
Roy Kinnear
Known for Acting · 145 credits
- Born
- 1934-01-08
- Died
- 1988-09-20
- Place of birth
- Wigan, Lancashire, England, UK
- Also known as
- Roy Mitchell Kinnear
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
TV Shows (54)

Casualty
1986
as Brian McCarthy

Play for Today
1970
as Roderick Major

The Avengers
1961
as Happychap / Quilby

Minder
1979
as Whaley / Fat Charlie

Wogan
1982
as Self

An Audience with...
1978
as Self

The Sweeney
1975
as Frankie Little

Blake's 7
1978
as Keller

ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
as Mr Morris

The Ray Bradbury Theater
1985
as Funeral Director

Blankety Blank
1979
Sunday-Night Play
1960
as Bruce
Drama 61-67
1961
as Oliver Strickland
Festival
1963
as Mr. Bolt

The Goodies
1970
as Professor Nuts / Emperor

Sykes
1972
as Uncle Arthur

Jason King
1971

The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Bidley

The Adventurer
1972
as Marks

Till Death Us Do Part
1966
as Lorry Driver / Workmate / Sid

Dick Turpin
1979

The Kenny Everett Television Show
1982
as Various

The Beatles Anthology
1995
as Algernon (archive footage)

Richard the Lionheart
1962
as Nectabanus / Michael

The Agatha Christie Hour
1982
as Cabbie

George and Mildred
1976
as Jerry

Super Gran
1985
as Cyril Small

SuperTed
1983
as Bulk

Man About the House
1973
as Jerry

All Gas and Gaiters
1967
as Verger

Ripping Yarns
1976

Nicholas Nickleby
1968
as Gentleman Next Door

Spooner's Patch
1979
as Mayor

Hardwicke House
1987
as Mr Wickham

That Was The Week That Was
1962

Armchair Theatre
1956
as Douglas Maclntyre

The Galton & Simpson Playhouse
1977
as Richard Burton

The Marti Caine Show
1979

After They Were Famous
2002
as Self (archive footage)

Anyone for Denis?
1982
as Boris

Bertha
1985

Cowboys
1980
as Joe Jones

Towser
1984
as Narrator
Inside George Webley
1968
as George Webley
Legacy of Murder
1982
No Appointment Necessary
1977
A Slight Case Of...
1965
A World Of His Own
1964
as Stanley Blake
N.U.T.S.
1976
Cowboys

The Clairvoyant
1984
as Arnold Bristow
The Incredible Mr Tanner
1981
A Wedding

The Dick Emery Show
1963
Movies (91)

Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
1971
as Mr. Salt

Watership Down
1978
as Pipkin (voice)

The Three Musketeers
1973
as Planchet

Scrooge
1970
as 2nd Gentleman of Charity

Taste the Blood of Dracula
1970
as Weller

Juggernaut
1974
as Social Director Curtain

Melody
1971
as Mr. Perkins

Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo
1977
as Quincey

On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
1970
as Prince Regent

The Four Musketeers
1974
as Planchet

Help!
1965
as Algernon

Casanova
1987
as Balbi

Hammett
1982
as English Eddie Hagedorn

Pirates
1986
as Dutch

The Hill
1965
as Monty Bartlett

The Princess and the Goblin
1991
as Mump (voice)

The Deadly Affair
1967
as Adam Scarr

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
1966
as Gladiator Instructor

The Return of the Musketeers
1989
as Planchet

The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
1975
as Moriarty's Assistant

Hawk the Slayer
1980
as Innkeeper

The Last Remake of Beau Geste
1977
as Boldini

The Bed Sitting Room
1969
as Plastic Mac Man

That's Your Funeral
1972
as Purvis

The Pied Piper
1972
as Burgermeister Poppendick

One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing
1975
as Superintendent Grubbs

Tiara Tahiti
1962
as Capt. Enderby

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
1972
as Cheshire Cat

The Hound of the Baskervilles
1978
as Selden the Axe Murderer

The Firechasers
1971
as Roscoe

A Man for All Seasons
1988
as The Common Man

The Small World of Sammy Lee
1963
as Lucky Dave

The London Connection
1979
as Bidley

The Informers
1963
as Shorty

Hamlet at Elsinore
1964
as Gravedigger

How I Won the War
1967
as Clapper

The Alf Garnett Saga
1972
as Wally

Anna Pavlova
1983
as gardener

The Amorous Milkman
1975
as Sergeant

Egghead's Robot
1970

French Dressing
1964
as Henry Liggott

Anyone for Denis
1982
as Boris

The Boys
1962
as Mark Salmon

Madame Sin
1972
as Holidaymaker

Eskimo Nell
1975
as Benny U. Murdoch

Sparrows Can't Sing
1963
as Fred Gooding

Oh... Rosalinda!!
1955

Barry McKenzie Holds His Own
1974
as Bishop of Paris

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991
as Weller (archive footage)

Three for All
1975
as Hounslow Joe

Only When I Larf
1968
as Hotel Chef (uncredited)

Mr. H Is Late
1988

The Cobblers of Umbridge
1973
as Dan and Doris Cobbler

Just Ask for Diamond
1988
as Jack Splendide

The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood
1984
as Friar Tuck

The Mayor's Charity
1977
as Roderick Major

This Office Life
1984
as Commissionaire
Waxworks
1976
The Wedding
1961
as Best Man

A Place to Go
1963
as Bunting

The Boys in Blue
1982
as Mr. Lloyd

Lock Up Your Daughters
1969
as Sir Tunbelly Clumsey

Return of the Ewok
1994
as Talent Agent

Everybody Say Cheese
1971
as Henry Hunter

Not Now, Comrade
1976
as Hoskins

Escape from Stalag Luft 112B
1977
as Vogel

If You Go Down in the Woods Today
1981
as Fishfingers

The Talking Parcel
1978
as Ethelred

Quincy's Quest
1979
as Top

Squaring the Circle
1984
as Kania

Heavens Above!
1963
as Fred Smith

The Mini-Affair
1967
as Fire Extinguisher Salesman
High Rise Donkey
1980
as Mr. Garnett, Caretaker

The Best Of Dick Emery
2005

Urban Jungle
1985
as Eric Burke

Cinderella: The Shoe Must Go On
1986
as Baron Hardup
Airborne
1976

South Riding
1974
Zoo Time
1976

Rhubarb Rhubarb
1980

The Day Dumbfounded Got His Pylon
1978
as Rupert Skern
Holiday Spirit
1976
as Roy Witty

We Had Some Happy Hours
1981
as Henry
The Go-karters
1967
County of the Clyde
1963
as Narrator
Unusual Ground Floor Conversion
1988

Kasper's Last Stand
1978
as Kasper
Treasure Hunt
1976

The Princess And The Pea
as king
Raising the Roof
1972
Alice Goes Pop
1976
About Roy Kinnear
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. With 145 credits spanning from 1954 to 2005, Roy Kinnear has appeared in 91 films and 54 TV shows.
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Most Popular Roy Kinnear Movies
- Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) — as Mr. Salt
- Watership Down (1978) — as Pipkin (voice)
- The Three Musketeers (1973) — as Planchet
- Scrooge (1970) — as 2nd Gentleman of Charity
- Taste the Blood of Dracula (1970) — as Weller
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