

Roy Kinnear
Acting
January 8, 1934
Wigan, Lancashire, England, UK
September 20, 1988
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.
The Filmography


The Pied Piper

Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

The Firechasers

Lock Up Your Daughters

How I Won the War

The Deadly Affair

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

Help!

The Hill

Hamlet at Elsinore

French Dressing

The Informers

A Place to Go

Sparrows Can't Sing
