Roy Kinnear
Birthday: 1934-01-08
Place of Birth: Wigan, Lancashire, England, UK
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.
Movies
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
When eccentric candy man Willy Wonka promises a lifetime supply of sweets and a tour of his chocolat...
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French Dressing
A deck-chair attendant at a British resort promotes a film festival featuring a French sexpot....
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The Three Musketeers
In 17th century France, young D'Artagnan wants to join the King's Musketeers, but instead befriends ...
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Only When I Larf
A master conman leads a pair of British accomplices on an international adventure of highly profitab...
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Anyone for Denis
Anyone for Denis? is a British video-taped television version of the stage play of the same name bro...
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The Hill
North Africa, World War II. British soldiers on the brink of collapse push beyond endurance to strug...
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Hawk the Slayer
Hawk the Slayer, after seeing both his father and bride die at the hands of his malevolent brother, ...
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The Four Musketeers
The Four Musketeers defend the queen and her dressmaker from Cardinal Richelieu and Milady de Winter...
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
An all-star cast highlights this vibrant musical adaptation of Lewis Carroll's immortal tale. One da...
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Hammett
Chinatown, San Francisco, 1928. Former private detective Dashiell Hammett, a compulsive drinker with...
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Scrooge
A musical adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic ghost tale starring Albert Finney....
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How I Won the War
An inept British WWII commander leads his troops to a series of misadventures in North Africa and Eu...
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Taste the Blood of Dracula
Three elderly distinguished gentlemen are searching for some excitement in their boring borgoueis li...
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Juggernaut
A terrorist demands a huge ransom in exchange for information on how to disarm the seven bombs he ha...
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The Return of the Musketeers
It's 1649: Mazarin hires the impoverished D'Artagnan to find the other musketeers: Cromwell has over...
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The Princess and the Goblin
The story is about the Princess Irene and a young warrior boy named Curty. Irene must use her magic ...
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The Deadly Affair
Charles Dobbs is a British secret agent investigating the apparent suicide of Foreign Office officia...
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Help!
An obscure Eastern cult that practices human sacrifice pursues Ringo after he unknowingly puts on a ...
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On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
Daisy Gamble, an unusual woman who hears phones before they ring, and does wonders with her flowers,...
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Oh... Rosalinda!!
Pseudonym Dr. Falke follows his wife through disguises and deceptions in postwar Vienna....
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The Boys in Blue
Sgt. Cannon (Tommy Cannon) and PC Ball (Bobby Ball) run the police station in the quiet town of Litt...
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Sparrows Can't Sing
Charlie returns to the East End after two years at sea to find his house demolished and wife Maggie ...
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Eskimo Nell
Three young men, a scriptwriter, a producer and a director are called in by Benny U Murdoch, an exot...
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If You Go Down in the Woods Today
A Boy Scout troupe led by their scoutmaster (Sykes) is on a field trip to a seemingly-peaceful Engli...
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Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
A history of the famous vampire of books and movies, using film clips, previews and other methods....
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The Talking Parcel
The Talking Parcel is based on a 1974 book by Gerald Durrell in which a young girl is transported to...
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A Man for All Seasons
Story of Sir Thomas More, who refused to accept the spiritual leadership of Henry VIII, and faces de...
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The Pied Piper
Greed, corruption, ignorance, and disease. Midsummer, 1349: the Black Death reaches northern Germany...
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Not Now, Comrade
Not Now, Comrade tells the story of Rudi, a Russian ballet star who defects to the West, and the cha...
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A Place to Go
Set in contemporary Bethnal Green in east London, A Place to Go charts the dramatic changes that wer...
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Quincy's Quest
It's the night before Christmas, and all the toy store rejects are due to be tossed into the furnace...
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Hamlet at Elsinore
The ghost of the King of Denmark tells his son Hamlet to avenge his murder by killing the new king, ...
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Heavens Above!
A clerical error leads to the appointment of a left-leaning small-town priest to a rich village, whe...
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Rhubarb Rhubarb
During a game of golf between a police inspector and a vicar the inspector cheats by having a consta...
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The Informers
When the detective in charge of investigating a series of bank robberies starts to get too close to ...
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Melody
Two youngsters declare to their parents that they want to get married. Not sometime in the future bu...
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Mr. H Is Late
A team of inept undertakers attempt to get a coffin to a funeral on time. An undertaker is in charge...
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That's Your Funeral
Two funeral parlours fight one another for business, one of whom is more shady than the other....
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Watership Down
When the warren belonging to a community of rabbits is threatened, a brave group led by Fiver, Bigwi...
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One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing
Escaping from China with a microfilm of the formula for the mysterious "Lotus X", Lord Southmere, a ...
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Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo
Herbie, the Volkswagen Beetle with a mind of its own, is racing in the Monte Carlo Rally. But thieve...
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This Office Life
On arrival at British Albion, Mr Gryce felt that his lack of ambition would be completely fulfilled....
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The Boys
A night watchman at a garage is found murdered, and four teddy boys are put on trial for the crime. ...
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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
A wily slave must unite a virgin courtesan and his young smitten master to earn his freedom....
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The Small World of Sammy Lee
The compère of a seedy strip club struggles to keep one step ahead of the bookies to whom he owes mo...
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Casanova
The life story of an 18th century womanizer who's arrested, not so much for his crimes, but because ...
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The Cobblers of Umbridge
A parody of the long running radio show "The Archers", an everyday story of country-folk based in th...
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The Wedding
Class distinctions, inferiority complexes, and social climbing abound as the bride, groom, and their...
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Return of the Ewok
A mockumentary starring Warwick Davis, the actor who played the Ewok, Wicket W. Warrick in Star Wars...
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The Day Dumbfounded Got His Pylon
Rupert Skern's Saturday morning peace is shattered by the arrival of workmen in his garden...
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Kasper's Last Stand
A TV play by Graeme McCaig set amongst Blackpool's beach entertainers and starring Roy Kinnear...
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We Had Some Happy Hours
Prestwich Clough, near Bury, is the setting for a disastrous family cricket match and a picnic that ...
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The Bed Sitting Room
In the hazy aftermath of World War III, the fallout from a 'nuclear misunderstanding' is producing s...
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Squaring the Circle
An account of how Lech Walesa and the "Solidarity" trade union confronted the might of Communist dic...
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Egghead's Robot
'Egghead' Wentworth adapts his father's robot paratrooper to perform his chores, but forgets to prog...
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High Rise Donkey
The efforts of three children, who live in high rise flats, to save a donkey from two small-time cro...
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Tiara Tahiti
James Mason and John Mills star in this comedy-drama about a tough colonel and a refined captain who...
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Treasure Hunt
Judy, Josh and Joey, with Alice the Chimp, take part in a Wild Life Treasure Hunt and are picked to ...
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Airborne
Josh and his friends visit an airfield to see the gliders and become involved with two lads determin...
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The Go-karters
Josh stands a good chance against Buz, the favourite competitor at the local go-kart junior race. Bu...
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Waxworks
The children visit a waxworks museum near closing time, whilst their grandmother does her shopping. ...
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Holiday Spirit
Judy, Joey and Josh are left for a night at a guest house run by Mrs. Ada Witty. Her nephews are anx...
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The London Connection
A missing formula, a defecting Eastern European scientist kidnapped, car chases, foot chases, air ch...
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Escape from Stalag Luft 112B
During World War I Major Errol Phipps is determined to escape from Stalag Luft 112B but his attempts...
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The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
After spending decades living in the shadow of his more famous and successful sibling, Consulting De...
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Just Ask for Diamond
Thirteen-year-old Nick and his slightly dense older brother Herbert run the Diamond Private Detectiv...
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The Princess And The Pea
A telling of the famous fairy tale with actors and voice over...
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Barry McKenzie Holds His Own
Barry McKenzie's Aunt Edna is kidnapped by Count Von Plasma, the vampire head of an isolated Eastern...
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The Firechasers
Insurance investigator must find out who is setting fires. Along the way he meets and works with a b...
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The Hound of the Baskervilles
When a nobleman is threatened by a family curse on his newly inherited estate, detective Sherlock Ho...
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Everybody Say Cheese
Comedy play about a seaside photographer, Henry Hunter, who goes to Margate every year to work, stay...
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The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood
The evil brother of Richard the Lionheart is holding the king for ransom, and only Robin Hood and hi...
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The Best Of Dick Emery
Compilation of classic clips, featuring the best performances from across the much-loved comedian's ...
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The Last Remake of Beau Geste
Digby Geste joins his brother, Beau, in the Foreign Legion following the theft of a priceless family...
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Anna Pavlova
The young talented girl Anya, dreaming of a ballet, enters the choreographic school. Due to poor hea...
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The Mayor's Charity
Olive Major is determined that her year of office as Mayor will be a happy and successful one. But h...
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Madame Sin
A CIA agent is used as a pawn in an insane woman's plan to steal a Polaris submarine....
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Cinderella: The Shoe Must Go On
Danny La Rue plays Cinderella's wicked stepmother in this grand tradition of a Christmas pantomime....
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The Amorous Milkman
Davey's milk delivery job offers him scant excitement. But when a few of the lonely housewives, incl...
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The Alf Garnett Saga
Alf and his family have been moved from their East End home into a high-rise council estate. Alf is ...
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Urban Jungle
Bradford. Journalist Tristan Hanley, up from the south, is told by his paper's proprietor to get the...
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