Actor

Michael Elphick

1969–present1946–2002DramaComedyCrime

Chronicler of the Human Condition

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Known For

60 acting credits

as Night Porter

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1980

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Filmography

2003Out of BoundsLionel Stubbs5.3 1997The FixPeter Campling3.8 1996StreetwiseNarrator 1995Richard III2nd Murderer6.8 1995Treasure IslandBilly Bones5.5 1992The Ballad of Kid Divine: The Cockney CowboyDr. Nathaniel Bonner7.0

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.

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