Roy Kinnear
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 8 January 1934 · Wigan, Lancashire, England, UK
- Died
- 20 September 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.
Known for
Acting 92
- 2026The Princess And The Pea as king
- 2005The Best Of Dick Emery
- 1994Return of the Ewok as Talent Agent
- 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
- 1986Cinderella: The Shoe Must Go On as Baron Hardup
- 1986Pirates as Dutch
- 1985Urban Jungle as Eric Burke
- 1984This Office Life as Commissionaire
- 1984Squaring the Circle as Kania
- 1984The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood as Friar Tuck
- 1983Anna Pavlova as gardener
- 1982Anyone for Denis as Boris
- 1982The Boys in Blue as Mr. Lloyd
- 1982Hammett as English Eddie Hagedorn
- 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
- 1980Rhubarb Rhubarb
- 1980Hawk the Slayer as Innkeeper
- 1980High Rise Donkey as Mr. Garnett, Caretaker
- 1979Quincy's Quest as Top
- 1979The London Connection as Bidley
- 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
- 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
- 1976Not Now, Comrade as Hoskins
- 1976Alice Goes Pop as Talent Spotter
- 1976Zoo Time
- 1976Holiday Spirit as Roy Witty
- 1976Airborne
- 1976Waxworks
- 1976Treasure Hunt
- 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 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
- 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
- 1972Raising the Roof
- 1972The Alf Garnett Saga as Wally
- 1972Madame Sin as Holidaymaker
- 1971Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory as Mr. Salt
- 1971Everybody Say Cheese as Henry Hunter
- 1971Melody as Mr. Perkins
- 1971The Firechasers as Roscoe
- 1970Scrooge as 2nd Gentleman of Charity
- 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
- 1968Only When I Larf as Hotel Chef (uncredited)
- 1967How I Won the War as Clapper
- 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
- 1965Help! as Algernon
- 1965The Hill as Monty Bartlett
- 1964Hamlet at Elsinore as Gravedigger
- 1964French Dressing as Henry Liggott
- 1963The Informers as Shorty
- 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
- 1962The Boys as Mark Salmon
- 1962Tiara Tahiti as Capt. Enderby
- 1961The Wedding as Best Man
- 1955Oh... Rosalinda!!