Roy Kinnear
Known for
Acting
Life
1934 – 1988 (aged 54)
Born in
Wigan, Lancashire, England, UK
Credits
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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
29 Jun 1971
Watership Down
14 Oct 1978
The Three Musketeers
11 Dec 1973
Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo
24 Jun 1977
Help!
29 Jul 1965
Pirates
08 May 1986
The Hill
11 Jun 1965
The Four Musketeers
31 Oct 1974
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Filmography
1995
- The Beatles Anthologyas Algernon (archive footage)1 episode
1994
- Return of the Ewokas Talent Agent
1991
- The Princess and the Goblinas Mump (voice)
- Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbookas Weller (archive footage)
1989
- The Return of the Musketeersas Planchet
1988
- A Man for All Seasonsas The Common Man
- Just Ask for Diamondas Jack Splendide
- Mr. H Is Late
- Unusual Ground Floor Conversion
1987
- Casanovaas Balbi
- Hardwicke Houseas Mr Wickham7 episodes
1986
- Cinderella: The Shoe Must Go Onas Baron Hardup
- Casualtyas Brian McCarthy1 episode
- Piratesas Dutch
1985
- Urban Jungleas Eric Burke
- The Ray Bradbury Theateras Funeral Director1 episode
- Bertha13 episodes
- Super Granas Cyril Small1 episode
1984
- This Office Lifeas Commissionaire
- The Clairvoyantas Arnold Bristow6 episodes
- Towseras Narrator26 episodes
- Squaring the Circleas Kania
- The Zany Adventures of Robin Hoodas Friar Tuck
1983
- SuperTedas Bulk36 episodes
- Anna Pavlovaas gardener
1982
- Anyone for Denisas Boris
- Anyone for Denis?as Boris1 episode
- The Boys in Blueas Mr. Lloyd
- The Agatha Christie Houras Cabbie1 episode
- Hammettas English Eddie Hagedorn
- The Kenny Everett Television Showas Various1 episode
- Legacy of Murder1 episode
1981
- We Had Some Happy Hoursas Henry
- If You Go Down in the Woods Todayas Fishfingers
- The Incredible Mr Tanner6 episodes
1980
- Rhubarb Rhubarb
- Cowboysas Joe Jones13 episodes
- Hawk the Slayeras Innkeeper
- High Rise Donkeyas Mr. Garnett, Caretaker
1979
- Quincy's Questas Top
- The London Connectionas Bidley
- Minderas Fat Charlie1 episode
- Spooner's Patchas Mayor1 episode
- Blankety Blank1 episode
- The Marti Caine Show1 episode
- Dick Turpin1 episode
1978
- The Talking Parcelas Ethelred
- Watership Downas Pipkin (voice)
- The Hound of the Baskervillesas Selden the Axe Murderer
- Kasper's Last Standas Kasper
- The Day Dumbfounded Got His Pylonas Rupert Skern
- Sense of Placeas Kasper1 episode
- Blake's 7as Keller1 episode
1977
- The Mayor's Charityas Roderick Major
- Escape from Stalag Luft 112Bas Vogel
- Herbie Goes to Monte Carloas Quincey
- The Last Remake of Beau Gesteas Boldini
- No Appointment Necessary7 episodes
- The Galton & Simpson Playhouseas Richard Burton1 episode
1976
- N.U.T.S.6 episodes
- George and Mildredas Jerry5 episodes
- Ripping Yarns1 episode
- Not Now, Comradeas Hoskins
- Zoo Time
- Alice Goes Popas Talent Spotter
- Airborne
- Waxworks
- Treasure Hunt
- Holiday Spiritas Roy Witty
1975
- The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brotheras Moriarty's Assistant
- One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missingas Superintendent Grubbs
- Three for Allas Hounslow Joe
- Eskimo Nellas Benny U. Murdoch
- The Sweeneyas Frankie Little1 episode
- The Amorous Milkmanas Sergeant
1974
- Barry McKenzie Holds His Ownas Bishop of Paris
- The Four Musketeersas Planchet
- Juggernautas Social Director Curtain
- South Riding
1973
- The Three Musketeersas Planchet
- Man About the Houseas Jerry3 episodes
- The Cobblers of Umbridgeas Dan and Doris Cobbler
1972
- The Pied Piperas Burgermeister Poppendick
- That's Your Funeralas Purvis
- Alice's Adventures in Wonderlandas Cheshire Cat
- The Adventureras Marks1 episode
- Sykesas Uncle Arthur1 episode
- Raising the Roof
- The Alf Garnett Sagaas Wally
- Madame Sinas Holidaymaker
1971
- Jason King1 episode
- Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factoryas Mr. Salt
- Everybody Say Cheeseas Henry Hunter
- Melodyas Mr. Perkins
- The Firechasersas Roscoe
1970
- The Goodiesas Emperor1 episode
- Scroogeas 2nd Gentleman of Charity
- Play for Todayas Roderick Major1 episode
- On a Clear Day You Can See Foreveras Prince Regent
- Taste the Blood of Draculaas Weller
- Egghead's Robot
1969
- The Bed Sitting Roomas Plastic Mac Man
- Lock Up Your Daughtersas Sir Tunbelly Clumsey
- ITV Saturday Night Theatreas Mr Morris1 episode
1968
- Inside George Webleyas George Webley12 episodes
- Only When I Larfas Hotel Chef (uncredited)
- Nicholas Nicklebyas Gentleman Next Door2 episodes
1967
- How I Won the Waras Clapper
- All Gas and Gaitersas Verger1 episode
- The Deadly Affairas Adam Scarr
- The Mini-Affairas Fire Extinguisher Salesman
- The Go-karters
1966
- A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forumas Gladiator Instructor
- Till Death Us Do Partas Sid2 episodes
1965
- Thirty-Minute Theatreas Bag1 episode
- A Slight Case Of...6 episodes
- Help!as Algernon
- The Hillas Monty Bartlett
1964
- A World Of His Ownas Stanley Blake13 episodes
- Hamlet at Elsinoreas Gravedigger
- French Dressingas Henry Liggott
1963
- The Informersas Shorty
- Festivalas Mr. Bolt1 episode
- The Dick Emery Show161 episodes
- A Place to Goas Bunting
- Heavens Above!as Fred Smith
- The Small World of Sammy Leeas Lucky Dave
- Sparrows Can't Singas Fred Gooding
- County of the Clydeas Narrator
1962
- That Was the Week That Was37 episodes
- The Boysas Mark Salmon
- Tiara Tahitias Capt. Enderby
- Richard the Lionheartas Michael1 episode
1961
- The Weddingas Best Man
- Drama 61-67as Oliver Strickland1 episode
- The Avengersas Quilby1 episode
1960
- Sunday-Night Playas Bruce1 episode
1956
- Armchair Theatreas Douglas Maclntyre1 episode
1954
- The Wonderful World of Disneyas Bidley1 episode