Roy Kinnear Biography

Fast Facts

• The Roy Kinnear Trust was founded in 1994 to help improve the lives of young adults living with physical and mental disabilities
• Did charity work to help handicapped and disabled children
• Enrolled in the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art when he was 17, but his studies were interrupted by national service
• Died of a heart attack the day after breaking his pelvis after being thrown from a horse during the filming of "The Return of the Musketeers․"
• Started his acting career in the Joan Littlewood-headed Theater Workshop
• His West End credits include a revival of Robert Bolt's "Man for All Seasons․"
• Was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company and appeared at the National Theater
• Often collaborated with Richard Lester, appearing in several of his films
• Known for appearing in comedies and zany satires in Britain
• Appeared in the Mike + The Mechanics music video for "Taken In․"