Actor

Roy Kinnear

1955–present1934–1988ComedyDramaAdventureFamily

Comic Visionary

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Known For

90 acting credits

as Mr. Salt

Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

as Mr. Salt

1971

Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

as Pipkin (voice)

Watership Down

as Pipkin (voice)

1978

Watership Down

Filmography

2005The Best Of Dick Emery 1994Return of the EwokTalent Agent4.5 1991The Princess and the GoblinMump (voice)5.9 1991Dracula: A Cinematic ScrapbookWeller (archive footage)9.5 1989The Return of the MusketeersPlanchet6.2 1988A Man for All SeasonsThe Common Man7.0

About

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.

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