Michael Elphick

Michael Elphick

Acting
Born 1946-09-19 Chichester, Sussex, England, UK 8 credit(s) Popularity 1
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, whic...
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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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Murder Most Horrid poster
Murder Most Horrid
as Bill Todd
1991-11-14
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Pebble Mill poster
Pebble Mill
as Self
1991-10-14
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Boon poster
Boon
as Ken Boon
1986-01-14
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The Professionals poster
The Professionals
as Sergeant Garbett
1977-12-30
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The Ghosts of Motley Hall poster
The Ghosts of Motley Hall
as Captain Narcissus Bullock
1976-04-25
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The Sweeney poster
The Sweeney
as Jimmy Fleet
1975-01-02
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Playhouse poster
Playhouse
as Eddie
1974-03-13
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Crown Court poster
Crown Court
as Simon Chase
1972-10-11
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