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Michael Elphick | |
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 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.
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.
- ^ "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.