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Roy Kinnear

Jan 08, 1934 - Sep 20, 1988 (54 years old) in Wigan, Lancashire, England, UK

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.

Known For

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Play for Today
Roderick Major
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Minder
Whaley
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The Avengers
Happychap
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Casualty
Brian McCarthy
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The Sweeney
Frankie Little
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The Ray Bradbury Theater
Funeral Director
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The Goodies
Professor Nuts
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The Beatles Anthology
Algernon (archive footage)

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