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Roy Kinnear
ActingBORN: 1934-01-08Wigan, 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.
Top Filmography
7.5
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
1971 // MOVIE
7.2
Watership Down
1978 // MOVIE
6.8
The Three Musketeers
1973 // MOVIE
6.8
Help!
1965 // MOVIE
5.9
Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo
1977 // MOVIE
6.3
Pirates
1986 // MOVIE
7.5
The Hill
1965 // MOVIE
6.4
The Four Musketeers
1974 // MOVIE
6.0
Taste the Blood of Dracula
1970 // MOVIE
6.0
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
1975 // MOVIE
6.8
Scrooge
1970 // MOVIE
6.2
The Return of the Musketeers
1989 // MOVIE
7.7
The Avengers
1961 // TV
7.7
The Avengers
1961 // TV
6.2
Juggernaut
1974 // MOVIE