Michael Elphick
Date of birth: 1946-09-19
Place of birth: Chichester, Sussex, England, UK
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Michael John Elphick, مایکل الفیک
Biography
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.
Movie Credits
The Elephant Man
1980-10-09
A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man being mistreated by his "owner" as a side-show
Quadrophenia
1979-09-14
Based on the 1973 rock opera album of the same name by The Who, this is the story of 60s teenager Ji
Pig Bin
1974-10-28
"Sling me in here? Nobody slings the King of the Kop anywhere. Not even the pigs." In a police speci
Gorky Park
1983-12-15
Police Inspector Renko tries to solve the case of three bodies found in Moscow's Gorky Park but find
The Element of Crime
1984-05-14
Fisher, an ex-detective, decides to take one final case when a mysterious serial killer claims the l
Little Dorrit
1987-12-11
Amy Dorrit spends her days earning money for the family and looking after her proud father who is a
Withnail & I
1987-06-19
Two out-of-work actors -- the anxious, luckless Marwood and his acerbic, alcoholic friend, Withnail
I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle
1990-07-06
When a motorbike gang kills an occultist, the evil spirit he was summoning inhabits a damaged bike.
Krull
1983-07-29
A prince and a fellowship of companions set out to rescue his bride from a fortress of alien invader
Hamlet
1969-12-21
Tony Richardson's Hamlet is based on his own stage production. Filmed entirely within the Roundhouse
Bird Fancier
1985-01-15
There's big money in pigeon racing if you've got a fast flyer, and Joe Desmond's blue-pied hen is a
Privates on Parade
1983-03-18
It is 1947, the year of the communist rebellion in Malaya and the British army's SADUSEA (Song And D
Out of Bounds
2003-10-31
Louise is an alienated boarding school student in the midst of a hot and heavy affair with the husba
The Buttercup Chain
1970-09-24
Born to twin sisters on the same day in London, France and Margaret are more like brother and sister
The Nearly Man
1974-10-10
A middle class man finds life as a Labour MP challenging.
The Betrayal
1969-01-24
A seductive and ruthless spy in the service of Germany steals state secrets- including the formula f
The Fix
1997-01-04
The story of the British betting scandal of 1964, uncovered by journalist Mike Gabbert which saw a n
C.Q.
1984-01-01
Life changes dramatically for radio amateur Norman when he gets in touch with a round-the-world yach
Memed My Hawk
1984-05-10
In 1920s Turkey, a young peasant is smitten with a beautiful young girl, who has been promised in ma
Ennenstadt Europa – The Making of The Element of Crime
1984-05-31
Behind the scenes documentary of Lars von Trier's The Element of Crime (1984).
Curse of the Pink Panther
1983-08-12
Inspector Clouseau disappears, and the Surete wants the world's second best detective to look for hi
See No Evil
1971-09-02
In the English countryside, Sarah Rexton, recently blinded in a horse riding accident, moves in with
Red Shift
1978-01-17
Three men at three different times in history come to Mow Top hill in search of sanctuary from their
Arthur's Hallowed Ground
1984-10-30
Arthur is the groundsman. He's a perfectionist who has lovingly tended the cricket pitch for 45 year
The Knowledge
1979-01-01
Four men attempt "The Knowledge" examination to qualify as London taxi drivers.
The Krays
1990-04-27
Twins Ronnie and Reggie Kray are raised in east London, under the influence of their hateful but dot
Cold Harbour
1978-04-25
A beautiful Chilean exile called Tina is stranded in a new country.
Norma
1974-10-15
Norma is a woman who appears to be leading a very complicated emotional life; she's involved with no
That Sinking Feeling
1973-11-13
At the gathering of a North Country wedding, the prospective husband starts to have doubts about goi
Man Charged
1971-10-12
A procedural routine murder investigation written by a former Detective Inspector
Blue Remembered Hills
1979-01-30
On an idyllic summer afternoon in the summer of 1943, a group of children play in the West Country h
Black Island
1979-01-01
Joe and Michael, 13-year-old Brits, become separated from their class outing, stranded on a small is
Cry of the Banshee
1970-07-22
In seventeenth century England Lord Whitman wages unending war on what he sees as the ever-present s
The First Great Train Robbery
1978-12-14
In Victorian England, a master criminal makes elaborate plans to steal a shipment of gold from a mov
Where's Jack?
1969-04-01
Based on the adventures of Jack Sheppard, the thief and jail-breaker who became a folk hero in 1720s
Three Men in a Boat
1975-12-31
One hot June day, three friends decide there is nothing they would like to do more than to get away
Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil
1985-02-17
The two-part TV movie Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil crystallizes that evil by concentrating on two B
Buddy's Song
1991-03-01
Buddy is an aspiring teenager who is a very good musician and has pressure to go further than his Da
Pirates
1986-05-08
The adventures of pirate Captain Red and his first mate Frog.
Saturday, Sunday, Monday
1978-01-01
One Saturday evening Rosa Priore is preparing a magnificent Sunday lunch for her family and their fr
Streetwise
1996-04-24
This film looks at the tough training regime undertaken by London's black cab drivers as they prepar
Let Him Have It
1991-10-04
In 1950s England, slow-witted Derek Bentley falls in with a group of petty criminals led by Chris Cr
Which Side Are You On?
1985-04-08
The documentary features the British miners and their family experiences told through songs, poems,
The Odd Job
1978-08-31
Arthur Harris is a happily married man who returns from his job to discover that his wife, Fiona, is
The Ballad of Kid Divine: The Cockney Cowboy
1992-01-01
The Ballad of Kid Divine: The Cockney Cowboy is a very funny spaghetti western-Peckinpah-Leone pasti
Richard III
1995-12-29
A murderous lust for the British throne sees Richard III descend into madness. Though the setting is
Much Ado About Nothing
1984-12-22
Benedick and Beatrice fight their merry war of words. But when Beatrice's friend, Hero, is humiliati
The Supergrass
1985-11-08
While taking a holiday in the country with his mother, Dennis hits on a scheme to impress a girl so
Ordeal by Innocence
1984-06-22
Dr. Arthur Calgary visits the Argyle family to return an address book lost some time ago by Jack Arg
A Good Human Story
1977-07-17
A trio of journalists look into the murder of a young girl in a seaside town. For the men though it’
O Lucky Man!
1973-03-25
An ambitious coffee salesman has a series of improbable and ironic adventures seemingly designed to
Valhalla
1986-05-12
Two children in the Viking age find their way into the magical world of Norse mythology.
Treasure Island
1995-09-27
Enchanted by the idea of locating treasure buried by Captain Flint, Squire Trelawney, Dr. Livesey an
The One and Only Phyllis Dixey
1978-11-01
Aspiring dancer Phyllis Dixey makes her name as a stripper.
Last Summer
1977-07-22
A 1976 play concerning an unemployed school leaver becomes involved with professional car thieves. P
Hanging Around
1978-10-02
How do you kill time when you're 15 years old, have no money and live in a dull London suburb? Rod,
Play Things
1976-05-07
A young man volunteers to work with a children's play group in a deprived London area. Adapted by Pe
Pocketful of Dreams
1982-03-12
At the moment money is scarce and times are hard for everyone -even villains like Charlie and Denny
Chains
1982-06-18
Eddie's 40th birthday party reunites friends not seen since the old days of ton-up bikes and early r