Roy Kinnear

Roy Kinnear

Personal Info

  • Known for

    Acting

  • Gender

    Male

  • Birthday

    1934-01-08

  • Day of Death

    1988-09-20 (54 years old)

  • Place of Birth

    Wigan, Lancashire, England, UK

Biography

Roy Mitchell Kinnear 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.

Acting