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. With his gruff Sussex accent and lip-curling sneer, he often played menacing hard men.
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Importing filmography…
| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | David CopperfieldSeries | Barkis | 53 |
| 1997 | The FixMovie | Peter Campling | 51 |
| 1995 | Richard IIIMovie | 2nd Murderer | 49 |
| 1995 | DangerfieldSeries | Brian Taylor | 49 |
| 1995 | Modern TimesSeries | — | 49 |
| 1993 | HarrySeries | Harry Salter | 47 |
| 1991 | Let Him Have ItMovie | Prison Officer Jack | 45 |
| 1991 | Murder Most HorridSeries | Bill Todd | 45 |
| 1991 | Pebble MillSeries | Self | 45 |
| 1991 | Buddy's SongMovie | Des | 45 |
| 1990 | The KraysMovie | George - Prisoner | 44 |
| 1990 | I Bought a Vampire MotorcycleMovie | Inspector Cleaver | 44 |
| 1989 | Asterix and the Big FightMovie | Crysus (voice- English version) | 43 |
| 1986 | BoonSeries | Ken Boon | 40 |
| 1986 | PiratesMovie | Sentry | 40 |
| 1985 | Hitler's SS: Portrait in EvilMovie | Ernst Röhm | 39 |
| 1985 | Three Up, Two DownSeries | Sam Tyler | 39 |
| 1985 | Bird FancierMovie | Joe Desmond | 39 |
| 1984 | Much Ado About NothingMovie | Dogberry | 38 |
| 1984 | Oxbridge BluesSeries | Curly Bonaventura | 38 |
| 1984 | Memed My HawkMovie | Jabbar | 38 |
| 1983 | Auf Wiedersehen, PetSeries | Magowan | 37 |
| 1983 | Gorky ParkMovie | Pasha | 37 |
| 1983 | Curse of the Pink PantherMovie | Valencia Police Chief | 37 |
| 1982 | Smiley's PeopleSeries | Detective Chief Inspector | 36 |
| 1981 | MasadaSeries | Vettius | 35 |
| 1981 | Private SchulzSeries | Gerhard Schulz | 35 |
| 1980 | CribbSeries | Sol Herriott | 34 |
| 1980 | The Elephant ManMovie | Night Porter | 34 |
| 1979 | ShoestringSeries | Pete Johnson | 33 |
| 1979 | The KnowledgeMovie | Gordon Weller | 33 |
| 1978 | HazellSeries | Griffiths | 32 |
| 1978 | The Odd JobMovie | Raymonde | 32 |
| 1978 | The One and Only Phyllis DixeyMovie | Wallace Parnell | 32 |
| 1977 | The ProfessionalsSeries | Sergeant Garbett | 31 |
| 1977 | The Sunday DramaSeries | Ralph Winters | 31 |
| 1975 | The SweeneySeries | Jimmy Fleet | 29 |
| 1975 | Three Men in a BoatMovie | 2nd Porter | 29 |
| 1974 | PlayhouseSeries | Charlie | 28 |
| 1973 | Orson Welles' Great MysteriesSeries | Gorenflot | 27 |
| 1973 | O Lucky Man!Movie | Man at Stag Party | 27 |
| 1973 | Second City FirstsSeries | Policeman | 27 |
| 1972 | Crown CourtSeries | Simon Chase | 26 |
| 1972 | New Scotland YardSeries | Al Farmer | 26 |
| 1972 | Country MattersSeries | Jack | 26 |
| 1971 | JusticeSeries | Peter Rodwell | 25 |
| 1970 | Play for TodaySeries | Peter | 24 |
| 1970 | The MisfitSeries | Mike Halloran | 24 |
| 1970 | The Roads to FreedomSeries | Lieutenant of Chasseurs | 24 |
| 1970 | Cry of the BansheeMovie | Burke | 24 |
| 1969 | HamletMovie | Captain | 23 |
| 1969 | The BetrayalMovie | Tom | 23 |
| 1969 | Where's Jack?Movie | Hogarth | 23 |
| 1967 | ITV PlayhouseSeries | Oscar | 21 |
| 1967 | ITV PlayhouseSeries | Norma's friend | 21 |
| 1956 | Armchair TheatreSeries | Chopper - Best Man | 10 |