Roy Kinnear
British actor (1934–1988)
- Born January 8, 1934
- 4 movies
Roy Kinnear was an English character actor and comedian. He was known for playing Algernon in The Beatles' Help!, Clapper in How I Won the War, Henry Salt in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory and Planchet in The Three Musketeers and its sequels. On television he starred in Man About the House, George and Mildred and Cowboys.
Roy Kinnear appears in 4 films in The Rerun, from 1965 to 1971. Most of that work is in musical, comedy and family. Frequent collaborators in The Rerun: Richard Lester (2), John Lennon (2).
Known for
- Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971), Henry Salt. Played Veruca Salt’s indulgent father.
- Help! (1965), Algernon. Played Algernon in The Beatles’ second feature film.
- The Three Musketeers (1973), Planchet. Played Planchet in this film and its two sequels.
- How I Won the War (1967), Clapper. Played Clapper in this anti-war comedy.
- George and Mildred (1976). One of his starring television roles.
Movies
Quick answers
- What movies and TV shows has Roy Kinnear been in?
- Roy Kinnear appears in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971), Taste the Blood of Dracula (1970), How I Won the War (1967) and Help! (1965) on The Remote.
- When was Roy Kinnear born?
- Roy Kinnear was born on 8 January 1934.
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