About
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
Coronation StreetSeries • 1960
EastEndersSeries • 1985
Play for TodaySeries • 1970
Crown CourtSeries • 1972
The BillSeries • 1984
ITV PlayhouseSeries • 1967
The ProfessionalsSeries • 1977
PlayhouseSeries • 1974
The SweeneySeries • 1975
New Scotland YardSeries • 1972
Murder Most HorridSeries • 1991
Orson Welles' Great MysteriesSeries • 1973
Modern TimesSeries • 1995
Asterix and the Big FightMovie • 1989
BoonSeries • 1986
JusticeSeries • 1971
Department SSeries • 1969
ShoestringSeries • 1979
DangerfieldSeries • 1995
The Elephant ManMovie • 1980
Smiley's PeopleSeries • 1982
The Kenny Everett Television ShowSeries • 1982
Auf Wiedersehen, PetSeries • 1983
The BrothersSeries • 1972