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Roy Kinnear

Roy Kinnear

Actor·1934–1988·Wigan, Lancashire, England, UK

5 horror credits

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.

Actor5 films

Watership Down

Watership Down

Pipkin (voice)

1978 4.3
The Hound of the Baskervilles

The Hound of the Baskervilles

Selden the Axe Murderer

1978
That's Your Funeral

That's Your Funeral

Purvis

1972
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

Mr. Salt

1971 3.9
Taste the Blood of Dracula

Taste the Blood of Dracula

Weller

1970 3.5