Roy Kinnear

Roy Kinnear

Roy Mitchell Kinnear

Birth Date

1/8/1934 (Age 54)

Birth Place

Wigan, Lancashire, England, UK

Death Date

9/20/1988

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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.

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Acting

Gender

Male

Total Credits

19

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Mr. Salt

Pipkin (voice)

Monty Bartlett

Algernon

Quincey

Dutch

Frequent Collaborators

Gene Wilder

Gene Wilder

4 films together

Roman Polanski

Roman Polanski

2 films together

Richard Lester

Richard Lester

2 films together

Martin Rosen

Martin Rosen

2 films together

Leslie Bricusse

Leslie Bricusse

2 films together

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