Roy Kinnear
January 8, 1934 (92 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
- 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)
- 1989 · The Return of the Musketeers as Planchet
- 1988 · Just Ask for Diamond as Jack Splendide
- 1988 · Mr. H Is Late as
- 1988 · Unusual Ground Floor Conversion as
- 1987 · Casanova as Balbi
- 1987 · Hardwicke House as Mr Wickham
- 1986 · Cinderella: The Shoe Must Go On as Baron Hardup
- 1986 · Casualty as Brian McCarthy
- 1986 · Pirates as Dutch
- 1985 · Urban Jungle as Eric Burke
- 1985 · The Ray Bradbury Theater as Funeral Director
- 1985 · Bertha as
- 1985 · Super Gran as Cyril Small
- 1984 · This Office Life as Commissionaire
- 1984 · The Clairvoyant as Arnold Bristow
- 1984 · Towser as Narrator
- 1984 · The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood as Friar Tuck
- 1983 · SuperTed as Bulk
- 1983 · Anna Pavlova as gardener
- 1982 · Anyone for Denis? as
- 1982 · Anyone for Denis? as Boris
- 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 · Legacy of Murder as
- 1981 · If You Go Down in the Woods Today as Fishfingers
- 1980 · Cowboys as Joe Jones
- 1980 · Hawk the Slayer as Innkeeper
- 1980 · High Rise Donkey as Mr. Garnett, Caretaker
- 1979 · The London Connection as Bidley
- 1979 · Minder as Whaley
- 1979 · Minder as Fat Charlie
- 1979 · Blankety Blank as
- 1979 · The Marti Caine Show as
- 1979 · Dick Turpin as
- 1978 · Watership Down as Pipkin (voice)
- 1978 · The Hound of the Baskervilles as Selden the Axe Murderer
- 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 · No Appointment Necessary as
- 1977 · The Galton & Simpson Playhouse as Richard Burton
- 1976 · George and Mildred as Jerry
- 1976 · Ripping Yarns as
- 1976 · Airborne as
- 1975 · The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother as Moriarty's Assistant
- 1975 · One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing as Superintendent Grubbs
- 1975 · Eskimo Nell as Benny U. Murdoch
- 1975 · The Sweeney as Frankie Little
- 1975 · The Amorous Milkman as Sergeant
- 1974 · Barry McKenzie Holds His Own as Bishop of Paris
- 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 · Alice's Adventures in Wonderland as Cheshire Cat
- 1972 · The Adventurer as Marks
- 1972 · Sykes as Uncle Arthur
- 1972 · The Alf Garnett Saga as Wally
- 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
- 1969 · The Bed Sitting Room as Plastic Mac Man
- 1969 · Lock Up Your Daughters as Sir Tunbelly Clumsey
- 1968 · Inside George Webley as George Webley
- 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
- 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
- 1963 · The Informers as Shorty
- 1963 · Festival as Mr. Bolt
- 1963 · Heavens Above! as Fred Smith
- 1963 · The Small World of Sammy Lee as Lucky Dave
- 1963 · County of the Clyde as Narrator
- 1962 · That Was The Week That Was as
- 1962 · Tiara Tahiti as Capt. Enderby
- 1962 · Richard the Lionheart as Nectabanus
- 1962 · Richard the Lionheart as Michael
- 1961 · The Wedding as Best Man
- 1961 · Drama 61-67 as Oliver Strickland
- 1961 · The Avengers as Happychap
- 1961 · The Avengers as Quilby
- 1960 · Sunday-Night Play as Bruce
- 1955 · Oh... Rosalinda!! as
- Future · Cowboys as
- 2005 · The Best Of Dick Emery as
- 1991 · Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook as Weller (archive footage)
- 1988 · A Man for All Seasons as The Common Man
- 1982 · Anyone for Denis as Boris
- 1982 · The Boys in Blue as Mr. Lloyd
- 1981 · We Had Some Happy Hours as Henry
- 1981 · The Incredible Mr Tanner as
- 1979 · Quincy's Quest as Top
- 1978 · The Talking Parcel as Ethelred
- 1978 · Kasper's Last Stand as Kasper
- 1977 · Escape from Stalag Luft 112B as Vogel
- Future · A Wedding as
- 1984 · Squaring the Circle as Kania
- 1980 · Rhubarb Rhubarb as
- 1978 · The Day Dumbfounded Got His Pylon as Rupert Skern
- 1977 · The Mayor's Charity as Roderick Major
- 1976 · N.U.T.S. as
- 1976 · Not Now, Comrade as Hoskins
- 1976 · Holiday Spirit as Roy Witty
- 1976 · Waxworks as
- 1976 · Treasure Hunt as
- 1976 · Zoo Time as
- 1976 · Alice Goes Pop as
- 1975 · Three for All as Hounslow Joe
- 1973 · The Cobblers of Umbridge as Dan and Doris Cobbler
- 1972 · That's Your Funeral as Purvis
- 1972 · Raising the Roof as
- 1971 · Everybody Say Cheese as Henry Hunter
- 1970 · Egghead's Robot as
- 1967 · The Go-karters as
- 1967 · The Mini-Affair as Fire Extinguisher Salesman
- 1964 · French Dressing as Henry Liggott
- 1963 · The Dick Emery Show as
- 1963 · A Place to Go as Bunting
- 1963 · Sparrows Can't Sing as Fred Gooding
- 1962 · The Boys as Mark Salmon
- 1954 · The Wonderful World of Disney as Bidley
- Future · The Princess And The Pea as king



