Roy Kinnear - wikipedia Roy Kinnear Not to be confused with Roy Kinnear ( rugby ). This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( August 2011 ) Roy Kinnear Publicity photo of Kinnear possibly taken in the 1980s Roy Mitchell Kinnear ( 1934 - 01 - 08 ) 8 January 1934 Wigan, Lancashire, England 20 September 1988 ( 1988 - 09 - 20 ) ( aged 54 ) Madrid, Spain Cause of death Heart attack, brought on by injuries sustained after falling from a horse Resting place East Sheen Cemetery, London, England Occupation Actor Years active 1955 -- 1988 Spouse ( s ) Carmel Cryan ( m. 1970 ; his death 1988 ) Children 3, including Rory Kinnear Roy Mitchell Kinnear ( 8 January 1934 -- 20 September 1988 ) was an English actor. He is known for his roles in films directed by Richard Lester ; including Algernon in Help ! ( 1965 ) ; Clapper in How I Won the War ( 1967 ) ; and Planchet in The Three Musketeers ( 1973 ), reprising the latter role in the 1974 and 1989 sequels. He is also known for playing Henry Salt in the 1971 film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. Kinnear made his stage debut in 1955, and came to prominence in the BBC satirical comedy series That Was the Week That Was in 1962. He went on to appear in numerous British television comedy programmes, including The Dick Emery Show ( 1979 -- 81 ), and in the sitcoms Man About the House ( 1974 -- 75 ), George and Mildred ( 1976 -- 79 ) and Cowboys ( 1980 -- 81 ). Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Death 5 Legacy 6 Shows 7 Filmography 8 Theatre ( partial ) 9 References 10 External links Early life Kinnear was born in Wigan, Lancashire, the son of Annie ( née Durie, previously Smith ) and Roy Kinnear. His father was a Scottish dual international in rugby union and rugby league, having played for Scotland and Great Britain national rugby league team international, making one Lions appearance and three for Other Nationalities, and scoring 81 tries in 184 games for Wigan ; he collapsed and died while playing rugby union with the RAF in 1942, at the age of 38. Scotland Rugby League have named their Student Player of the Year Award after him. Kinnear was educated at George Heriot 's School in Edinburgh. At the age of 17 he enrolled in the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art ; national service interrupted his studies. Career In the 1950s Kinnear began a career in repertory theatre when he appeared in a show at Newquay. In 1959 he joined Joan Littlewood 's Theatre Workshop at the Theatre Royal Stratford East, performing in both the 1960 play and 1963 film of Sparrows Ca n't Sing. Prior to joining Littlewood 's workshop, he was a member of the cast of Perth Repertory Theatre. The cast also included Valerie Lush, Jane Cain ( the original voice of the Speaking Clock ) and Russell Hunter. He continued to work on stage and radio before gaining national attention as a participant in the television show That Was The Week That Was. Kinnear was Stanley Baker 's original choice to play VC recipient Frederick Hitch in the film Zulu. Baker did not know Kinnear 's name, and told the casting director to get `` the actor from That Was the Week That Was whose surname begins with K. '' David Kernan, also a cast member of that programme, was summoned and Baker chose to hire him rather than search for Kinnear. Kinnear later appeared in many films and television shows, including Help !, Doctor at Large, Man About the House, George and Mildred, The Dick Emery Show ( as Gaylord 's long - suffering father ) and four episodes of The Avengers. He starred in Cowboys, a sitcom about builders. His best - known films are those he made with director and close friend Richard Lester : Help !, A Funny Thing Happened On the Way to the Forum, How I Won the War, The Bed Sitting Room and the Musketeer series of the 1970s and 1980s. He appeared with Christopher Lee in the Hammer horror film Taste the Blood of Dracula ( 1970 ). Also in 1970 he played Mr. Perkins, Melody 's father in Waris Hussein 's Melody, a puppy love story. He played the father of spoiled rich girl Veruca Salt in the film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory ( 1971 ), an adaptation of Roald Dahl 's children 's novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. He guest - starred in The Goodies ' episode `` Rome Antics '' as the Roman Emperor, and in the BBC 's Ripping Yarns episode `` Escape From Stalag Luft 112B '' ( 1977 ) as the fearsome German Sergeant Vogel. He narrated and provided voices for the stop - motion children 's television show Bertha. He appeared in two music videos for Mike + The Mechanics ( `` All I Need Is a Miracle '' and `` Taken In '' ) as the band 's manager ; in the former, he was reunited with his Help ! co-star Victor Spinetti. He narrated Towser and Bertha, voiced Pipkin in the 1978 film Watership Down and voiced Texas Pete 's henchman Bulk in SuperTed ( also with Victor Spinetti, who voiced the evil Texas Pete ). Kinnear appeared regularly on the stage. In later life he appeared in productions such as The Travails of Sancho Panza ( playing the title role ), and in The Cherry Orchard, in 1985. In 1987, Kinnear starred in the ITV sitcom Hardwicke House, but the show caused such a storm of protest it was cancelled after just two episodes. His final completed roles were in A Man for All Seasons ( 1988 ) a made - for - television film directed by and starring Charlton Heston, John Gielgud and Vanessa Redgrave, as a patient in the BBC1 hospital drama Casualty, and a voice role as Mump in The Princess and the Goblin, which was released in 1991, three years after his sudden death in September 1988. Following his death, the Casualty episode was postponed. It finally aired in August 1989. Personal life Kinnear was married to actress Carmel Cryan. They had three children, including TV and theatre actor Rory and casting director Kirsty. Their elder daughter, Karina, was born with cerebral palsy. Death Roy Kinnear 's grave in East Sheen Cemetery, London On 19 September 1988, Kinnear fell from a horse during the making of The Return of the Musketeers in Toledo, Spain, and sustained a broken pelvis and internal bleeding. He was taken to hospital in Madrid but died the next day from a heart attack, brought on by his injuries. He was 54 years old. He is buried in East Sheen Cemetery. After his death, Kinnear 's family sued the production company and the film 's director. In 1991, they received a £ 650,000 settlement. They later went on to demand an official investigation into the level of medical care Kinnear had received in Spain. Director Richard Lester quit the film business as a direct result of Kinnear 's death. Legacy In May 1994, the Roy Kinnear Trust, which was inspired by his daughter Karina, was founded to help improve the life of young adults with physical and mental disabilities. Shows The Roy Kinnear Show Filmography The World Owes Me a Living ( 1944 ) ( uncredited ) Oh... Rosalinda ! ! ( 1955 ) The Millionairess ( 1960 ) as Man Carrying Crate ( uncredited ) Tiara Tahiti ( 1962 ) as Capt. Enderby The Boys ( 1962 ) as Bus conductor ( uncredited ) Sparrers Ca n't Sing ( 1963 ) as Fred The Small World of Sammy Lee ( 1963 ) as Lucky Dave Heavens Above ! ( 1963 ) as Fred Smith The Informers ( 1963 ) as Shorty French Dressing ( 1964 ) as Henry Liggott A Place to Go ( 1964 ) as Bunting The Hill ( 1965 ) as Monty Bartlett Help ! ( 1965 ) as Algernon The Deadly Affair ( 1966 ) as Adam Scarr A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum ( 1966 ) as Gladiator Instructor How I Won the War ( 1967 ) as Clapper The Mini-Affair ( 1967 ) as Fire Extinguisher Salesman Albert Carter, Q.O.S.O. ( 1968 ) as Albert Carter Lock Up Your Daughters ( 1969 ) as Sir Tunbelly Clumsey The Bed Sitting Room ( 1969 ) as Plastic mac man Taste the Blood of Dracula ( 1970 ) as Weller On A Clear Day You Can See Forever ( 1970 ) as Prince Regent Scrooge ( 1970 ) as 2nd Gentleman of Charity Egghead 's Robot ( 1970 ) as Park Keeper The Firechasers ( 1971 ) as Roscoe Melody ( 1971 ) as Mr. Perkins Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory ( 1971 ) as Henry Salt Madame Sin ( 1972 ) as Holidaymaker The Pied Piper ( 1972 ) as Burgermaster Poppendick The Alf Garnett Saga ( 1972 ) as Wally Raising the Roof ( 1972 ) as Dad Burke Alice 's Adventures in Wonderland ( 1972 ) as Cheshire Cat That 's Your Funeral ( 1972 ) as Purvis The Cobblers of Umbridge ( 1973 ) as Dan and Doris Cobbler The Three Musketeers ( 1973 ) as Planchet Juggernaut ( 1974 ) as Social Director Curtain The Four Musketeers ( 1974 ) as Planchet Barry McKenzie Holds His Own ( 1974 ) as Bishop of Paris Royal Flash ( 1975 ) The Amorous Milkman ( 1975 ) as Sergeant Eskimo Nell ( 1975 ) as Benny U. Murdoch Three for All ( 1975 ) as Hounslow Joe One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing ( 1975 ) as Superintendent Grubbs The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes ' Smarter Brother ( 1975 ) as Moriarty 's Assistant Not Now, Comrade ( 1976 ) as Hoskins Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo ( 1977 ) as Quincey The Last Remake of Beau Geste ( 1977 ) as Boldini Ripping Yarns ( 1977 ) as Vogel The Hound of the Baskervilles ( 1978 ) as Selden the Axe Murderer Watership Down ( 1978 ) as Pipkin ( voice ) The London Connection ( 1979 ) as Bidley Quincy 's Quest ( 1979 ) as Top High Rise Donkey ( 1980 ) as Mr. Garnett Hawk the Slayer ( 1980 ) as Innkeeper Cowboys ( 1980 - 81 ) as Joe Jones Rhubarb Rhubarb ( 1980 ) as Home Owner If You Go Down in the Woods Today ( 1981 ) as Fishfingers Blake 's 7 - `` Gold '' ( 1981 ) as Keiller Hammett ( 1982 ) as English Eddie Hagedorn Anyone for Denis ? ( 1982 ) as Boris The Boys in Blue ( 1982 ) as Mr. Lloyd Superted ( 1983 - 86 ) as Bulk Anna Pavlova ( 1983 ) as Gardener Towser ( 1984 ) as Narrator Squaring the Circle ( 1984 ) as Kania The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood ( 1984 ) as Friar Tuck Bertha ( 1985 ) as Narrator / Ted / Roy Pirates ( 1986 ) as Dutch Hardwicke House ( 1987 ) as RG Wickham / Mr. Wickham Casanova ( 1987 ) as Balbi Unusual Ground Floor Conversion ( 1987 ) as Previous Tenant Mr. H Is Late ( 1987 ) as Piper Storybook - The Elves and the Shoemaker ( 1988 ) ( uncredited ) Just Ask for Diamond ( 1988 ) as Jack Splendide A Man for All Seasons ( 1988 ) as The Common Man The Return of the Musketeers ( 1989 ) as Planchet The Princess and the Goblin ( 1991 ) as Mump ( voice ) ( final film role ) Theatre ( partial ) Make Me an Offer Sparrers Ca n't Sing The Clandestine Marriage The Travails of Sancho Panza The Cherry Orchard The Duchess of Malfi Cinderella References Jump up ^ `` Roy Kinnear Biography ( 1934 - 1988 ) ''. filmreference.com. Jump up ^ http://www.holby.tv/db/index.php?id=10,1291,0,0,1,0 Jump up ^ `` Rory Kinnear : Good show, sweet prince ''. London Evening Standard. 29 November 2010. Jump up ^ Roy Kinnear Is Dead At 54 After Falling From Horse in Film Susan Heller Anderson, 23 September 1988 The New York Times, accessed 28 April 2008 Jump up ^ Preston, John ( 27 January 2008 ). `` Rory Kinnear : becoming an actor was a way of getting to know my father better ''. Telegraph. London : Telegraph Media Group. Retrieved 21 May 2008. 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Question: who died during the making of the three musketeers
Answer: Roy Mitchell Kinnear