Michael Elphick

Michael Elphick

September 19, 1946 · 79 years old

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…

Known For

14 titles
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The Elephant Man

The Elephant Man

1980 · 2h 4m · Movie

A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily-disfigured and mistreated young man working as a sideshow freak, who gradually reveals his capacity for kindness, intelligence and sophistication.

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Withnail and I

Withnail and I

1987 · 1h 47m · Movie

Two sloppy actors spend a weekend holiday at an uncle's country cottage.

7.5
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Quadrophenia

Quadrophenia

1979 · 2h 0m · Movie

Jimmy Cooper loathes his dead-end job and his working-class parents. He seeks solace with his mod clique, scooter riding, and drugs, only to be disappointed.

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The Great Train Robbery

The Great Train Robbery

1978 · 1h 50m · Movie

England, 1850s. A master criminal aims to rob a train of a large sum of gold. Security is incredibly tight and the task seems an impossible one. However, he has a plan and just the right people to carry it out.

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Gorky Park

Gorky Park

1983 · 2h 8m · Movie

A Moscow police officer investigates a vicious triple homicide and stumbles upon a high-level international political conspiracy.

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The Element of Crime

The Element of Crime

1984 · 1h 44m · Movie

A cop in a dystopian Europe investigates a serial killings suspect using controversial methods written by his now disgraced former mentor.

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Pirates

Pirates

1986 · 2h 1m · Movie

The adventures of pirate Captain Red and his first mate Frog.

6.0
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See No Evil

See No Evil

1971 · 1h 29m · Movie

Young blind Sarah is staying with relatives in their English countryside manor. An unknown maniac enters the house and murders all of Sarah's relatives. When the culprit realizes that Sarah is still alive, he pursues her.

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Valhalla

Valhalla

1986 · 1h 29m · Movie

Through Loki's treachery, two children in the Viking age find themselves spirited away into the world of Norse Mythology.

7.1
10
I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle

I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle

1990 · 1h 41m · Movie

When a motorbike gang kills an occultist, the evil spirit he was summoning inhabits a damaged bike. The bike is then bought and restored, but reveals its true nature when it tries to exact vengeance on the gang.

5.4
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Boon

Boon

1986 · 1h 0m · TV Show

Ken Boon and Harry Crawford are two middle-aged ex-firemen. Harry retires and opens a hotel (The Grand Hotel), with Ken as a temporary odd-job man.

6.4
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Hamlet

Hamlet

1969 · 1h 57m · Movie

Academy Award-winning director Tony Richardson brings Shakespeare's tragedy to the screen - with searing performances from Nicol Williamson as the melancholy Dane and future Academy Award-winner Anthony Hopkins as the deceitful Cl...

7.0
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The Supergrass

The Supergrass

1985 · 1h 36m · Movie

A socially inept man lies his way into the police believing he's a high-rolling drug smuggler in exchange for money and a holiday. Unfortunately for him, a very real drugs deal is happening at the very same place..

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Much Ado About Nothing

Much Ado About Nothing

1984 · 2h 28m · Movie

Benedick and Beatrice fight their merry war of words. But when Beatrice's friend, Hero, is humiliatingly jilted by Benedick's best friend, Claudio, Benedick has to choose which side he's on. But unknown to all, Claudio's been tric...

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