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Michael Elphick
Michael Elphick | |
|---|---|
 Elphick as Ken Boon in Boon | |
| Born | Michael John Elphick 19 September 1946 Chichester, West Sussex, England |
| Died | 7 September 2002 (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) |
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. 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 (½ gallon) of spirits a day,[3] which contributed to his death from a heart attack in 2002.
- ^ "The life of Michael Elphick". BBC News. 10 September 2002. Archived from the original on 17 December 2002. Retrieved 20 March 2007.
- ^ "Michael Elphick". The Daily Telegraph. London. 11 September 2002. Archived from the original on 10 July 2009.
- ^ "Sad Elphick told stop drinking or quit Eastenders". Sunday Mirror. 22 April 2001. Archived from the original on 10 December 2007. Retrieved 20 March 2007.
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