Roy Kinnear

Actor

Roy Kinnear

8 January 1934† 20 September 1988 (aged 54) Wigan, Lancashire, England, UK

Movies: 91
Shows: 56

Biography

Roy Mitchell Kinnear (January 8, 1934 – September 20, 1988) was an English character actor and comedian. He was known for his acting roles in movies such as Henry Salt in the 1971 film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, Algernon in The Beatles' Help! (1965), Clapper in How I Won the War (1967) and Planchet in The Three Musketeers (1973). He reprised the role of Planchet in the 1974 and 1989 sequels, and died following an accident during filming of the latter.

Known For

Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

7.51971

Watership Down

7.21978

The Three Musketeers

6.71973

Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo

5.91977

Help!

6.91965

Pirates

6.31986

The Hill

7.51965

The Four Musketeers

6.51974

Taste the Blood of Dracula

6.11970

The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother

6.01975

Scrooge

6.81970

The Return of the Musketeers

6.21989

The Avengers

7.81961

Juggernaut

6.31974

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

6.11966

The Beatles Anthology

8.31995

The Deadly Affair

6.31967

Casualty

6.21986

Hammett

6.21982

On a Clear Day You Can See Forever

6.71970