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.
Known For
Casualty
1986
Play for Today
1970
The Avengers
1961
The Avengers
1961
Wogan
1982
Minder
1979
Minder
1979
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965
An Audience with...
1978
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
1971
The Sweeney
1975
Filmography
Casualty
as Brian McCarthy · 1986
Play for Today
as Roderick Major · 1970
The Avengers
as Happychap · 1961
The Avengers
as Quilby · 1961
Wogan
as Self · 1982
Minder
as Whaley · 1979
Minder
as Fat Charlie · 1979
Thirty-Minute Theatre
as Bag · 1965
An Audience with...
as Self · 1978
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
as Mr Morris · 1969
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
as Mr. Salt · 1971
The Sweeney
as Frankie Little · 1975
Blake's 7
as Keller · 1978
The Ray Bradbury Theater
as Funeral Director · 1985
Sunday-Night Play
as Bruce · 1960
Sykes
as Uncle Arthur · 1972
Drama 61-67
as Oliver Strickland · 1961
Blankety Blank
· 1979
Dick Turpin
· 1979
The Wonderful World of Disney
as Bidley · 1954
The Goodies
as Professor Nuts · 1970
The Goodies
as Emperor · 1970
The Adventurer
as Marks · 1972
Richard the Lionheart
as Nectabanus · 1962
Richard the Lionheart
as Michael · 1962
Jason King
· 1971
The Agatha Christie Hour
as Cabbie · 1982
Till Death Us Do Part
as Lorry Driver · 1966
Till Death Us Do Part
as Workmate · 1966
Till Death Us Do Part
as Sid · 1966
The Kenny Everett Television Show
as Various · 1982
Festival
as Mr. Bolt · 1963
Man About the House
as Jerry · 1973
Super Gran
as Cyril Small · 1985
The Beatles Anthology
as Algernon (archive footage) · 1995
The Three Musketeers
as Planchet · 1973
George and Mildred
as Jerry · 1976
SuperTed
as Bulk · 1983
Watership Down
as Pipkin (voice) · 1978
Ripping Yarns
· 1976
Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo
as Quincey · 1977
That Was the Week That Was
· 1962
Spooner's Patch
as Mayor · 1979
Nicholas Nickleby
as Gentleman Next Door · 1968
The Four Musketeers
as Planchet · 1974
All Gas and Gaiters
as Verger · 1967
The Marti Caine Show
· 1979
After They Were Famous
as Self (archive footage) · 2002
The Galton & Simpson Playhouse
as Richard Burton · 1977
Armchair Theatre
as Douglas Maclntyre · 1956
Taste the Blood of Dracula
as Weller · 1970
Juggernaut
as Social Director Curtain · 1974
Pirates
as Dutch · 1986
Summer Season
as Eric Burke · 1985
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
as Gladiator Instructor · 1966
The Hill
as Monty Bartlett · 1965
Help!
as Algernon · 1965
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
as Prince Regent · 1970
Scrooge
as 2nd Gentleman of Charity · 1970
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
as Cheshire Cat · 1972
Hardwicke House
as Mr Wickham · 1987
A World Of His Own
as Stanley Blake · 1964
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
as Moriarty's Assistant · 1975
The Return of the Musketeers
as Planchet · 1989
Anyone for Denis?
· 1982
Anyone for Denis?
as Boris · 1982
The Last Remake of Beau Geste
as Boldini · 1977
Melody
as Mr. Perkins · 1971
Hawk the Slayer
as Innkeeper · 1980
Cowboys
as Joe Jones · 1980
The Bed Sitting Room
as Plastic Mac Man · 1969
How I Won the War
as Clapper · 1967
The Deadly Affair
as Adam Scarr · 1967
Hammett
as English Eddie Hagedorn · 1982
The Hound of the Baskervilles
as Selden the Axe Murderer · 1978
Sparrows Can't Sing
as Fred Gooding · 1963
A Slight Case Of...
· 1965
The Clairvoyant
as Arnold Bristow · 1984
The Pied Piper
as Burgermeister Poppendick · 1972
One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing
as Superintendent Grubbs · 1975
The Boys in Blue
as Mr. Lloyd · 1982
The Princess and the Goblin
as Mump (voice) · 1991
The Alf Garnett Saga
as Wally · 1972
Sense of Place
as Rupert Skern · 1978
Sense of Place
as Kasper · 1978
Inside George Webley
as George Webley · 1968
Only When I Larf
as Hotel Chef (uncredited) · 1968
Legacy of Murder
· 1982
Casanova
as Balbi · 1987
The Small World of Sammy Lee
as Lucky Dave · 1963
Egghead's Robot
· 1970
Oh... Rosalinda!!
· 1955
A Wedding
N.U.T.S.
· 1976
Anna Pavlova
as gardener · 1983
Return of the Ewok
as Talent Agent · 1994
That's Your Funeral
as Purvis · 1972
A Man for All Seasons
as The Common Man · 1988
Mr. H Is Late
· 1988
Just Ask for Diamond
as Jack Splendide · 1988
Three for All
as Hounslow Joe · 1975
Hamlet at Elsinore
as Gravedigger · 1964
Barry McKenzie Holds His Own
as Bishop of Paris · 1974
If You Go Down in the Woods Today
as Fishfingers · 1981
Madame Sin
as Holidaymaker · 1972
We Had Some Happy Hours
as Henry · 1981
The Incredible Mr Tanner
· 1981
No Appointment Necessary
· 1977
Cinderella: The Shoe Must Go On
as Baron Hardup · 1986
The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood
as Friar Tuck · 1984
Tiara Tahiti
as Capt. Enderby · 1962
Lock Up Your Daughters
as Sir Tunbelly Clumsey · 1969
Heavens Above!
as Fred Smith · 1963
Towser
as Narrator · 1984
The Informers
as Shorty · 1963
Eskimo Nell
as Benny U. Murdoch · 1975
The Best Of Dick Emery
· 2005
The Mayor's Charity
as Roderick Major · 1977
A Place to Go
as Bunting · 1963
Unusual Ground Floor Conversion
· 1988
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
as Weller (archive footage) · 1991
The Day Dumbfounded Got His Pylon
as Rupert Skern · 1978
Bertha
· 1985
Escape from Stalag Luft 112B
as Vogel · 1977
Kasper's Last Stand
as Kasper · 1978
The Amorous Milkman
as Sergeant · 1975
Not Now, Comrade
as Hoskins · 1976
Squaring the Circle
as Kania · 1984
The Mini-Affair
as Fire Extinguisher Salesman · 1967
The Cobblers of Umbridge
as Dan and Doris Cobbler · 1973
French Dressing
as Henry Liggott · 1964
Rhubarb Rhubarb
· 1980
The Princess And The Pea
as king
The Talking Parcel
as Ethelred · 1978
South Riding
· 1974
Anyone for Denis
as Boris · 1982
The London Connection
as Bidley · 1979
Everybody Say Cheese
as Henry Hunter · 1971
This Office Life
as Commissionaire · 1984
Cowboys
The Boys
as Mark Salmon · 1962
County of the Clyde
as Narrator · 1963
The Firechasers
as Roscoe · 1971
Airborne
· 1976
Urban Jungle
as Eric Burke · 1985
Quincy's Quest
as Top · 1979
The Go-karters
· 1967
Waxworks
· 1976
High Rise Donkey
as Mr. Garnett, Caretaker · 1980
Alice Goes Pop
as Talent Spotter · 1976
Zoo Time
· 1976
Raising the Roof
· 1972
Holiday Spirit
as Roy Witty · 1976
The Wedding
as Best Man · 1961
Treasure Hunt
· 1976
The Dick Emery Show
· 1963