Michael Elphick

Michael Elphick

🎂 19th September 1946 (79 yrs) 📍 Chichester, Sussex, England, UK

Known For

The Elephant Man

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.

Michael Elphick

Movies Featuring Michael Elphick

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Out of Bounds (2003)

as Lionel Stubbs
The Fix

The Fix (1997)

as Peter Campling
Streetwise

Streetwise (1996)

as Narrator
Richard III

Richard III (1995)

as 2nd Murderer
Treasure Island

Treasure Island (1995)

as Billy Bones
The Ballad of Kid Divine: The Cockney Cowboy

The Ballad of Kid Divine: The Cockney Cowboy (1992)

as Dr. Nathaniel Bonner
Let Him Have It

Let Him Have It (1991)

as Prison Officer Jack
Buddy's Song

Buddy's Song (1991)

as Des
I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle

I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle (1990)

as Inspector Cleaver
The Krays

The Krays (1990)

as George - Prisoner
Little Dorrit

Little Dorrit (1987)

as Mr. Merdle
Withnail & I

Withnail & I (1987)

as Jake
Valhalla

Valhalla (1986)

as Udgaardsloki (voice)
Pirates

Pirates (1986)

as Sentry
The Supergrass

The Supergrass (1985)

as Constable Collins
Which Side Are You On?

Which Side Are You On? (1985)

as Narrator (voice)
Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil

Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil (1985)

as Ernst Röhm
Bird Fancier

Bird Fancier (1985)

as Joe Desmond
Much Ado About Nothing

Much Ado About Nothing (1984)

as Dogberry
Arthur's Hallowed Ground

Arthur's Hallowed Ground (1984)

as Len
Ordeal by Innocence

Ordeal by Innocence (1984)

as Inspector Huish
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Ennenstadt Europa – The Making of The Element of Crime (1984)

as Self - Actor/Fisher
The Element of Crime

The Element of Crime (1984)

as Fisher
Memed My Hawk

Memed My Hawk (1984)

as Jabbar
C.Q.

C.Q. (1984)

as Norman
Gorky Park

Gorky Park (1983)

as Pasha
Curse of the Pink Panther

Curse of the Pink Panther (1983)

as Valencia Police Chief
Krull

Krull (1983)

as Rhun (voice) (uncredited)
Privates on Parade

Privates on Parade (1983)

as Sergeant Major Reg Drummond
Chains

Chains (1982)

as Eddie
Pocketful of Dreams

Pocketful of Dreams (1982)

as Charlie
The Elephant Man

The Elephant Man (1980)

as Night Porter
Quadrophenia

Quadrophenia (1979)

as Father
Blue Remembered Hills

Blue Remembered Hills (1979)

as Peter
The Knowledge

The Knowledge (1979)

as Gordon Weller
Black Island

Black Island (1979)

as Jack Daker
The First Great Train Robbery

The First Great Train Robbery (1978)

as Burgess
The One and Only Phyllis Dixey

The One and Only Phyllis Dixey (1978)

as Wallace Parnell
Hanging Around

Hanging Around (1978)

as Hank
The Odd Job

The Odd Job (1978)

as Raymonde
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Cold Harbour (1978)

as Barrister at Party
Red Shift

Red Shift (1978)

as Thomas Venables
Saturday, Sunday, Monday

Saturday, Sunday, Monday (1978)

as Michel
Last Summer

Last Summer (1977)

as Oscar
No Image

A Good Human Story (1977)

Play Things

Play Things (1976)

as Frank
Three Men in a Boat

Three Men in a Boat (1975)

as 2nd Porter
Pig Bin

Pig Bin (1974)

as Policeman
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Norma (1974)

as Norma's Friend
The Nearly Man

The Nearly Man (1974)

as Ron Hibbert
No Image

That Sinking Feeling (1973)

as Chopper
O Lucky Man!

O Lucky Man! (1973)

as Man at Stag Party
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The Little Farm (1973)

as Jack
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Man Charged (1971)

as Robert Delmonds
See No Evil

See No Evil (1971)

as Gypsy Tom
The Buttercup Chain

The Buttercup Chain (1970)

as The Driver
Cry of the Banshee

Cry of the Banshee (1970)

as Burke
Hamlet

Hamlet (1969)

as Captain
Where's Jack?

Where's Jack? (1969)

as Hogarth
The Betrayal

The Betrayal (1969)

as Tom