Michael Elphick
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Michael John Elphick (19 September 1946 – 7 September 2002) 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.[1] He was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the 1983 film Gorky Park.
Michael Elphick | |
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Born | Michael John Elphick (1946-09-19)19 September 1946 Chichester, West Sussex, England |
Died | 7 September 2002(2002-09-07) (aged 55) Willesden Green, London, England |
Alma mater | Royal Central School of Speech and Drama |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1969–2002 |
Television | Three Up, Two Down Boon Harry EastEnders |
Partner | Julia Alexander (1963–1996) |
In his prime, Elphick always looked older than he was, and with his gruff Sussex accent and lip-curling sneer he often played menacing hard men.[2]
Elphick struggled with an addiction to alcohol; at the height of his problem, he admitted to consuming two litres of spirits a day,[3] which contributed to his death from a heart attack in 2002.