Known For
Acting
Birthday
January 8, 1934
Place of Birth
Wigan, Lancashire, England, UK
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 - Movies
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
as Mr. Salt
The Three Musketeers
as Planchet
The Princess and the Goblin
as Mump (voice)
The Hill
as Monty Bartlett
The Deadly Affair
as Adam Scarr
Watership Down
as Pipkin (voice)
Taste the Blood of Dracula
as Weller
Hawk the Slayer
as Innkeeper
Melody
as Mr. Perkins
The Return of the Musketeers
as Planchet
