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Michael Elphick

Michael Elphick

Acting·1946–2002·52 films

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.

Filmography

The Elephant Man
The Elephant Man (1980)Night Porter
Withnail & I
Withnail & I (1987)Jake
Krull
Krull (1983)Rhun (voice) (uncredited)
The First Great Train Robbery
The First Great Train Robbery (1978)Burgess
Gorky Park
Gorky Park (1983)Pasha
Pirates
Pirates (1986)Sentry
Quadrophenia
Quadrophenia (1979)Father
The Element of Crime
The Element of Crime (1984)Fisher
Curse of the Pink Panther
Curse of the Pink Panther (1983)Valencia Police Chief
Richard III
Richard III (1995)2nd Murderer
See No Evil
See No Evil (1971)Gypsy Tom
The Krays
The Krays (1990)George - Prisoner
O Lucky Man!
O Lucky Man! (1973)Man at Stag Party
Cry of the Banshee
Cry of the Banshee (1970)Burke
I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle
I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle (1990)Inspector Cleaver
Valhalla
Valhalla (1986)Udgaardsloki (voice)
Let Him Have It
Let Him Have It (1991)Prison Officer Jack
Ordeal by Innocence
Ordeal by Innocence (1984)Inspector Huish
Privates on Parade
Privates on Parade (1983)Sergeant Major Reg Drummond
Three Men in a Boat
Three Men in a Boat (1975)2nd Porter
The Supergrass
The Supergrass (1985)Constable Collins
Hamlet
Hamlet (1969)Captain
The Odd Job
The Odd Job (1978)Raymonde
Little Dorrit
Little Dorrit (1987)Mr. Merdle
Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil
Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil (1985)Ernst Röhm
The Knowledge
The Knowledge (1979)Gordon Weller
The Betrayal
The Betrayal (1969)Tom
The Buttercup Chain
The Buttercup Chain (1970)The Driver
Buddy's Song
Buddy's Song (1991)Des
The Fix
The Fix (1997)Peter Campling
Arthur's Hallowed Ground
Arthur's Hallowed Ground (1984)Len
Red Shift
Red Shift (1978)Thomas Venables
Which Side Are You On?
Which Side Are You On? (1985)Narrator (voice)
Memed My Hawk
Memed My Hawk (1984)Jabbar
Much Ado About Nothing
Much Ado About Nothing (1984)Dogberry
Where's Jack?
Where's Jack? (1969)Hogarth
Blue Remembered Hills
Blue Remembered Hills (1979)Peter
Black Island
Black Island (1979)Jack Daker
Treasure Island
Treasure Island (1995)Billy Bones
Saturday, Sunday, Monday
Saturday, Sunday, Monday (1978)Michel
The Ballad of Kid Divine: The Cockney Cowboy
The Ballad of Kid Divine: The Cockney Cowboy (1992)Dr. Nathaniel Bonner
Last Summer
Last Summer (1977)Oscar
Pig Bin
Pig Bin (1974)Policeman
C.Q.
C.Q. (1984)Norman
The One and Only Phyllis Dixey
The One and Only Phyllis Dixey (1978)Wallace Parnell
The Nearly Man
The Nearly Man (1974)Ron Hibbert
Play Things
Play Things (1976)Frank
Hanging Around
Hanging Around (1978)Hank
Bird Fancier
Bird Fancier (1985)Joe Desmond
Pocketful of Dreams
Pocketful of Dreams (1982)Charlie
Streetwise
Streetwise (1996)Narrator
Chains
Chains (1982)Eddie