Richard Beckinsale
Acting
Richard Beckinsale was an English actor, best known for his roles as Lennie Godber in the popular BBC sitcom Porridge and Alan Moore in the British ITV sitcom Rising Damp. He is the father of actresses Samantha Beckinsale and Kate Beckinsale. He died of a congenital heart defect at the age of just thirty one in 1979.
Known for
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movieComedy Classics: Porridge
2022
(archive footage)
movieBloody Kids
1980
Detective Ritchie (uncredited; Died before filming completed)
moviePorridge
1979
Lennie Godber
tvGoing Straight
1978
Lenny Godber
movieLast Summer
1977
Johnny
movieThe Floater
1975
Michael Robson
movieThree for All
1975
Jet Bone
tvPorridge
1974
Lennie Godber
If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them
1974
The Young Man
tvThe Donati Conspiracy
1973
Robert Sadler
movieThe Lovers!
1973
Geoffrey Scrimshaw
movieRentadick
1972
Hobbs
tvJustice
1971
Terry Watson
tvThe Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971
Richard Frobisher
tvPlay for Today
1970
Michael Robson
tvITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
Pete / Dermot / Angus MacFee
tvITV Playhouse
1967
Johnny