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Michael Elphick
English actor (1946-2002) · United Kingdom · On the map · Actors · Died at 55
Michael John Elphick was an English film and television actor. He played the eponymous private investigator in the ITV series Boon and Harry Slater in BBC's EastEnders. He was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the 1983 film Gorky Park.
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2002Died7 September 20021999
David CopperfieldSeries, Barkis1997
The FixFilm, Peter Campling1991
Murder Most HorridSeries, Bill Todd
Buddy's SongFilm, 1991Des1990
I Bought a Vampire MotorcycleFilm, Inspector Cleaver1987
Little DorritFilm, Mr. Merdle1986
PiratesFilm, Sentry1985
EastEndersSeries, Harry Slater
Hitler's SS: Portrait in EvilFilm, 1985Ernst Röhm1983
Auf Wiedersehen, PetSeries, Magowan
Curse of the Pink PantherFilm, 1983Valencia Police Chief1981
MasadaSeries, Vettius1980
The Elephant ManFilm, Night Porter1979
Blue Remembered HillsFilm, Peter1975
The SweeneySeries, Jimmy Fleet
Three Men in a BoatFilm, 19752nd Porter1973
Orson Welles' Great MysteriesSeries, Gorenflot
And Now the Screaming Starts!Film, 1973Drunk1971
JusticeSeries, Peter Rodwell1970
Cry of the BansheeFilm, Burke1969
Department SSeries, Police Motorcyclist (uncredited)
Fraulein DoktorFilm, 1969Tom1960
Coronation StreetSeries, Douglas Wormold1946Born19 September 1946
David CopperfieldSeries, Barkis1997The FixFilm, Peter Campling1991Murder Most HorridSeries, Bill ToddBuddy's SongFilm, 1991Des1990I Bought a Vampire MotorcycleFilm, Inspector Cleaver1987Little DorritFilm, Mr. Merdle1986PiratesFilm, Sentry1985EastEndersSeries, Harry SlaterHitler's SS: Portrait in EvilFilm, 1985Ernst Röhm1983Auf Wiedersehen, PetSeries, MagowanCurse of the Pink PantherFilm, 1983Valencia Police Chief1981MasadaSeries, Vettius1980The Elephant ManFilm, Night Porter1979Blue Remembered HillsFilm, Peter1975The SweeneySeries, Jimmy FleetThree Men in a BoatFilm, 19752nd Porter1973Orson Welles' Great MysteriesSeries, GorenflotAnd Now the Screaming Starts!Film, 1973Drunk1971JusticeSeries, Peter Rodwell1970Cry of the BansheeFilm, Burke1969Department SSeries, Police Motorcyclist (uncredited)Fraulein DoktorFilm, 1969Tom1960Coronation StreetSeries, Douglas Wormold1946Born19 September 1946People around Michael
Close ties
George Innes Also in Masada and Three Men in a Boat
Peter Medak Directed The Krays (1990)
Herbert Lom Also in Curse of the Pink Panther (1983)
Alexander Knox Also in The Betrayal and Fraulein Doktor
Alberto Lattuada Directed The Betrayal (1969)
Warren Clarke Also in Masada and O Lucky Man!
Edward Hardwicke Also in The Odd Job and Let Him Have It
Murray Melvin Also in Little Dorrit and The Krays
Rosalie Crutchley Also in Little Dorrit (1988)- Brian Glover Also in O Lucky Man! (1973)
Norman Rossington Also in Masada, The Krays and Let Him Have It
Janine Duvitski Also in The First Great Train Robbery (1978)
Daniel Peacock Also in Quadrophenia and The Supergrass
Dino De Laurentiis Produced The Betrayal (1969)
Anthony Hopkins Also in The Elephant Man and Hamlet
Roman Polanski Directed Pirates (1986)
David Lynch Directed The Elephant Man (1981)
Peter Ustinov Directed Memed My Hawk (1984)
Michael Crichton Directed The First Great Train Robbery (1978)
Lars von Trier Directed The Element of Crime (1985)
Blake Edwards Produced Curse of the Pink Panther (1983)
Michael Gough Also in Memed My Hawk and Let Him Have It
Nigel Hawthorne Also in Richard III and The Knowledge
Alexei Sayle Also in Gorky Park and The Supergrass
Known for
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The Elephant Man 1980
Withnail & I 1987
Quadrophenia 1979
Richard III 1995
Valhalla 1986
Also in Deutsch
Filmography 40
130 credits on file
Television 24
About this person
With his gruff Sussex accent and lip-curling sneer, he often played menacing hard men.
Country
United Kingdom
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1946 to 2002 · aged 55
