Richard Beckinsale

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Richard Beckinsale

Acting
Born 1947-07-06 · Died 1979-03-19
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Carlton, Nottinghamshire, UK

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.

Filmography

23 credits across movies and TV

Porridge
Movie

Porridge

1979 · Lennie Godber

The Lovers!
Movie

The Lovers!

1973 · Geoffrey Scrimshaw

Rentadick
Movie

Rentadick

1972 · Hobbs

If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them
Movie

If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them

1974 · The Young Man

Three for All
Movie

Three for All

1975 · Jet Bone

Comedy Classics: Porridge
Movie

Comedy Classics: Porridge

2022 · (archive footage)

Porridge: The Desperate Hours
Movie

Porridge: The Desperate Hours

1976 · Godber

Porridge: No Way Out
Movie

Porridge: No Way Out

1975 · Godber

Bloody Kids
Movie

Bloody Kids

1980 · Detective Ritchie (uncredited; Died before filming completed)

Detective Waiting
Movie

Detective Waiting

1971 · Lewis

The Floater
Movie

The Floater

1975 · Michael Robson

Last Summer
Movie

Last Summer

1977 · Johnny

Porridge
TV

Porridge

1974 · Lennie Godber

Rising Damp
TV

Rising Damp

1974 · Alan

Bloomers
TV

Bloomers

1979

Armchair Theatre
TV

Armchair Theatre

1956 · Lewis

The Lovers
TV

The Lovers

1970

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
TV

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

1971 · Richard Frobisher

Play for Today
TV

Play for Today

1970 · Michael Robson

Justice
TV

Justice

1971 · Terry Watson

Going Straight
TV

Going Straight

1978 · Lenny Godber

The Donati Conspiracy
TV

The Donati Conspiracy

1973 · Robert Sadler

ITV Playhouse
TV

ITV Playhouse

1967 · Johnny