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Roy Kinnear
Roy Kinnear

Roy Kinnear

ActingBorn January 8, 1934Died September 20, 1988 (age 54)Wigan, Lancashire, England, UK

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.

Filmography

2002
After They Were Famous

as Self (archive footage)

TV
1995
The Beatles Anthology

as Algernon (archive footage)

TV
1994
Return of the Ewok

as Talent Agent

Movie
1991Movie
1991
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

as Weller (archive footage)

Movie
1989Movie
1988
A Man for All Seasons

as The Common Man

Movie
1988
Just Ask for Diamond

as Jack Splendide

Movie
1988Movie
1987
Casanova

as Balbi

Movie
1987
Hardwicke House

as Mr Wickham

TV
1986Movie
1986
Casualty

as Brian McCarthy

TV
1986
Pirates

as Dutch

Movie
1985
Urban Jungle

as Eric Burke

Movie
1985
The Ray Bradbury Theater

as Funeral Director

TV
1985TV
1985
Super Gran

as Cyril Small

TV
1984
This Office Life

as Commissionaire

Movie
1984
The Clairvoyant

as Arnold Bristow

TV
1984
Towser

as Narrator

TV
1984Movie
1984Movie
1983
SuperTed

as Bulk

TV
1983
Anna Pavlova

as gardener

Movie
1982Movie
1982TV
1982
The Boys in Blue

as Mr. Lloyd

Movie
1982
Hammett

as English Eddie Hagedorn

Movie
1982
Wogan

as Self

TV
1981Movie
1981Movie
1980
Cowboys

as Joe Jones

TV
1980
Hawk the Slayer

as Innkeeper

Movie
1980
High Rise Donkey

as Mr. Garnett, Caretaker

Movie
1979Movie
1979Movie
1979
Minder

as Whaley

TV
1979
Minder

as Fat Charlie

TV
1979TV
1978Movie
1978
Watership Down

as Pipkin (voice)

Movie
1978
The Hound of the Baskervilles

as Selden the Axe Murderer

Movie
1978Movie
1978Movie
1978TV
1978
Blake's 7

as Keller

TV
1977
The Mayor's Charity

as Roderick Major

Movie
1977Movie
1977TV
1976TV
1976TV
1976Movie
1976Movie
1976Movie
1976Movie
1976
Holiday Spirit

as Roy Witty

Movie
1976Movie
1975
One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing

as Superintendent Grubbs

Movie
1975
Three for All

as Hounslow Joe

Movie
1975
Eskimo Nell

as Benny U. Murdoch

Movie
1975
The Sweeney

as Frankie Little

TV
1975Movie
1974Movie
1974Movie
1974
Juggernaut

as Social Director Curtain

Movie
1974Movie
1973Movie
1973TV
1973
The Cobblers of Umbridge

as Dan and Doris Cobbler

Movie
1972
The Pied Piper

as Burgermeister Poppendick

Movie
1972Movie
1972Movie
1972TV
1972
Sykes

as Uncle Arthur

TV
1972Movie
1972
Madame Sin

as Holidaymaker

Movie
1971
Everybody Say Cheese

as Henry Hunter

Movie
1971
Melody

as Mr. Perkins

Movie
1971Movie
1970
The Goodies

as Professor Nuts

TV
1970
The Goodies

as Emperor

TV
1970
Scrooge

as 2nd Gentleman of Charity

Movie
1970
Play for Today

as Roderick Major

TV
1970Movie
1970Movie
1969
The Bed Sitting Room

as Plastic Mac Man

Movie
1969
Lock Up Your Daughters

as Sir Tunbelly Clumsey

Movie
1969TV
1968
Inside George Webley

as George Webley

TV
1968
Only When I Larf

as Hotel Chef (uncredited)

Movie
1968
Nicholas Nickleby

as Gentleman Next Door

TV
1967Movie
1967TV
1967
The Deadly Affair

as Adam Scarr

Movie
1967
The Mini-Affair

as Fire Extinguisher Salesman

Movie
1966Movie
1966
Till Death Us Do Part

as Lorry Driver

TV
1966TV
1965
Help!

as Algernon

Movie
1965
The Hill

as Monty Bartlett

Movie
1964
A World Of His Own

as Stanley Blake

TV
1964
Hamlet at Elsinore

as Gravedigger

Movie
1964
French Dressing

as Henry Liggott

Movie
1963
The Informers

as Shorty

Movie
1963
Festival

as Mr. Bolt

TV
1963
A Place to Go

as Bunting

Movie
1963
Heavens Above!

as Fred Smith

Movie
1963Movie
1963
Sparrows Can't Sing

as Fred Gooding

Movie
1963Movie
1962
The Boys

as Mark Salmon

Movie
1962
Tiara Tahiti

as Capt. Enderby

Movie
1962TV
1962TV
1961
The Wedding

as Best Man

Movie
1961
Drama 61-67

as Oliver Strickland

TV
1961
The Avengers

as Happychap

TV
1961
The Avengers

as Quilby

TV
1960TV
1956
Armchair Theatre

as Douglas Maclntyre

TV
TV

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayJanuary 8, 1934
Day of DeathSeptember 20, 1988
Place of BirthWigan, Lancashire, England, UK
Popularity0.8