Roy 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.
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Known For
Acting History
2005
The Best Of Dick Emery
2002After They Were Famous as Self (archive footage)
1995The Beatles Anthology as Algernon (archive footage)
1991The Princess and the Goblin as Mump (voice)
1991Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook as Weller (archive footage)
1989The Return of the Musketeers as Planchet
1988A Man for All Seasons as The Common Man
1988Just Ask for Diamond as Jack Splendide
1988Mr. H Is Late
1988Unusual Ground Floor Conversion
1987Casanova as Balbi
1987Hardwicke House as Mr Wickham
1986Cinderella: The Shoe Must Go On as Baron Hardup
1986Casualty as Brian McCarthy
1986Pirates as Dutch
1985Urban Jungle as Eric Burke
1985The Ray Bradbury Theater as Funeral Director
1985Bertha
1985Super Gran as Cyril Small
1984This Office Life as Commissionaire
1984The Clairvoyant as Arnold Bristow
1984Towser as Narrator
1984Squaring the Circle as Kania
1984The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood as Friar Tuck
1983SuperTed as Bulk
1983Anna Pavlova as gardener
1982Anyone for Denis as Boris
1982Anyone for Denis?
1982Anyone for Denis? as Boris
1982The Boys in Blue as Mr. Lloyd
1982The Agatha Christie Hour
1982Hammett as English Eddie Hagedorn
1982Wogan as Self
1982The Kenny Everett Television Show as Various
1982Legacy of Murder
1982Return of the Ewok as Maxwell Mercury Talent Agent
1981We Had Some Happy Hours as Henry
1981If You Go Down in the Woods Today as Fishfingers
1981The Incredible Mr Tanner
1980Rhubarb Rhubarb
1980Cowboys as Joe Jones
1980Hawk the Slayer as Innkeeper
1980High Rise Donkey as Mr. Garnett, Caretaker
1979Quincy's Quest as Top
1979The London Connection as Bidley
1979Minder as Whaley
1979Minder as Fat Charlie
1979Blankety Blank
1979The Marti Caine Show
1979Dick Turpin
1978The Talking Parcel as Ethelred
1978Watership Down as Pipkin (voice)
1978The Hound of the Baskervilles as Selden the Axe Murderer
1978Kasper's Last Stand as Kasper
1978The Day Dumbfounded Got His Pylon as Rupert Skern
1978An Audience with... as Self
1978Blake's 7 as Keller
1977The Mayor's Charity as Roderick Major
1977Escape from Stalag Luft 112B as Vogel
1977Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo as Quincey
1977The Last Remake of Beau Geste as Boldini
1977No Appointment Necessary
1977The Galton & Simpson Playhouse as Richard Burton
1976N.U.T.S.
1976George and Mildred as Jerry
1976Ripping Yarns
1976Not Now, Comrade as Hoskins
1976Holiday Spirit
1976Treasure Hunt
1976Alice Goes Pop
1976Waxworks
1976Airborne
1976Zoo Time
1975The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother as Moriarty's Assistant
1975One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing as Superintendent Grubbs
1975Three for All as Hounslow Joe
1975Eskimo Nell as Benny U. Murdoch
1975The Sweeney as Frankie Little
1975The Amorous Milkman as Sergeant
1974Barry McKenzie Holds His Own as Bishop of Paris
1974The Four Musketeers as Planchet
1974Juggernaut as Social Director Curtain
1974South Riding
1973The Three Musketeers as Planchet
1973Man About the House as Jerry
1973The Cobblers of Umbridge as Dan and Doris Cobbler
1972The Pied Piper as Burgermeister Poppendick
1972That's Your Funeral as Purvis
1972Alice's Adventures in Wonderland as Cheshire Cat
1972The Adventurer as Marks
1972Sykes as Uncle Arthur
1972Raising the Roof
1972The Alf Garnett Saga as Wally
1972Madame Sin as Holidaymaker
1971Jason King
1971Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory as Mr. Salt
1971Everybody Say Cheese as Henry Hunter
1971Melody as Mr. Perkins
1971The Firechasers as Roscoe
1970The Goodies as Professor Nuts
1970The Goodies as Emperor
1970Scrooge as 2nd Gentleman of Charity
1970Play for Today as Roderick Major
1970On a Clear Day You Can See Forever as Prince Regent
1970Taste the Blood of Dracula as Weller
1970Egghead's Robot
1969The Bed Sitting Room as Plastic Mac Man
1969Lock Up Your Daughters as Sir Tunbelly Clumsey
1968Inside George Webley as George Webley
1968Only When I Larf as Hotel Chef (uncredited)
1968Nicholas Nickleby as Gentleman Next Door
1967How I Won the War as Clapper
1967All Gas and Gaiters as Verger
1967The Deadly Affair as Adam Scarr
1967The Mini-Affair as Fire Extinguisher Salesman
1967The Go-karters
1966A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum as Gladiator Instructor
1966Till Death Us Do Part as Lorry Driver
1966Till Death Us Do Part as Workmate
1966Till Death Us Do Part as Sid
1965A Slight Case Of...
1965Help! as Algernon
1965The Hill as Monty Bartlett
1964A World Of His Own as Stanley Blake
1964Hamlet at Elsinore as Gravedigger
1964French Dressing as Henry Liggott
1963The Informers as Shorty
1963Festival as Mr. Bolt
1963The Dick Emery Show
1963A Place to Go as Bunting
1963Heavens Above! as Fred Smith
1963The Small World of Sammy Lee as Lucky Dave
1963Sparrows Can't Sing as Fred Gooding
1963County of the Clyde as Narrator
1962That Was The Week That Was
1962The Boys as Mark Salmon
1962Tiara Tahiti as Capt. Enderby
1962Richard the Lionheart as Nectabanus
1962Richard the Lionheart as Michael
1961The Wedding as Best Man
1961The Avengers as Happychap
1961The Avengers as Quilby
1955Oh... Rosalinda!!
—The Princess And The Pea as king
—Cowboys
—A Wedding