Roy Kinnear
Acting
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.
Born: January 8, 1934
Place of Birth: Wigan, Lancashire, England, UK
Known For
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
A history of the famous vampire of books and movies, using film clips, previews and other methods.
Escape from Stalag Luft 112B
During World War I Major Errol Phipps is determined to escape from Stalag Luft 112B but his attempts all fail. However all the other prisoners and the guards succeed, leaving him alone in the camp to make elaborate plans - including a tunnel system so extensive it becomes the Munich Underground. He is so obsessed with his escape plans he fails to realize that the war has ended and dies a disappointed man. He does however manage to escape from his grave after he has been buried though.
The Beatles Anthology
A documentary series on the career of The Beatles.
That Was The Week That Was
That Was the Week That Was, informally TWTWTW or TW3, is a satirical television comedy programme on BBC Television in 1962 and 1963. It was devised, produced and directed by Ned Sherrin and presented by David Frost. An American version by the same name aired on NBC from 1964 to 1965, also featuring Frost. The programme is considered a significant element of the satire boom in the United Kingdom in the early 1960s. It broke ground in comedy through lampooning the establishment and political figures. Its broadcast coincided with coverage of the politically charged Profumo affair and John Profumo, the politician at the centre of the affair, became a target for derision. TW3 was first broadcast on Saturday 24 November 1962.
The Dick Emery Show
A British sketch comedy show broadcast on the BBC from 1963 to 1981, with frequent performers including Pat Coombs, Deryck Guyler, Roy Kinnear, Joan Sims and Josephine Tewson.
Hamlet at Elsinore
The ghost of the King of Denmark tells his son Hamlet to avenge his murder by killing the new king, Hamlet's uncle. Hamlet feigns madness, contemplates life and death, and seeks revenge. His uncle, fearing for his life, also devises plots to kill Hamlet. An historic BBC production taped on location in and around Kronborg castle in Elsinore (Denmark), in which the play is set.
The London Connection
A missing formula, a defecting Eastern European scientist kidnapped, car chases, foot chases, air chases, the British secret service, and a couple of American tourists caught right in the middle.
The Sweeney
Jack Regan, an unethical officer of the Flying Squad, uses unorthodox methods to pursue criminals with the help of his partner, George Carter.
The Boys
A night watchman at a garage is found murdered, and four teddy boys are put on trial for the crime. Witnesses and suspects give differing accounts of the lead-up to the crime, and the truth emerges.
The Avengers
A quirky spy show of the adventures of eccentrically suave British Agent John Steed and his predominantly female partners. Jonathan Steed - an urbane, proper gentleman spy - teams with various assistants throughout the series' run, including Dr. David Keel, Cathy Gale, Emma Peel and Tara King, to repeatedly save the world from diabolical schemes plotted by equally diabolical evil-doers (among them robots and man-eating monsters).
Filmography
as Self (archive footage)
as Algernon (archive footage)
as Mump (voice)
as Weller (archive footage)
as Planchet
as The Common Man
as Jack Splendide
as Balbi
as Mr Wickham
as Baron Hardup
as Brian McCarthy
as Dutch
as Eric Burke
as Funeral Director
as Cyril Small
as Commissionaire
as Arnold Bristow
as Narrator
as Kania
as Friar Tuck
as Bulk
as gardener
as Boris
as Boris
as Mr. Lloyd
as English Eddie Hagedorn
as Self
as Various
as Maxwell Mercury Talent Agent
as Henry
as Fishfingers
as Joe Jones
as Innkeeper
as Top
as Bidley
as Whaley
as Fat Charlie
as Ethelred
as Pipkin (voice)
as Selden the Axe Murderer
as Kasper
as Rupert Skern
as Self
as Keller
as Roderick Major
as Vogel
as Quincey
as Boldini
as Richard Burton
as Jerry
as Hoskins
as Moriarty's Assistant
as Superintendent Grubbs
as Hounslow Joe
as Benny U. Murdoch
as Frankie Little
as Sergeant
as Bishop of Paris
as Planchet
as Social Director Curtain
as Planchet
as Jerry
as Dan and Doris Cobbler
as Burgermeister Poppendick
as Purvis
as Cheshire Cat
as Marks
as Uncle Arthur
as Wally
as Holidaymaker
as Mr. Salt
as Henry Hunter
as Mr. Perkins
as Roscoe
as Professor Nuts
as Emperor
as 2nd Gentleman of Charity
as Roderick Major
as Prince Regent
as Weller
as Plastic Mac Man
as Sir Tunbelly Clumsey
as Hotel Chef (uncredited)
as Gentleman Next Door
as Clapper
as Verger
as Adam Scarr
as Fire Extinguisher Salesman
as Gladiator Instructor
as Lorry Driver
as Workmate
as Sid
as Algernon
as Monty Bartlett
as Gravedigger
as Henry Liggott
as Shorty
as Bunting
as Fred Smith
as Lucky Dave
as Fred Gooding
as Mark Salmon
as Capt. Enderby
as Nectabanus
as Michael
as Happychap
as Quilby
as king