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Roy Kinnear

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Roy Kinnear

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

6.2

Casualty

1986 · TV Series · Drama · Soap

5.6

Wogan

1982 · TV Series · Talk

7.8

The Avengers

1961 · TV Series · Action & Adventure · Crime

7.2

Minder

1979 · TV Series · Comedy · Drama

8.1

The Sweeney

1975 · TV Series · Action & Adventure · Drama

7.3

Blake's 7

1978 · TV Series · Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.8

Boon

1986 · TV Series · Comedy · Drama

6.7

Sykes

1972 · TV Series · Comedy

7.8

Jason King

1971 · TV Series · Action & Adventure

6.8

SuperTed

1983 · TV Series · Animation · Family

6.4

Super Gran

1985 · TV Series · Comedy · Family

6.8

Scrooge

1970 · Movie · Fantasy · Drama

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