Michael Elphick
Known for
If longevity counts for anything, Michael Elphick is a British actor with credits spread across cinema, television and everything between. 23 was the age at the first credit. By genre, drama dominates the list. 80 credits across 57 years is a rate most careers never reach. For much of the audience, Michael Elphick is Night Porter from 'The Elephant Man', whatever else the credits say. 'Asterix and the Big Fight' counts among the more visible credits.
Michael Elphick
39 Movies
41 Series
If longevity counts for anything, Michael Elphick is a British actor with credits spread across cinema, television and everything between. 23 was the age at the first credit. By genre, drama dominates the list. 80 credits across 57 years is a rate most careers never reach. For much of the audience, Michael Elphick is Night Porter from 'The Elephant Man', whatever else the credits say. 'Asterix and the Big Fight' counts among the more visible credits.
Movies
Plays Crysus (voice- English version)
Asterix and the Big Fight
1989
Plays Night Porter
The Elephant Man
1980
Plays Jake
Withnail & I
1987
Plays Valencia Police Chief
Curse of the Pink Panther
1983
Plays Sentry
Pirates
1986
Plays Burgess
The First Great Train Robbery
1978
Plays Pasha
Gorky Park
1983
Plays 2nd Murderer
Richard III
1995
Plays Inspector Huish
Ordeal by Innocence
1984
Plays Father
Quadrophenia
1979
Plays Man at Stag Party
O Lucky Man!
1973
Plays George - Prisoner
The Krays
1990
Plays Udgaardsloki (voice)
Valhalla
1986
Plays Tom
Fraulein Doktor
1969
Plays Prison Officer Jack
Let Him Have It
1991
Plays Hogarth
Where's Jack?
1969
Plays Fisher
The Element of Crime
1984
Plays Frank
Play Things
1976
Plays Burke
Cry of the Banshee
1970
Plays Gypsy Tom
See No Evil
1971
Plays Drunk
And Now the Screaming Starts!
1973
Plays Inspector Cleaver
I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle
1990
Plays Jabbar
Memed My Hawk
1984
Plays Mr. Merdle
Little Dorrit
1987
Plays Garage Manager
Adult Fun
1972
Plays Raymonde
The Odd Job
1978
Plays Sergeant Major Reg Drummond
Privates on Parade
1983
Plays Captain
Hamlet
1969
Plays Des
Buddy's Song
1991
Plays Constable Collins
The Supergrass
1985
Plays The Driver
The Buttercup Chain
1970
TV Shows
Plays Ken Boon
Boon
1986
Plays Sam Tyler
Three Up, Two Down
1985
Plays Simon Chase
Crown Court
1972
Plays Jack Shaw
This Year Next Year
1977
Plays Harry Slater
EastEnders
1985
Plays Ron Hibbert
The Nearly Man
1974
Plays Gerhard Schulz
Private Schulz
1981
Plays Ben Davies
Adam Smith
1972
Plays Bert Hutchinson
Stanley and the Women
1991
Plays Schumann
Jenny's War
1985
Plays Magowan
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet
1983
Plays Frank
Playhouse
1974
Plays Barkis
David Copperfield
1999
Plays Lieutenant of Chasseurs
The Roads to Freedom
1970
Plays Vettius
Masada
1981
Plays Al Farmer
New Scotland Yard
1972
Plays Robert Delmonds
Armchair Theatre
1956
Plays Norma's friend
ITV Playhouse
1967
Plays George Stubbs
The Bill
1984
Plays Thomas
Parkin's Patch
1969
Plays Chief Inspector Hornbeam
Pirates
1994
Plays 2nd Patrolman
The Brothers
1972
Plays Roly Roofless
Super Gran
1985
Plays Michel
Laurence Olivier Presents
1976
Plays Detective Chief Inspector
Smiley's People
1982
Plays Griffiths
Hazell
1978
Plays Brian Taylor
Dangerfield
1995
Plays Gorenflot
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
1973
Plays Curly Bonaventura
Oxbridge Blues
1984
Plays Brian Ainsworth
Hadleigh
1969
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Richard III
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David Copperfield
Barkis · 2 episodes
1999–
TV
Richard III
2nd Murderer
1995
Film
Dangerfield
Brian Taylor · 1 episode
1995–
TV
Pirates
Chief Inspector Hornbeam · 1 episode
1994–
TV
The Ballad of Kid Divine: The Cockney Cowboy
Dr. Nathaniel Bonner
1992
Film
Stanley and the Women
Bert Hutchinson · 4 episodes
1991–
TV
Murder Most Horrid
Bill Todd · 1 episode
1991–
TV
Let Him Have It
Prison Officer Jack
1991
Film
Buddy's Song
Des
1991
Film
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Michael Elphick still alive?
Michael Elphick passed away on September 7, 2002 at age 55.
What are the most famous roles of Michael Elphick?
Michael Elphick is best known for roles in The Elephant Man, Asterix and the Big Fight, Krull.
How many movies has Michael Elphick been in?
Over a 33-year career (since 1969), Michael Elphick has appeared in 39 movies and 41 TV shows.
What was Michael Elphick's first movie?
The career of Michael Elphick began with Fraulein Doktor (1969).
What is Michael Elphick's most recent movie or series?
Michael Elphick's most recent release is Out of Bounds, which premiered on October 31, 2003.
What TV shows has Michael Elphick appeared in?
On television, Michael Elphick has appeared in EastEnders, Coronation Street, Masada, David Copperfield.
Michael Elphick
1946-09-19 · Chichester, Sussex, England, UK
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.