Deceased

How Did Roy Kinnear Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 54

Also known asRoy Mitchell KinnearGenderMaleNationalityUnited KingdomBorn08/01/1934Born inWigan, Lancashire, England, UKDied20/09/1988 (aged 54)Died inMadridCausehorse fall, myocardial infarctionWikidataQ715642 ↗Buried atEast Sheen CemeteryTMDb#3463 ↗

Roy Mitchell Kinnear was an English character actor and comedian. He was known for playing Algernon in The Beatles' Help! (1965), Clapper in How I Won the War (1967), Henry Salt in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971), and Planchet in The Three Musketeers (1973) and its two sequels. On television, Kinnear starred in The Dick Emery Show (1979–1981), Man About the House (1974–1975), George and Mildred (1976–1979), and Cowboys (1980–1981).

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Filmography97 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2005	The Best Of Dick EmeryMovie	—	71
2002	After They Were FamousSeries	Self (archive footage)	68
1991	Dracula: A Cinematic ScrapbookMovie	Weller (archive footage)	57
1991	The Princess and the GoblinMovie	Mump (voice)	57
1989	The Return of the MusketeersMovie	Planchet	55
1988	Just Ask for DiamondMovie	Jack Splendide	54
1988	Unusual Ground Floor ConversionMovie	—	54
1987	Hardwicke HouseSeries	Mr Wickham	53
1987	CasanovaMovie	Balbi	53
1986	CasualtySeries	Brian McCarthy	52
1986	Cinderella: The Shoe Must Go OnMovie	Baron Hardup	52
1986	PiratesMovie	Dutch	52
1985	The Ray Bradbury TheaterSeries	Funeral Director	51
1984	The Zany Adventures of Robin HoodMovie	Friar Tuck	50
1984	The ClairvoyantSeries	Arnold Bristow	50
1983	SuperTedSeries	Bulk	49
1982	HammettMovie	English Eddie Hagedorn	48
1982	The Agatha Christie HourSeries	Cabbie	48
1982	Legacy of MurderSeries	—	48
1981	If You Go Down in the Woods TodayMovie	Fishfingers	47
1980	Hawk the SlayerMovie	Innkeeper	46
1980	Rhubarb RhubarbMovie	—	46
1980	CowboysSeries	Joe Jones	46
1980	High Rise DonkeyMovie	Mr. Garnett, Caretaker	46
1979	MinderSeries	Fat Charlie	45
1979	Blankety BlankSeries	—	45
1979	Dick TurpinSeries	—	45
1979	Quincy's QuestMovie	Top	45
1979	The Marti Caine ShowSeries	—	45
1979	The London ConnectionMovie	Bidley	45
1978	Blake's 7Series	Keller	44
1978	An Audience with...Series	Self	44
1978	The Hound of the BaskervillesMovie	Selden the Axe Murderer	44
1978	Watership DownMovie	Pipkin (voice)	44
1978	Sense of PlaceSeries	Rupert Skern	44
1978	The Day Dumbfounded Got His PylonMovie	Rupert Skern	44
1978	The Talking ParcelMovie	Ethelred	44
1977	The Last Remake of Beau GesteMovie	Boldini	43
1977	Herbie Goes to Monte CarloMovie	Quincey	43
1977	Escape from Stalag Luft 112BMovie	Vogel	43
1976	Not Now, ComradeMovie	Hoskins	42
1976	Ripping YarnsSeries	—	42
1976	N.U.T.S.Series	—	42
1975	The SweeneySeries	Frankie Little	41
1975	The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter BrotherMovie	Moriarty's Assistant	41
1975	One of Our Dinosaurs Is MissingMovie	Superintendent Grubbs	41
1975	Three for AllMovie	Hounslow Joe	41
1975	Eskimo NellMovie	Benny U. Murdoch	41
1974	The Four MusketeersMovie	Planchet	40
1974	Barry McKenzie Holds His OwnMovie	Bishop of Paris	40
1974	JuggernautMovie	Social Director Curtain	40
1973	The Three MusketeersMovie	Planchet	39
1973	Man About the HouseSeries	Jerry	39
1972	SykesSeries	Uncle Arthur	38
1972	The AdventurerSeries	Marks	38
1972	The Alf Garnett SagaMovie	Wally	38
1972	The Pied PiperMovie	Burgermeister Poppendick	38
1972	Alice's Adventures in WonderlandMovie	Cheshire Cat	38
1972	That's Your FuneralMovie	Purvis	38
1971	Jason KingSeries	—	37
1971	Willy Wonka & the Chocolate FactoryMovie	Mr. Salt	37
1971	MelodyMovie	Mr. Perkins	37
1971	The FirechasersMovie	Roscoe	37
1970	Play for TodaySeries	Roderick Major	36
1970	Taste the Blood of DraculaMovie	Weller	36
1970	The GoodiesSeries	Emperor	36
1970	ScroogeMovie	2nd Gentleman of Charity	36
1970	On a Clear Day You Can See ForeverMovie	Prince Regent	36
1969	ITV Saturday Night TheatreSeries	Mr Morris	35
1969	The Bed Sitting RoomMovie	Plastic Mac Man	35
1969	Lock Up Your DaughtersMovie	Sir Tunbelly Clumsey	35
1968	Nicholas NicklebySeries	Gentleman Next Door	34
1968	Only When I LarfMovie	Hotel Chef (uncredited)	34
1967	The Mini-AffairMovie	Fire Extinguisher Salesman	33
1967	The Deadly AffairMovie	Adam Scarr	33
1967	All Gas and GaitersSeries	Verger	33
1967	How I Won the WarMovie	Clapper	33
1967	The Go-kartersMovie	—	33
1966	A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the ForumMovie	Gladiator Instructor	32
1965	A Slight Case Of...Series	—	31
1965	The HillMovie	Monty Bartlett	31
1964	French DressingMovie	Henry Liggott	30
1964	A World Of His OwnSeries	Stanley Blake	30
1964	Hamlet at ElsinoreMovie	Gravedigger	30
1963	FestivalSeries	Mr. Bolt	29
1963	A Place to GoMovie	Bunting	29
1963	Sparrows Can't SingMovie	Fred Gooding	29
1963	The Dick Emery ShowSeries	—	29
1963	The Small World of Sammy LeeMovie	Lucky Dave	29
1962	Richard the LionheartSeries	Michael	28
1962	Tiara TahitiMovie	Capt. Enderby	28
1961	The AvengersSeries	Happychap	27
1961	Drama 61-67Series	Oliver Strickland	27
1960	Sunday-Night PlaySeries	Bruce	26
1956	Armchair TheatreSeries	Douglas Maclntyre	22
1954	The Wonderful World of DisneySeries	Bidley	20
0	The Princess And The PeaMovie	king	—