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His parents were Scottish, originally from Edinburgh. His father was an international in both rugby union and rugby league, having played for Scotland and Great Britain. He scored 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.
- Roy Kinnear (Rugby)
Robert Muir "Roy" Kinnear (3 February 1904 – 22 September...
- The Return of the Musketeers
While filming in September 1988, character actor Roy Kinnear...
- Roy Kinnear (Rugby)
Nov 6, 2022 · M ore than 30 years ago the actor Roy Kinnear died after being thrown from a horse while filming The Return of the Musketeers in Spain. He had dreaded shooting that particular scene because it...
- Dalya Alberge
Sep 23, 1988 · Roy Kinnear, a British actor best known for his comic roles, died of a heart attack Tuesday at Ruber International Hospital in Madrid after falling from a horse. He was 54 years old and lived...
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 The Return of the Musketeers (1989). Born January 8, 1934
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- Wigan, Lancashire, England, UK
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- Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Quick Facts Born, Died ... Close. He also played Private Monty Bartlett in The Hill (1965), and cruise director Curtain in Juggernaut (1974). On television, Kinnear was in The Dick Emery Show (1979–1981), Man About the House (1974–1975), George and Mildred (1976–1979), and Cowboys (1980–1981). Oops something went wrong:
While filming The Return of the Musketeers (1989), he fell from a horse, breaking his pelvis. Tragically, he died the next day in hospital, from a heart attack brought on by his injuries. Father of actor Rory Kinnear and casting director Kirsty Kinnear.
