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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.
Roy Kinnear was a renowned British character actor and comedian who trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and became a fixture of British television and film throughout the 1960s, 70s, and 80s.
He is best known for his portrayal of Henry Salt in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, the role of Planchet in Richard Lester's The Three Musketeers films, and his appearance in The Beatles' film Help!.