Michael Elphick
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as Night Porter The Elephant Man 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.
Filmography
The Elephant Man
as Night Porter
Withnail & I
as Jake
Krull
as Rhun (voice) (uncredited)
The First Great Train Robbery
as Burgess
Gorky Park
as Pasha
Pirates
as Sentry
Quadrophenia
as Father
The Element of Crime
as Fisher
Curse of the Pink Panther
as Valencia Police Chief
Richard III
as 2nd Murderer
See No Evil
as Gypsy Tom
The Krays
as George - Prisoner
O Lucky Man!
as Man at Stag Party
Cry of the Banshee
as Burke
I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle
as Inspector Cleaver
Valhalla
as Udgaardsloki (voice)
Let Him Have It
as Prison Officer Jack
Ordeal by Innocence
as Inspector Huish
Privates on Parade
as Sergeant Major Reg Drummond
Three Men in a Boat
as 2nd Porter