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Date of Birth

8 January 1934, Wigan, Lancashire, England, UK

Date of Death

20 September 1988, Madrid, Spain (broke his pelvis after falling from a horse and subsequently bled to death)

Birth Name

Roy Mitchell Kinnear

Height

5' 5" (1.65 m)

Mini Biography

After his schooling in Edinburgh, the British character actor Roy Kinnear attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. Following national service, Kinnear appeared on stage, radio, and television in Scotland before becoming a household name in Britain in the early 1960s as one of the original members of the television series "That Was the Week That Was" (1962). Around this time, he also established his film career, specializing in jovial, yet sometimes slightly sinister, characters, such as Finney, Moriarty's henchman, in The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother (1975). Another characteristic role was that of Planchet in the Musketeer movies, a role that tragically led to his death from a riding accident during the filming of The Return of the Musketeers (1989).

IMDb Mini Biography By: Lyn Hammond

Spouse

Carmel Cryan

(? - 20 September 1988) (his death) 3 children

Trivia

Appeared in the music video "All I Need Is A Miracle" by Mike and the Mechanics.

Educated at George Heriot's School, Edinburgh.

Appeared at the beginning of the music video "Taken In" by Mike + The Mechanics.

While filming The Return of the Musketeers (1989), he fell from a horse, breaking his pelvis. Tragically, he subsequently bled to death.

Father of actor Rory Kinnear and Kirsty Kinnear.

Appeared in Anna Pavlova (1983) with James Fox, who plays the part of Mr. Salt in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), which is the same role Kinnear played in the original version, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971).

Did a great deal of charity work for handicapped and disabled children, after his daughter Karina was born with Cerebal Palsy.

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