
Roy Kinnear
Department: Acting
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
1971

French Dressing
1964

The Three Musketeers
1973

Only When I Larf
1968

Anyone for Denis
1982

The Hill
1965

Hawk the Slayer
1980

The Four Musketeers
1974

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
1972

Hammett
1982

Scrooge
1970

How I Won the War
1967

Taste the Blood of Dracula
1970

Juggernaut
1974

The Return of the Musketeers
1989

The Princess and the Goblin
1991

The Deadly Affair
1967

Help!
1965

On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
1970

Oh... Rosalinda!!
1955

The Mini-Affair
1967

The Boys in Blue
1982

Sparrows Can't Sing
1963

Eskimo Nell
1975

If You Go Down in the Woods Today
1981

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991

The Talking Parcel
1978

A Man for All Seasons
1988

The Pied Piper
1972

Not Now, Comrade
1976

A Place to Go
1963

Lock Up Your Daughters
1969

Quincy's Quest
1979

Hamlet at Elsinore
1964

Heavens Above!
1963

Rhubarb Rhubarb
1980

The Informers
1963

Melody
1971

Mr. H Is Late
1988

That's Your Funeral
1972

Watership Down
1978

One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing
1975

Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo
1977

County of the Clyde
1963

This Office Life
1984

The Boys
1962

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
1966

The Small World of Sammy Lee
1963

Casanova
1987

The Cobblers of Umbridge
1973

The Wedding
1961

South Riding
1974

The Day Dumbfounded Got His Pylon
1978

Kasper's Last Stand
1978

We Had Some Happy Hours
1981

The Bed Sitting Room
1969

Squaring the Circle
1984

Egghead's Robot
1970

High Rise Donkey
1980

Raising the Roof
1972

Tiara Tahiti
1962

Zoo Time
1976

Treasure Hunt
1976

Alice Goes Pop
1976

Airborne
1976

The Go-karters
1967

Waxworks
1976

Holiday Spirit
1976

The London Connection
1979

Escape from Stalag Luft 112B
1977

The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
1975

Pirates
1986

Just Ask for Diamond
1988

The Princess And The Pea
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Barry McKenzie Holds His Own
1974

The Firechasers
1971

The Hound of the Baskervilles
1978

Everybody Say Cheese
1971

The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood
1984

The Best Of Dick Emery
2005

The Last Remake of Beau Geste
1977

Three for All
1975

Anna Pavlova
1983

The Mayor's Charity
1977

Madame Sin
1972

Unusual Ground Floor Conversion
1988

Cinderella: The Shoe Must Go On
1986

The Amorous Milkman
1975

The Alf Garnett Saga
1972

Urban Jungle
1985

SuperTed
1983

Bertha
1985

Blake's 7
1978

The Avengers
1961

Jason King
1971

The Sweeney
1975

The Ray Bradbury Theater
1985

That Was The Week That Was
1962

Hardwicke House
1987

Play for Today
1970

A Slight Case Of...
1965

No Appointment Necessary
1977

The Incredible Mr Tanner
1981

Anyone for Denis?
1982

The Dick Emery Show
1963

The Kenny Everett Television Show
1982

The Agatha Christie Hour
1982

N.U.T.S.
1976

Cowboys
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A Wedding
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Ripping Yarns
1976

The Adventurer
1972

Minder
1979

Blankety Blank
1979

Minder
1979

George and Mildred
1976

Casualty
1986

An Audience with...
1978

Super Gran
1985

The Marti Caine Show
1979

Dick Turpin
1979

Wogan
1982

The Avengers
1961

After They Were Famous
2002

The Goodies
1970

Cowboys
1980

The Goodies
1970

Inside George Webley
1968

Legacy of Murder
1982

Sykes
1972

Towser
1984

The Beatles Anthology
1995

Richard the Lionheart
1962

Richard the Lionheart
1962

Nicholas Nickleby
1968

Festival
1963

A World Of His Own
1964

Till Death Us Do Part
1966

Till Death Us Do Part
1966

Till Death Us Do Part
1966

The Galton & Simpson Playhouse
1977

Anyone for Denis?
1982

All Gas and Gaiters
1967

The Clairvoyant
1984

Man About the House
1973

Drama 61-67
1961

Sunday-Night Play
1960

The Wonderful World of Disney
1954

Armchair Theatre
1956