Roy Kinnear

Roy Kinnear (January 81934 - September 20, 1988) was a prolific British character actor. Although he was a talented straight actor, he became best known for his comic roles, in which he often played a chubby and jocular figure.

He was born in Wigan, Lancashire and educated at George Heriot's School, Edinburgh. He attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and worked on stage and radio before rising to fame as part of the television show That Was The Week That Was. He later appeared in many films and UK TV shows.

Kinnear tragically bled to death following a broken pelvis which he sustained by falling from a horse during the filming of The Return of the Three Musketeers in 1988.

Filmography:

• The Return of the Musketeers (1989) Planchet
• Just Ask for Diamond (1988) Jack Splendide
• A Man for All Seasons (1988) The Common Man
• Mr. H Is Late (1987) Piper
• Unusual Ground Floor Conversion (1987) Previous Tenant
• Casanova (1987) Balbi
• Hardwicke House (1987) R G Wickham
• Pirates (1986) Dutch
• Bertha (1985) Narrator
• The Clairvoyant (1984)
• Squaring the Circle (1984) Kania
• The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood (1984) Friar Tuck
• Anna Pavlova (1983) Gardener
• The Boys in Blue (1982) Lloyd
• Hammett (1982) Eddie Hagedorn
• If You Go Down in the Woods Today (1981) Fishfingers
• Hawk the Slayer (1980) Innkeeper
• High Rise Donkey (1980)
• Rhubarb Rhubarb (1980) Neighbour
• The London Connection (1979) Bidley
• Quincy's Quest (1979)
• The Hound of the Baskervilles (1978) Ethel Seldon
• Watership Down (1978) Pipkin
• The Last Remake of Beau Geste (1977) Boldini
• Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo (1977) Quincey
• Not Now, Comrade (1976) Hoskins
• The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother (1975) Moriarty's Assistant
• Royal Flash (1975) Old Rouse
• One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing (1975) Supt. Grubbs
• Eskimo Nell (1975) Benny U. Murdoch
• The Amorous Milkman (1974) Sergeant
• Barry McKenzie Holds His Own (1974) Bishop of Paris
• Three for All (1974) Hounslow Joe
• The Four Musketeers (1974) Planchet
• Juggernaut (1974) Social Director Curtain
• The Cobblers of Umbridge (1973) Dan and Doris Cobbler
• The Three Musketeers (1973) Planchet
• The Alf Garnett Saga (1972) Wally
• That's Your Funeral (1972) Purvis
• Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1972) The Cheshire Cat
• The Pied Piper (1972) Burgermeister
• Madame Sin (1972) Holidaymaker
• Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) Mr. Henry Salt
• Melody (1971) Mr. Perkins
• Egghead's Robot (1970) Park Keeper
• The Firechasers (1970) Roscoe
• Scrooge (1970) Second Portly Gentleman
• On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1970) Prince Regent
• Taste the Blood of Dracula (1970) Weller
• Lock Up Your Daughters (1969) Sir Tunbelly Clumsey
• The Bed Sitting Room (1969) Plastic mac man
• Albert Carter, Q.O.S.O. (1968) Albert Carter
• The Mini-Affair (1967) Fire Extinguisher Salesman
• How I Won the War (1967) Clapper
• The Deadly Affair (1966) Adam Scarr
• A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966) Gladiator Instructor
• The Hill (1965) Monty Bartlett
• Help! (1965) Algernon
• The Informers (1964) Shorty
• French Dressing (1964) Henry
• A Place to Go (1963) Bunting
• The Small World of Sammy Lee (1963) Lucky Dave
• Heavens Above! (1963) Fred Smith
• Sparrows Can't Sing (1963) Fred
• The Boys (1962) Charles Salmon
• Tiara Tahiti (1962) Capt. Enderby
• The Millionairess (1960)
• Oh Rosalinda! (1955)
• The World Owes Me a Living (1944)