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Michael Elphick

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Michael Elphick

Known for: Acting
Born: September 19, 1946
Died: September 7, 2002 · age 55
From: Chichester, 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.

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§ Known for

The Elephant Man

The Elephant Man

1980 · Night Porter

Withnail & I

1987 · Jake

Quadrophenia

1979 · Father

Smiley's People

Smiley's People

1982 · Detective Chief Inspector

Auf Wiedersehen, Pet

Auf Wiedersehen, Pet

1983 · Magowan

The Professionals

The Professionals

1977 · Sergeant Garbett

The Sweeney

1975 · Jimmy Fleet

David Copperfield

David Copperfield

1999 · Barkis

Richard III

1995 · 2nd Murderer

The First Great Train Robbery

The First Great Train Robbery

1978 · Burgess

2003 · Lionel Stubbs

2000 · TV · Andrew Kaplan

David Copperfield

David Copperfield

1999 · TV · Barkis

The Fix

1997 · Peter Campling

Dangerfield

1995 · TV · Brian Taylor

Modern Times

1995 · TV

Richard III

1995 · 2nd Murderer

Treasure Island

Treasure Island

1995 · Billy Bones

Pirates

1994 · TV · Chief Inspector Hornbeam

1993 · TV · Harry Salter

The Ballad of Kid Divine: The Cockney Cowboy

The Ballad of Kid Divine: The Cockney Cowboy

1992 · Dr. Nathaniel Bonner

Buddy's Song

1991 · Des