Roy Kinnear

Portly, sometimes mustached, stage-trained British character actor of film and TV of the 1960s, 70s and 80s. Kinnear first gained notoriety on British TV as a regular on the groundbreaking weekly topical satire series, "That Was the Week That Was" in the early 60s. With his large, round face and often bulging eyes, Kinnear sweated and flustered his way through many a frantic comedy, as well as dramas and period fare, playing characters both sympathetic and not. Children of a certain age may best recall him in "Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" (1971) as Mr. Salt, the pompous, indulgent father of the bratty Veruca Salt. His non-comedy credits include "The Hill" (1965), director Sidney Lumet's hard-hitting military prison drama starring Sean Connery, and the Hammer horror entry, "Taste the Blood of Dracula" (1969).

Kinnear had a rather broad performing style which some reviewers quickly found tiresome. In contrast he seemed to positively enchant American expatriate director Richard Lester who cast him in eight features including the Beatles vehicle "Help!" (1965) as the bumbling assistant to mad scientist Victor Spinetti, "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" (1966), "How I Won the War" (1967) and "The Four Musketeers" (1975) and "Return of the Musketeers" (1989). Kinnear died during the shooting of the latter when he fell off a horse.

Filmography

Cast (Feature Film)

The Princess and the Goblin (1994)

Voice

The Return of the Musketeers (1989)

A Man For All Seasons (1988)

Diamond's Edge (1988)

Unusual Ground Floor Conversation (1987)

Casanova (1987)

Pirates (1986)

Zany Adventures Of Robin Hood (1984)

Pavlova (1983)

The Boys in Blue (1983)

Squaring the Circle (1983)

Hammett (1982)

Hawk The Slayer (1980)

High Rise Donkey (1980)

The Omega Connection (1979)

Watership Down (1978)

Voice

The Hound of the Baskervilles (1978)

Not Now, Comrade (1977)

Herbie Goes To Monte Carlo (1977)

The Last Remake of Beau Geste (1977)

Royal Flash (1976)

One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing (1975)

The Adventure Of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother (1975)

Juggernaut (1974)

Barry Mckenzie Holds His Own (1974)

The Pied Piper (1972)

Burgermaster Poppendick

Rentadick (1972)

Madame Sin (1972)

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971)

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

The Mini-Affair (1968)

Fire extinguisher salesman

The Deadly Affair (1967)

Adam Scarr

How I Won the War (1967)

Clapper

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966)

Instructor

Underworld Informers (1965)

Heavens Above! (1963)

Fred Smith

Tiara Tahiti (1963)

Capt. Tom Enderby

Sparrows Can't Sing (1963)

Fred Gooding

The Small World of Sammy Lee (1963)

Lucky Dave

The Boys (1963)

French Dressing (1963)

Oh... Rosalinda! (1955)

Life Events

Photo Collections

Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo - Movie Poster

Here is the American one-sheet movie poster for Disney's Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo (1977). One-sheets measured 27x41 inches, and were the poster style most commonly used in theaters.