Roy Kinnear
January 8, 1934 (91 years old) in Wigan, Lancashire, England, UK
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
Credits
- 2005 · The Best Of Dick Emery as
- 2002 · After They Were Famous as Self (archive footage)
- 1995 · The Beatles Anthology as Algernon (archive footage)
- 1991 · The Princess and the Goblin as Mump (voice)
- 1991 · Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook as Weller (archive footage)
- 1989 · The Return of the Musketeers as Planchet
- 1988 · A Man for All Seasons as The Common Man
- 1988 · Just Ask for Diamond as Jack Splendide
- 1987 · Casanova as Balbi
- 1987 · Hardwicke House as Mr Wickham
- 1986 · Casualty as Brian McCarthy
- 1986 · Pirates as Dutch
- 1985 · The Ray Bradbury Theater as Funeral Director
- 1985 · Bertha as
- 1985 · Super Gran as Cyril Small
- 1984 · Towser as Narrator
- 1983 · SuperTed as Bulk
- 1983 · Anna Pavlova as gardener
- 1982 · Anyone for Denis as Boris
- 1982 · Anyone for Denis? as
- 1982 · Anyone for Denis? as Boris
- 1982 · The Boys in Blue as Mr. Lloyd
- 1982 · The Agatha Christie Hour as
- 1982 · Hammett as English Eddie Hagedorn
- 1982 · Wogan as Self
- 1982 · The Kenny Everett Television Show as Various
- 1982 · Return of the Ewok as Maxwell Mercury Talent Agent
- 1981 · We Had Some Happy Hours as Henry
- 1980 · Rhubarb Rhubarb as
- 1980 · Cowboys as Joe Jones
- 1980 · Hawk the Slayer as Innkeeper
- 1979 · Minder as Whaley
- 1979 · Minder as Fat Charlie
- 1979 · Blankety Blank as
- 1979 · The Marti Caine Show as
- 1979 · Dick Turpin as
- 1978 · The Talking Parcel as Ethelred
- 1978 · Watership Down as Pipkin (voice)
- 1978 · The Hound of the Baskervilles as Selden the Axe Murderer
- 1978 · Kasper's Last Stand as Kasper
- 1978 · An Audience with... as Self
- 1978 · Blake's 7 as Keller
- 1977 · Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo as Quincey
- 1977 · The Last Remake of Beau Geste as Boldini
- 1977 · The Galton & Simpson Playhouse as Richard Burton
- 1976 · George and Mildred as Jerry
- 1976 · Ripping Yarns as
- 1976 · Waxworks as
- 1976 · Holiday Spirit as
- 1976 · Treasure Hunt as
- 1976 · Zoo Time as
- 1976 · Airborne as
- 1976 · Alice Goes Pop as
- 1975 · One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing as Superintendent Grubbs
- 1975 · Three for All as Hounslow Joe
- 1975 · Eskimo Nell as Benny U. Murdoch
- 1975 · The Sweeney as Frankie Little
- 1975 · The Amorous Milkman as Sergeant
- 1974 · The Four Musketeers as Planchet
- 1974 · Juggernaut as Social Director Curtain
- 1974 · South Riding as
- 1973 · The Three Musketeers as Planchet
- 1973 · Man About the House as Jerry
- 1972 · The Pied Piper as Burgermeister Poppendick
- 1972 · That's Your Funeral as Purvis
- 1972 · Alice's Adventures in Wonderland as Cheshire Cat
- 1972 · The Adventurer as Marks
- 1972 · Sykes as Uncle Arthur
- 1972 · Madame Sin as Holidaymaker
- 1971 · Jason King as
- 1971 · Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory as Mr. Salt
- 1971 · Melody as Mr. Perkins
- 1971 · The Firechasers as Roscoe
- 1970 · The Goodies as Professor Nuts
- 1970 · The Goodies as Emperor
- 1970 · Scrooge as 2nd Gentleman of Charity
- 1970 · Play for Today as Roderick Major
- 1970 · On a Clear Day You Can See Forever as Prince Regent
- 1970 · Taste the Blood of Dracula as Weller
- 1970 · Egghead's Robot as
- 1969 · The Bed Sitting Room as Plastic Mac Man
- 1968 · Only When I Larf as Hotel Chef (uncredited)
- 1968 · Nicholas Nickleby as Gentleman Next Door
- 1967 · How I Won the War as Clapper
- 1967 · All Gas and Gaiters as Verger
- 1967 · The Deadly Affair as Adam Scarr
- 1967 · The Go-karters as
- 1967 · The Mini-Affair as Fire Extinguisher Salesman
- 1966 · A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum as Gladiator Instructor
- 1966 · Till Death Us Do Part as Lorry Driver
- 1966 · Till Death Us Do Part as Workmate
- 1966 · Till Death Us Do Part as Sid
- 1965 · A Slight Case Of... as
- 1965 · Help! as Algernon
- 1965 · The Hill as Monty Bartlett
- 1964 · A World Of His Own as Stanley Blake
- 1964 · Hamlet at Elsinore as Gravedigger
- 1964 · French Dressing as Henry Liggott
- 1963 · Festival as Mr. Bolt
- 1963 · Heavens Above! as Fred Smith
- 1963 · Sparrows Can't Sing as Fred Gooding
- 1962 · That Was The Week That Was as
- 1962 · The Boys as Mark Salmon
- 1962 · Tiara Tahiti as Capt. Enderby
- 1962 · Richard the Lionheart as Nectabanus
- 1962 · Richard the Lionheart as Michael
- 1961 · Drama 61-67 as Oliver Strickland
- 1961 · The Avengers as Happychap
- 1961 · The Avengers as Quilby
- 1955 · Oh... Rosalinda!! as
- Future · Cowboys as
- 1988 · Mr. H Is Late as
- 1988 · Unusual Ground Floor Conversion as
- 1986 · Cinderella: The Shoe Must Go On as Baron Hardup
- 1985 · Urban Jungle as Eric Burke
- 1984 · This Office Life as Commissionaire
- 1984 · The Clairvoyant as Arnold Bristow
- 1984 · Squaring the Circle as Kania
- 1984 · The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood as Friar Tuck
- 1982 · Legacy of Murder as
- 1981 · If You Go Down in the Woods Today as Fishfingers
- 1981 · The Incredible Mr Tanner as
- 1980 · High Rise Donkey as Mr. Garnett, Caretaker
- 1979 · Quincy's Quest as Top
- 1979 · The London Connection as Bidley
- 1978 · The Day Dumbfounded Got His Pylon as Rupert Skern
- 1977 · The Mayor's Charity as Roderick Major
- 1977 · Escape from Stalag Luft 112B as Vogel
- 1977 · No Appointment Necessary as
- 1976 · Not Now, Comrade as Hoskins
- 1975 · The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother as Moriarty's Assistant
- 1972 · The Alf Garnett Saga as Wally
- Future · A Wedding as
- 1976 · N.U.T.S. as
- 1974 · Barry McKenzie Holds His Own as Bishop of Paris
- 1973 · The Cobblers of Umbridge as Dan and Doris Cobbler
- 1972 · Raising the Roof as
- 1971 · Everybody Say Cheese as Henry Hunter
- 1969 · Lock Up Your Daughters as Sir Tunbelly Clumsey
- 1968 · Inside George Webley as George Webley
- 1963 · The Informers as Shorty
- 1963 · The Dick Emery Show as
- 1963 · A Place to Go as Bunting
- 1963 · The Small World of Sammy Lee as Lucky Dave
- 1963 · County of the Clyde as Narrator
- 1961 · The Wedding as Best Man
- Future · The Princess And The Pea as king