Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
July 6, 1947
Place of Birth:
Carlton, Nottinghamshire, UK
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Richard Beckinsale
Biography
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
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Comedy Classics: Porridge | (archive footage) |
| 1980 | Bloody Kids | Detective Ritchie (uncredited; Died before filming completed) |
| 1979 | Porridge | Lennie Godber |
| 1977 | Last Summer | Johnny |
| 1976 | Porridge: The Desperate Hours | Godber |
| 1975 | Three for All | Jet Bone |
| 1975 | Porridge: No Way Out | Godber |
| 1975 | The Floater | Michael Robson |
| 1974 | If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them | The Young Man |
| 1973 | The Lovers! | Geoffrey Scrimshaw |
| 1972 | Rentadick | Hobbs |
| 1971 | Detective Waiting | Lewis |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Bloomers | |
| 1978 | Going Straight | Lenny Godber |
| 1974 | Porridge | Lennie Godber |
| 1974 | Rising Damp | Alan |
| 1971 | The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes | Richard Frobisher |
| 1971 | Justice | Terry Watson |
| 1970 | The Lovers | |
| 1970 | Play for Today | Michael Robson |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatre | Lewis |