Acting
Roy Kinnear
Also Known As: Roy Mitchell Kinnear
Birth Date
January 8, 1934
Death Date
September 20, 1988
(passed away at 54)
Place of Birth
Wigan, Lancashire, England, UK
Popularity
trending_up1
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.
Photos
Play for Today
Roderick Major
1970 • 1 episode
Casualty
Brian McCarthy
1986 • 1 episode
The Avengers
Happychap
1961 • 2 episodes
Wogan
Self
1982 • 2 episodes
Minder
Whaley
1979 • 1 episode
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Mr Morris
1969 • 1 episode
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Bag
1965 • 1 episode
Blake's 7
Keller
1978 • 1 episode
An Audience with...
Self
1978 • 3 episodes
Blankety Blank
1979 • 1 episode
The Ray Bradbury Theater
Funeral Director
1985 • 1 episode
Sunday-Night Play
Bruce
1960 • 1 episode
The Sweeney
Frankie Little
1975 • 1 episode
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Mr. Salt
1971
Sykes
Uncle Arthur
1972 • 1 episode
The Goodies
Professor Nuts
1970 • 1 episode
Till Death Us Do Part
Lorry Driver
1966 • 1 episode
Richard the Lionheart
Nectabanus
1962 • 1 episode
The Three Musketeers
Planchet
1973
Drama 61-67
Oliver Strickland
1961 • 1 episode