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Actor

Roy Kinnear

Acting

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Acting credits

122

Prolific

Very extensive acting filmography.

TMDB popularity

0.4

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Movies: 79Series: 43

TMDB ID: 3463

IMDb ID: nm0455702

Known for: Acting

Born: January 8, 1934

Died: September 20, 1988

Age: 54

Place of birth: Wigan, Lancashire, England, UK

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1954 - 2005

Years active: 52

Average TMDB rating: 6.53

Wikidata: Q715642

Also known as

Roy Mitchell Kinnear

Biography

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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