Roy Kinnear
Acting
Born: January 8, 1934
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.
Known For
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
June 29, 1971
Watership Down
October 14, 1978
Help!
July 29, 1965
Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo
June 24, 1977
The Three Musketeers
December 11, 1973
Pirates
May 08, 1986
The Hill
June 17, 1965
The Four Musketeers
October 31, 1974
Taste the Blood of Dracula
May 07, 1970
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
December 14, 1975
Scrooge
November 05, 1970
The Return of the Musketeers
April 12, 1989