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Michael Elphick

Born 1946-09-19

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

The Elephant Man 1980 · 8.2 Withnail and I 1987 · 7.5 Quadrophenia 1979 · 7.2 The Great Train Robbery 1978 · 6.9 Gorky Park 1983 · 6.7 The Element of Crime 1984 · 6.7 Pirates 1986 · 6.0 See No Evil 1971 · 6.6 Valhalla 1986 · 7.1 I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle 1990 · 5.4 Boon 1986 · 6.4 Hamlet 1969 · 7.0 The Supergrass 1985 · 6.3 Much Ado About Nothing 1984 · 8.1