His mother Mrs Elphick, 84, still living in the actor's ... admitted being drunk every night. He said: "Even when my life has become uncontrollable, as it has at times, it hasn't affected my work." ...

Michael Elphick was as compelling playing a villain in The Sweeney as he was playing it for laughs in a Dickens adaptation. But yesterday it was revealed that the actor ... up drunk at the British ...

For many television viewers, the enduring image of Michael Elphick will be as ... who was living with Elphick in north-west London until his death aged 55. Growing up in West Sussex, the actor ...

EastEnders stars led tributes to actor Michael Elphick, who died in hospital after a long battle against alcoholism. The 55-year-old star of comedy dramas like ITV's Boon most recently appeared in ...

Family and friends of television star Michael Elphick were gathering today to say farewell to the former EastEnders actor, who died earlier this month. Celebrities from the world of the small ...

Michael Elphick, the gruff, hard-drinking Cockney actor who died in September, left only £50,000 net. Details of the 55-year-old actor's will showed that the former star of Boon and EastEnders ...

He later died, his mother, Joan Elphick, confirmed on Monday. Joan, 84, who still lives in the actor’s home town of Chichester, Sussex, said: “Michael wanted to be an actor from the age of 10 ...

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Michael John Elphick (19 September 1946 – 7 September 2002) was an English actor. Elphick was known in the UK for his trademark croaky voice and his work on ...