Portrait of Roy Kinnear

Roy Kinnear

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.

Born: January 8, 1934

Place of Birth: Wigan, Lancashire, England, UK

Filmography

2002
After They Were Famous

as Self (archive footage)

1995
The Beatles Anthology

as Algernon (archive footage)

1991
1991
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

as Weller (archive footage)

1988
A Man for All Seasons

as The Common Man

1988
Just Ask for Diamond

as Jack Splendide

1987
Casanova

as Balbi

1987
Hardwicke House

as Mr. Wickham

1986
Casualty

as Brian McCarthy

1986
Pirates

as Dutch

1985
Urban Jungle

as Eric Burke

1985
The Ray Bradbury Theater

as Funeral Director

1985
1985
Super Gran

as Cyril Small

1984
This Office Life

as Commissionaire

1984
Towser

as Narrator

1983
SuperTed

as Bulk

1983
Anna Pavlova

as gardener

1982
1982
1982
The Boys in Blue

as Mr. Lloyd

1982
Hammett

as English Eddie Hagedorn

1982
Wogan

as Self

1982
Return of the Ewok

as Maxwell Mercury Talent Agent

1980
Cowboys

as Joe Jones

1980
Hawk the Slayer

as Innkeeper

1979
1979
Minder

as Whaley

1979
Minder

as Fat Charlie

1978
1978
Watership Down

as Pipkin (voice)

1978
The Hound of the Baskervilles

as Selden the Axe Murderer

1978
1978
Blake's 7

as Keller

1977
The Mayor's Charity

as Roderick Major

1977
1976
1976
1975
One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing

as Superintendent Grubbs

1975
Three for All

as Hounslow Joe

1975
Eskimo Nell

as Benny U. Murdoch

1975
The Sweeney

as Frankie Little

1975
1974
1974
1974
Juggernaut

as Social Director Curtain

1973
1973
The Cobblers of Umbridge

as Dan and Doris Cobbler

1972
The Pied Piper

as Burgermeister Poppendick

1972
1972
1972
Sykes

as Uncle Arthur

1972
Madame Sin

as Holidaymaker

1971
Everybody Say Cheese

as Henry Hunter

1971
Melody

as Mr. Perkins

1971
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

1969
The Bed Sitting Room

as Plastic Mac Man

1969
Lock Up Your Daughters

as Sir Tunbelly Clumsey

1968
Only When I Larf

as Hotel Chef (uncredited)

1968
Nicholas Nickleby

as Gentleman Next Door

1967
1967
1967
The Deadly Affair

as Adam Scarr

1967
The Mini-Affair

as Fire Extinguisher Salesman

1966
Till Death Us Do Part

as Lorry Driver

1966
1965
Help!

as Algernon

1965
The Hill

as Monty Bartlett

1964
Hamlet at Elsinore

as Gravedigger

1964
French Dressing

as Henry Liggott

1963
The Informers

as Shorty

1963
A Place to Go

as Bunting

1963
Heavens Above!

as Fred Smith

1963
Sparrows Can't Sing

as Fred Gooding

1962
The Boys

as Mark Salmon

1962
Tiara Tahiti

as Capt. Enderby

1962
1962
1961
The Avengers

as Happychap

1961
The Avengers

as Quilby