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Michael Elphick

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Born:
September 1, 1946 in Chichester, West Sussex, England
Death:
September 10, 2002
Biography:Stage fright is one thing, sheer terror is another. Yet "Michael Elphick" did the scene anyway, albeit flinchingly, while starring in a popular British TV series, Boon, about a motorcycle-riding private eye. In the scene, he had to recover a circus lion stolen by animal-rights activists, and the script required him to act with the animal inside an enclosure. While the trainer and a veterinarian stood by with guns, Elphick earned his pay. During his acting career, Elphick also demonstrated his courage by accepting roles in productions with incredibly weird names. Examples are Withnail and I, "Memed, My Hawk", "I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle", "Supergrass", "Forbrydelsens Element", "Auf Wiedersehen Pet", "Quadrophenia", The Nearly Man, "The Buttercup Chain", "Blue Remembered Hills", and, well, that's enough for now. Who is this oddball Elphick, anyway? Actually, he's just an ordinary British chap who also... Full Biography
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