Roy Kinnear

Roy Kinnear

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Roy Kinnear was born on Jan 08, 1934 in UK. Roy Kinnear's big-screen debut came with Oh... Rosalinda!! directed by Michael Powell in 1955, strarring . Roy Kinnear is known for Mr. H Is Late directed by Eric Sykes, John Alderton stars as Vicar and Bobby Ball as Driver's Mate. The upcoming new movie Roy Kinnear plays is Return of the Ewok which will be released on May 01, 1999.

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 Le frère le plus fûté de Sherlock Holmes (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 Le retour des mousquetaires (1989).

  • Birthday

    Jan 08, 1934
  • Place of Birth

    Wigan, Lancashire, England, UK

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