Roy Kinnear

Roy Kinnear

Known for
Acting
Born
January 8, 1934
Died
September 20, 1988 (aged 54)
Birthplace
Wigan, Lancashire, England, UK

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

Filmography

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The Princess And The Pea poster

The Princess And The Pea

Movie · as king

2005
The Best Of Dick Emery poster

The Best Of Dick Emery

Movie

2002
After They Were Famous poster

After They Were Famous

TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep

1995
The Beatles Anthology poster

The Beatles Anthology

TV · as Algernon (archive footage) · 1 ep

1994
Return of the Ewok poster

Return of the Ewok

Movie · as Talent Agent

1991
The Princess and the Goblin poster

The Princess and the Goblin

Movie · as Mump (voice)

1991
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook poster

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

Movie · as Weller (archive footage)

1989
The Return of the Musketeers poster

The Return of the Musketeers

Movie · as Planchet

1988
A Man for All Seasons poster

A Man for All Seasons

Movie · as The Common Man

1988
Mr. H Is Late poster

Mr. H Is Late

Movie

1988
Just Ask for Diamond poster

Just Ask for Diamond

Movie · as Jack Splendide

1988
Unusual Ground Floor Conversion

Unusual Ground Floor Conversion

Movie

1987
Casanova poster

Casanova

Movie · as Balbi

1987
Hardwicke House poster

Hardwicke House

TV · as Mr Wickham · 7 eps

1986
Pirates poster

Pirates

Movie · as Dutch

1986
Cinderella: The Shoe Must Go On poster

Cinderella: The Shoe Must Go On

Movie · as Baron Hardup

1986
Casualty poster

Casualty

TV · as Brian McCarthy · 1 ep

1986
Boon poster

Boon

TV · as Harold Beamish · 1 ep

1985
Urban Jungle poster

Urban Jungle

Movie · as Eric Burke

1985
Bertha poster

Bertha

TV · 13 eps

1985
The Ray Bradbury Theater poster

The Ray Bradbury Theater

TV · as Funeral Director · 1 ep

1985
Super Gran poster

Super Gran

TV · as Cyril Small · 1 ep

1985
Summer Season

Summer Season

TV · as Eric Burke · 1 ep

1984
This Office Life poster

This Office Life

Movie · as Commissionaire

1984
Squaring the Circle poster

Squaring the Circle

Movie · as Kania

1984
The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood poster

The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood

Movie · as Friar Tuck

1984
Towser poster

Towser

TV · as Narrator · 26 eps

1984
The Clairvoyant poster

The Clairvoyant

TV · as Arnold Bristow · 6 eps

1983
Anna Pavlova poster

Anna Pavlova

Movie · as gardener

1983
SuperTed poster

SuperTed

TV · as Bulk · 36 eps

1982
Anyone for Denis poster

Anyone for Denis

Movie · as Boris

1982
Hammett poster

Hammett

Movie · as English Eddie Hagedorn

1982
The Boys in Blue poster

The Boys in Blue

Movie · as Mr. Lloyd

1982
Anyone for Denis? poster

Anyone for Denis?

TV · as Boris · 1 ep

1982
The Kenny Everett Television Show poster

The Kenny Everett Television Show

TV · as Various · 1 ep

1982
Wogan poster

Wogan

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1982
Legacy of Murder

Legacy of Murder

TV · 1 ep

1982
The Agatha Christie Hour poster

The Agatha Christie Hour

TV · as Cabbie · 1 ep

1981
If You Go Down in the Woods Today poster

If You Go Down in the Woods Today

Movie · as Fishfingers

1981
We Had Some Happy Hours poster

We Had Some Happy Hours

Movie · as Henry

1981
The Incredible Mr Tanner

The Incredible Mr Tanner

TV · 6 eps

1980
Hawk the Slayer poster

Hawk the Slayer

Movie · as Innkeeper

1980
Rhubarb Rhubarb poster

Rhubarb Rhubarb

Movie · as Home Owner

1980
High Rise Donkey

High Rise Donkey

Movie · as Mr. Garnett, Caretaker

1980
Cowboys poster

Cowboys

TV · as Joe Jones · 13 eps

1980
Rushton's Illustrated

Rushton's Illustrated

TV · 6 eps

1979
Quincy's Quest poster

Quincy's Quest

Movie · as Top

1979
The London Connection poster

The London Connection

Movie · as Bidley

1979
Minder poster

Minder

TV · as Whaley, Fat Charlie · 1 ep

1979
Blankety Blank poster

Blankety Blank

TV · 1 ep

1979
The Marti Caine Show poster

The Marti Caine Show

TV · 1 ep

1979
Dick Turpin poster

Dick Turpin

TV · 1 ep

1979
Spooner's Patch poster

Spooner's Patch

TV · as Mayor · 1 ep

1978
The Talking Parcel poster

The Talking Parcel

Movie · as Ethelred

1978
Watership Down poster

Watership Down

Movie · as Pipkin (voice)

1978
Kasper's Last Stand poster

Kasper's Last Stand

Movie · as Kasper

1978
The Day Dumbfounded Got His Pylon poster

The Day Dumbfounded Got His Pylon

Movie · as Rupert Skern

1978
The Hound of the Baskervilles poster

The Hound of the Baskervilles

Movie · as Selden the Axe Murderer

1978
Blake's 7 poster

Blake's 7

TV · as Keller · 1 ep

1978
An Audience with... poster

An Audience with...

TV · as Self · 3 eps

1978
Sense of Place

Sense of Place

TV · as Rupert Skern, Kasper · 1 ep

1977
Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo poster

Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo

Movie · as Quincey

1977
Escape from Stalag Luft 112B poster

Escape from Stalag Luft 112B

Movie · as Vogel

1977
The Last Remake of Beau Geste poster

The Last Remake of Beau Geste

Movie · as Boldini

1977
The Mayor's Charity poster

The Mayor's Charity

Movie · as Roderick Major

1977
No Appointment Necessary

No Appointment Necessary

TV · 7 eps

1977
The Galton & Simpson Playhouse poster

The Galton & Simpson Playhouse

TV · as Richard Burton · 1 ep

1976
Not Now, Comrade poster

Not Now, Comrade

Movie · as Hoskins

1976
Zoo Time

Zoo Time

Movie

1976
Alice Goes Pop

Alice Goes Pop

Movie · as Talent Spotter

1976
Airborne

Airborne

Movie

1976
Waxworks

Waxworks

Movie

1976
Treasure Hunt

Treasure Hunt

Movie

1976
Holiday Spirit

Holiday Spirit

Movie · as Roy Witty

1976
N.U.T.S.

N.U.T.S.

TV · 6 eps

1976
Ripping Yarns poster

Ripping Yarns

TV · 1 ep

1976
George and Mildred poster

George and Mildred

TV · as Jerry · 5 eps

1975
Eskimo Nell poster

Eskimo Nell

Movie · as Benny U. Murdoch

1975
One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing poster

One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing

Movie · as Superintendent Grubbs

1975
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother poster

The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother

Movie · as Moriarty's Assistant

1975
Three for All poster

Three for All

Movie · as Hounslow Joe

1975
The Amorous Milkman poster

The Amorous Milkman

Movie · as Sergeant

1975
The Sweeney poster

The Sweeney

TV · as Frankie Little · 1 ep

1974
The Four Musketeers poster

The Four Musketeers

Movie · as Planchet

1974
Juggernaut poster

Juggernaut

Movie · as Social Director Curtain

1974
South Riding poster

South Riding

Movie

1974
Barry McKenzie Holds His Own poster

Barry McKenzie Holds His Own

Movie · as Bishop of Paris

1973
The Three Musketeers poster

The Three Musketeers

Movie · as Planchet

1973
The Cobblers of Umbridge poster

The Cobblers of Umbridge

Movie · as Dan and Doris Cobbler

1973
Man About the House poster

Man About the House

TV · as Jerry · 3 eps

1972
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland poster

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Movie · as Cheshire Cat

1972
The Pied Piper poster

The Pied Piper

Movie · as Burgermeister Poppendick

1972
That's Your Funeral poster

That's Your Funeral

Movie · as Purvis

1972
Raising the Roof

Raising the Roof

Movie

1972
Madame Sin poster

Madame Sin

Movie · as Holidaymaker

1972
The Alf Garnett Saga poster

The Alf Garnett Saga

Movie · as Wally

1972
The Adventurer poster

The Adventurer

TV · as Marks · 1 ep

1972
Sykes poster

Sykes

TV · as Uncle Arthur · 1 ep

1971
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory poster

Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

Movie · as Mr. Salt

1971
Melody poster

Melody

Movie · as Mr. Perkins

1971
The Firechasers poster

The Firechasers

Movie · as Roscoe

1971
Everybody Say Cheese poster

Everybody Say Cheese

Movie · as Henry Hunter

1971
Jason King poster

Jason King

TV · 1 ep

1970
Scrooge poster

Scrooge

Movie · as 2nd Gentleman of Charity

1970
Taste the Blood of Dracula poster

Taste the Blood of Dracula

Movie · as Weller

1970
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever poster

On a Clear Day You Can See Forever

Movie · as Prince Regent

1970
Egghead's Robot poster

Egghead's Robot

Movie

1970
Play for Today poster

Play for Today

TV · as Roderick Major · 1 ep

1970
The Goodies poster

The Goodies

TV · as Professor Nuts, Emperor · 1 ep

1969
Lock Up Your Daughters poster

Lock Up Your Daughters

Movie · as Sir Tunbelly Clumsey

1969
The Bed Sitting Room poster

The Bed Sitting Room

Movie · as Plastic Mac Man

1969
ITV Saturday Night Theatre poster

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

TV · as Mr Morris · 1 ep

1968
Only When I Larf poster

Only When I Larf

Movie · as Hotel Chef (uncredited)

1968
Inside George Webley

Inside George Webley

TV · as George Webley · 12 eps

1968
Nicholas Nickleby poster

Nicholas Nickleby

TV · as Gentleman Next Door · 2 eps

1967
How I Won the War poster

How I Won the War

Movie · as Clapper

1967
The Deadly Affair poster

The Deadly Affair

Movie · as Adam Scarr

1967
The Mini-Affair poster

The Mini-Affair

Movie · as Fire Extinguisher Salesman

1967
The Go-karters

The Go-karters

Movie

1967
All Gas and Gaiters poster

All Gas and Gaiters

TV · as Verger · 1 ep

1966
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum poster

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

Movie · as Gladiator Instructor

1966
Till Death Us Do Part poster

Till Death Us Do Part

TV · as Lorry Driver, Workmate, Sid · 1 ep

1965
The Hill poster

The Hill

Movie · as Monty Bartlett

1965
Help! poster

Help!

Movie · as Algernon

1965
A Slight Case Of...

A Slight Case Of...

TV · 6 eps

1965
Thirty-Minute Theatre poster

Thirty-Minute Theatre

TV · as Bag · 1 ep

1964
French Dressing poster

French Dressing

Movie · as Henry Liggott

1964
Hamlet at Elsinore poster

Hamlet at Elsinore

Movie · as Gravedigger

1964
A World Of His Own

A World Of His Own

TV · as Stanley Blake · 13 eps

1963
Sparrows Can't Sing poster

Sparrows Can't Sing

Movie · as Fred Gooding

1963
A Place to Go poster

A Place to Go

Movie · as Bunting

1963
Heavens Above! poster

Heavens Above!

Movie · as Fred Smith

1963
The Informers poster

The Informers

Movie · as Shorty

1963
County of the Clyde

County of the Clyde

Movie · as Narrator

1963
The Small World of Sammy Lee poster

The Small World of Sammy Lee

Movie · as Lucky Dave

1963
The Dick Emery Show poster

The Dick Emery Show

TV · 161 eps

1963
Festival

Festival

TV · as Mr. Bolt · 1 ep

1962
The Boys poster

The Boys

Movie · as Mark Salmon

1962
Tiara Tahiti poster

Tiara Tahiti

Movie · as Capt. Enderby

1962
That Was the Week That Was poster

That Was the Week That Was

TV · 37 eps

1962
Richard the Lionheart poster

Richard the Lionheart

TV · as Nectabanus, Michael · 1 ep

1961
The Wedding

The Wedding

Movie · as Best Man

1961
The Avengers poster

The Avengers

TV · as Happychap, Quilby · 2 eps

1961
Drama 61-67

Drama 61-67

TV · as Oliver Strickland · 1 ep

1960
Sunday-Night Play

Sunday-Night Play

TV · as Bruce · 1 ep

1956
Armchair Theatre poster

Armchair Theatre

TV · as Douglas Maclntyre · 1 ep

1955
Oh... Rosalinda!! poster

Oh... Rosalinda!!

Movie

1954
The Wonderful World of Disney poster

The Wonderful World of Disney

TV · as Bidley · 1 ep