Michael Elphick
Actor, TV Actor
1946 – 2002
Who was Michael Elphick?
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.
In his prime, Elphick always looked older than he was, and with his gruff Cockney accent and lip-curling sneer he often played menacing hard men.
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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- Born
- Sep 19, 1946
Chichester - Also known as
- Michael John Elphick
- Siblings
- Children
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Profession
- Education
- Central School of Speech and Drama
- Died
- Sep 7, 2002
Willesden
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on July 23, 2013
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