Actor
Roy Kinnear
- Born January 8, 1934 in Wigan, Lancashire, England, UK
- Died September 20, 1988
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 Factory1971
Watership Down1978
The Three Musketeers1973
Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo1977
Help!1965
Pirates1986
The Hill1965
The Four Musketeers1974
Filmography
- TBAThe Princess And The PeaFilmking
- 2005The Best Of Dick EmeryFilm
- 2002After They Were FamousSeriesSelf (archive footage)
- 1995The Beatles AnthologySeriesAlgernon (archive footage)
- 1994Return of the EwokFilmTalent Agent
- 1991The Princess and the GoblinFilmMump (voice)
- 1991Dracula: A Cinematic ScrapbookFilmWeller (archive footage)
- 1989The Return of the MusketeersFilmPlanchet
- 1988A Man for All SeasonsFilmThe Common Man
- 1988Mr. H Is LateFilm
- 1988Just Ask for DiamondFilmJack Splendide
- 1988Unusual Ground Floor ConversionFilm
- 1987CasanovaFilmBalbi
- 1987Hardwicke HouseSeriesMr Wickham
- 1986PiratesFilmDutch
- 1986CasualtySeriesBrian McCarthy
- 1986BoonSeriesHarold Beamish
- 1986Cinderella: The Shoe Must Go OnFilmBaron Hardup
- 1985The Ray Bradbury TheaterSeriesFuneral Director
- 1985Super GranSeriesCyril Small
- 1985BerthaSeries
- 1985Urban JungleFilmEric Burke
- 1985Summer SeasonSeriesEric Burke
- 1984The Zany Adventures of Robin HoodFilmFriar Tuck
- 1984Squaring the CircleFilmKania
- 1984The ClairvoyantSeriesArnold Bristow
- 1984This Office LifeFilmCommissionaire
- 1984TowserSeriesNarrator
- 1983SuperTedSeriesBulk
- 1983Anna PavlovaFilmgardener
- 1982HammettFilmEnglish Eddie Hagedorn
- 1982The Agatha Christie HourSeriesCabbie
- 1982The Boys in BlueFilmMr. Lloyd
- 1982The Kenny Everett Television ShowSeriesVarious
- 1982WoganSeriesSelf
- 1982Legacy of MurderSeries
- 1982Anyone for DenisFilmBoris
- 1982Anyone for Denis?SeriesBoris
- 1981If You Go Down in the Woods TodayFilmFishfingers
- 1981We Had Some Happy HoursFilmHenry
- 1981The Incredible Mr TannerSeries
- 1980Hawk the SlayerFilmInnkeeper
- 1980Rhubarb RhubarbFilmHome Owner
- 1980CowboysSeriesJoe Jones
- 1980High Rise DonkeyFilmMr. Garnett, Caretaker
- 1980Rushton's IllustratedSeries
- 1979MinderSeriesWhaley, Fat Charlie
- 1979Dick TurpinSeries
- 1979Blankety BlankSeries
- 1979Quincy's QuestFilmTop
- 1979The London ConnectionFilmBidley
- 1979Spooner's PatchSeriesMayor
- 1979The Marti Caine ShowSeries
- 1978Watership DownFilmPipkin (voice)
- 1978Blake's 7SeriesKeller
- 1978The Hound of the BaskervillesFilmSelden the Axe Murderer
- 1978The Talking ParcelFilmEthelred
- 1978An Audience with...SeriesSelf
- 1978Kasper's Last StandFilmKasper
- 1978The Day Dumbfounded Got His PylonFilmRupert Skern
- 1978Sense of PlaceSeriesRupert Skern, Kasper
- 1977Herbie Goes to Monte CarloFilmQuincey
- 1977The Last Remake of Beau GesteFilmBoldini
- 1977Escape from Stalag Luft 112BFilmVogel
- 1977The Mayor's CharityFilmRoderick Major
- 1977No Appointment NecessarySeries
- 1977The Galton & Simpson PlayhouseSeriesRichard Burton
- 1976George and MildredSeriesJerry
- 1976Ripping YarnsSeries
- 1976Not Now, ComradeFilmHoskins
- 1976Zoo TimeFilm
- 1976Alice Goes PopFilmTalent Spotter
- 1976AirborneFilm
- 1976WaxworksFilm
- 1976Treasure HuntFilm
- 1976Holiday SpiritFilmRoy Witty
- 1976N.U.T.S.Series
- 1975The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter BrotherFilmMoriarty's Assistant
- 1975One of Our Dinosaurs Is MissingFilmSuperintendent Grubbs
- 1975The SweeneySeriesFrankie Little