About
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
CasualtySeries • 1986
The AvengersSeries • 1961
Play for TodaySeries • 1970
MinderSeries • 1979
Thirty-Minute TheatreSeries • 1965
The SweeneySeries • 1975
ITV Saturday Night TheatreSeries • 1969
Blake's 7Series • 1978
The Ray Bradbury TheaterSeries • 1985
Blankety BlankSeries • 1979
SykesSeries • 1972
Richard the LionheartSeries • 1962
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate FactoryMovie • 1971
BoonSeries • 1986
The GoodiesSeries • 1970
Jason KingSeries • 1971
The Wonderful World of DisneySeries • 1954
Till Death Us Do PartSeries • 1966
Man About the HouseSeries • 1973
The AdventurerSeries • 1972
Dick TurpinSeries • 1979
The Agatha Christie HourSeries • 1982
The Three MusketeersMovie • 1973
SuperTedSeries • 1983