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.
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The Avengers
Casualty
Minder
Wogan
Richard the Lionheart
Thirty-Minute Theatre
The Sweeney
Blake's 7
Sunday-Night Play
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Blankety Blank
An Audience with...
The Ray Bradbury Theater
Drama 61-67
The Goodies
Sykes
The Wonderful World of Disney
Festival
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Scrooge
Dick Turpin
Jason King
Man About the House
The Adventurer
The Kenny Everett Television Show
Till Death Us Do Part
Super Gran
The Agatha Christie Hour
All Gas and Gaiters
SuperTed
The Beatles Anthology
The Three Musketeers
George and Mildred
Nicholas Nickleby
The Marti Caine Show
Ripping Yarns
Pirates
That Was The Week That Was
The Four Musketeers