Roy Kinnear
Acting Born Jan 8, 1934 Wigan, Lancashire, England, UK 24 credits
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.
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Full filmography
- Casualty (1986) as Brian McCarthy
- Play for Today (1970) as Roderick Major
- The Avengers (1961) as Happychap
- The Avengers (1961) as Quilby
- Minder (1979) as Whaley
- Minder (1979) as Fat Charlie
- Wogan (1982) as Self
- Blake's 7 (1978) as Keller
- The Sweeney (1975) as Frankie Little
- Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965) as Bag
- An Audience with... (1978) as Self
- The Ray Bradbury Theater (1985) as Funeral Director
- Blankety Blank (1979)
- Sunday-Night Play (1960) as Bruce
- ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969) as Mr Morris
- The Goodies (1970) as Professor Nuts
- The Goodies (1970) as Emperor
- Sykes (1972) as Uncle Arthur
- Festival (1963) as Mr. Bolt
- The Wonderful World of Disney (1954) as Bidley
- Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) as Mr. Salt
- The Adventurer (1972) as Marks
- The Agatha Christie Hour (1982) as Cabbie
- Richard the Lionheart (1962) as Nectabanus