Roy Kinnear

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Roy Kinnear
Born	Roy Mitchell Kinnear January 8, 1934(1934-01-08) Wigan, Lancashire, England
Died	September 20, 1988 (aged 54) Madrid, Spain
Years active	1960 – 1988
Spouse(s)	Carmel Cryan

Roy Mitchell Kinnear (January 8, 1934 – September 20, 1988) was a prolific English character actor.

Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life & death 4 Filmography 5 Theatre (selection) 6 References 7 External links

[edit] Early life

Kinnear was born in Wigan, Lancashire, England, the son of Annie Smith (née Durie) and Roy Muir Kinnear.^[1] His father was a Great Britain Rugby League international, making one Lions appearance and three for Other Nationalities, and scoring 81 tries in 184 games for Wigan; he collapsed and died while playing rugby union with the RAF during the war - Scotland Rugby League have named their Student Player of the Year Award after him.

Kinnear was educated at George Heriot's School, in Edinburgh. At the age of 17, he enrolled in the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art; however, National Service conscription brought an interruption to his studies.

[edit] Career

From the 1950s, he began a career in repertory theatre, and in 1959 he joined Joan Littlewood's Theatre Workshop at the Theatre Royal Stratford East, performing in both the 1960 play and 1963 film of Sparrows Can't Sing. He continued to work on stage and radio before achieving fame as part of the television show That Was The Week That Was. He later appeared in many films and UK TV shows including George and Mildred, and starred in Cowboys, a sitcom about builders. Undoubtedly, his best-known films are those he made with director and close friend Richard Lester: Help!, A Funny Thing Happened On the Way to the Forum, How I Won the War, The Bed-Sitting Room, and the Musketeer series of the 1970s and 1980s. He played the father of spoiled rich girl Veruca Salt in the 1971 film Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, an adaptation of Roald Dahl's famous children's novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. He also guest starred in The Goodies' episode "Rome Antics", in which he appeared as the Roman Emperor. He also narrated and provided voices for the stop-motion kids television show Bertha. He also appeared in two music videos for Mike + The Mechanics's ("All I Need is a Miracle" and "Taken In") as the band's manager, the latter of which saw him reunited with his Help! co-star Victor Spinetti.

His final television role was the ITV sitcom Hardwicke House, which was cancelled after just two episodes.

[edit] Personal life & death

Kinnear was married to actress Carmel Cryan. They had three children, including TV actor Rory and Kirsty who has entered the film industry.

On 19 September 1988, Kinnear fell from a horse during the filming of The Return of the Musketeers in Toledo, Spain, sustaining a broken pelvis. He was taken to hospital in Madrid, and died from a heart attack the following day. He was 54 years old.^[2] The film's director, Richard Lester, quit his own film career as a direct result of Kinnear's death.^[3] Six years later the Roy Kinnear Trust was set up as a charity organisation which helps improve the life of young adults with multiple disabilities.

Kinnear is buried in East Sheen Cemetery.

[edit] Filmography

• The Princess and the Goblin (1992) Mump (voice)
• 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
• Ripping Yarns (1982) Escape From Stalag Luft 112B
• Blakes Seven (1981) Gold
• 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)

[edit] Theatre (selection)

• Make Me an Offer
• Sparrers Can't Sing
• The Clandestine Marriage
• The Travails of Sancho Panza
• The Cherry Orchard

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Roy Kinnear at the Internet Movie Database
• Roy Kinnear Foundation

Persondata
NAME	Kinnear, Roy
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Kinnear, Roy
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Actor comedian
DATE OF BIRTH	January 8, 1934
PLACE OF BIRTH	Wigan, Lancashire, England
DATE OF DEATH	September 20, 1988
PLACE OF DEATH	Madrid, Spain