Which actor, who died after a riding accident while filming in 1988, played Henry Salt in the 1971 film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory1?
Roy Kinnear Roy Kinnear Roy Mitchell Kinnear (8 January 1934 – 20 September 1988) was an English character 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 Private Monty Bartlett in "The Hill" (1965), Henry Salt in the 1971 film "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory", and cruise director Curtain in "Juggernaut" (1974). Kinnear made his stage debut in 1955, and came
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory is a 1971 American musical fantasy family film directed by Mel Stuart, and starring Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka. It is an adaptation of the 1964 novel "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" by Roald Dahl. Dahl was credited with writing the film's screenplay; however, David Seltzer, who went uncredited in the film, was brought in to re-work the screenplay against Dahl's wishes, making major changes to the ending and adding musical numbers. These changes and other decisions made by the director led Dahl to disown the film. The