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'''Roy Mitchell Kinnear''' (8 January 1934 – 20 September 1988) was a British [[character actor]]. He is known for his roles in films directed by [[Richard Lester]]; including Algernon in [[The Beatles]]' ''[[Help! (film)|Help!]]'' (1965), Clapper in ''[[How I Won the War]]'' (1967) and Planchet in ''[[The Three Musketeers (1973 live-action film)|The Three Musketeers]]'' (1973) He reprised the role of Planchet in the 1974 and 1989 sequels, and wasdied killed infollowing an accident during filming of the latter. He is also known for playing Private Monty Bartlett in ''[[The Hill (film)|The Hill]]'' (1965), Henry Salt in the 1971 film ''[[Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory]]'', and cruise director Curtain in ''[[Juggernaut (1974 film)|Juggernaut]]'' (1974).
 
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 ''[[Dick Emery|The Dick Emery Show]]'' (1979–1981), and in the sitcoms ''[[Man About the House]]'' (1974–1975), ''[[George and Mildred]]'' (1976–1979) and ''[[Cowboys (TV series)|Cowboys]]'' (1980–1981).