöhmBird FancierJoe DesmondMuch Ado About NothingDogberryArthur's Hallowed GroundLenOrdeal by InnocenceInspector HuishEnnenstadt Europa – The Making of The Element of CrimeSelf - Actor/FisherThe Element of CrimeFisher