Kinnear, Roy

Roy Mitchell Kinnear was born on January 8, 1934 in Wigan in the family of rugby player Roy Muir Kinnear and Annie Smith. He received his secondary education at George Heriot's School , at the age of 17 he entered the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art . Since the late 1950s, he began to appear on the stage of theaters under the guidance of Joan Littlewood ( Joan Littlewood ), from prominent roles can be identified his participation in the productions of "Sparrows do not sing", "The Secret Marriage" ( The Clandestine Marriage ), " Cherry Orchard ". In 1955 and 1956, he twice starred in episodic roles of passing films, and since the beginning of the 1960s, actors began to be invited to roles constantly, and for 28 years he starred in about a hundred and a half films and series.

On September 19, 1988, Roy Kinnear fell from his horse during the filming of The Return of the Musketeers and suffered a severe pelvic fracture. He was immediately taken from Toledo , where the episode was shot, to the hospital in Madrid , but died there the next day from a heart attack ^[1] . The Kinnir family demanded an investigation to find out if Roy had been provided with all the necessary medical care, or if he had died due to the negligence of doctors. The director of “The Return of the Musketeers” Richard Lester finished this film, added a dedication to the dead actor in the credits, and after that he left the big movie forever, motivating it with the death of Kinnir ^[2] .

In 1994, the Roy Kinnear Foundation was founded, the purpose of which is to help physically and mentally disabled teens ^[3] .

Family

• Father - Roy Muir Kinnear, rugby player (1904-1942).
• Mother - Annie Smith (girlhood - Dury).
• Wife - Carmel Cryan ( Carmel Cryan ), television actress (born 1949)
• Daughters - Christie (works as director for the selection of actors) and Karina (born 1972; paralyzed, suffering from mental retardation ^[4] ).
• Son - Rory Kinnear , theater, film and television actor (born 1978).

Cinema

• 1960 - The Millionairess / The Millionairess Man Carrying a Box (uncredited)
• 1963 - The Informers - The Shorty
• 1963 - Heavens Above! - Fred Smith
• 1964 - French Dressing - Henry Liggott
• 1965 - The Hill - Monty Bartlett
• 1965 - To the rescue! / Help! - Algernon
• 1966 - The Deadly Affair - Adam Skarr
• 1966 - A funny story that happened on the way to the forum / A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum - gladiator instructor
• 1967 - How I Won the War / How I Won the War - Clapper
• 1969 - The Bed-Sitting Room - The Plastic Man
• 1970 - Scrooge / Scrooge - gentleman benefactor
• 1970 - On a Clear Day You Can See Forever - Prince regent
• 1970 - Taste the Blood of Dracula - Weller
• 1971 - Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory - Mr. Salt
• 1971 - Melody - Mr. Perkins
• 1972 - Alice's Adventures in Wonderland - Cheshire Cat
• 1972 - Madame Sin / Vacationer
• 1973 - The Three Musketeers - The Planchet
• 1974 - The Four Musketeers: Revenge of the Milady / The Four Musketeers - Planchet
• 1974 - Juggernaut - Social Director of Surtein
• 1975 - The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother - The Assistant Professor Moriarty
• 1975 - One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing - Superintendent Grubbs
• 1975 - Eskimoska / Eskimo Nell - Benny Mardok
• 1977 - The Last Remake of “Handsome Gest” / The Last Remake of Beau Geste - Corporal Boldini
• 1977 - Robbery in Monte Carlo / Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo - Quincy
• 1978 - The Hound of the Baskervilles - Ethel Selden, the killer
• 1978 - The Dangerous Journey / Watership Down - Pipkin Rabbit (scoring)
• 1980 - Hawk the Slayer - hotel owner
• 1982 - Hammett - Eddie Heijjorn
• 1986 - Pirates / Dutch pirate merchant
• 1989 - The Return of the Musketeers - Planchet
• 1991 - The Princess and the Goblin / The Princess and the Goblin - Mump (voice acting at the UK box office)

Television

• 1964 , 1965, 1967, 1969 - The Avengers - different roles (in four episodes)
• 1967 , 1972, 1974 - Till Death Us Do Part - colleague Alf Garnett (in four episodes)
• 1971 - Jackanory / Jackanory - Narrator (in five episodes)
• 1976 , 1978, 1979 - George and Mildred / George and Mildred - Jerry (in five episodes)
• 1981 - Seven Blake / Blake's 7 - Keiler (in one episode)
• 1982-1984 - Super Bear / SuperTed - Bulk (in thirteen episodes, dubbing)
• 1983 - Anna Pavlova / Anna Pavlova - gardener
• 1984 - The Crazy Adventures of Robin Hood / The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood - Father Took
• 1985 —1986 - Bertha / Bertha - different roles (in three episodes, dubbing)
• 1988 - A Man for All Seasons - A Common Man

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