Roy Kinnear

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Roy Kinnear

Born

January 8, 1934 (Age: 54)

Place of Birth

Wigan, Lancashire, England, UK

Died

September 20, 1988

Known For

Acting

Biography

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.