Richard Beckinsale
Acting
- Born:
- 1947-07-06
- Died:
- 1979-03-19
- Place of birth:
- 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.
Known For
Filmography
Comedy Classics: Porridge
2022(archive footage)
Great Comedy Moments
2001Lennie Godber (archive footage)
Bloody Kids
6.51980Detective Ritchie (uncredited; Died before filming completed)
Bloomers
6.01979
Porridge
6.81979Lennie Godber
Going Straight
7.71978Lenny Godber
Last Summer
10.01977Johnny
Porridge: The Desperate Hours
9.01976Godber
Porridge: No Way Out
10.01975Godber
The Floater
10.01975Michael Robson
Three for All
3.31975Jet Bone
Porridge
8.21974Lennie Godber
Rising Damp
7.41974Alan
If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them
If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them
1.01974The Young Man
The Donati Conspiracy
8.01973Robert Sadler
The Lovers!
6.01973Geoffrey Scrimshaw
Rentadick
4.21972Hobbs
Justice
7.31971Terry Watson
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
7.51971Richard Frobisher
Detective Waiting
8.01971Lewis
The Lovers
6.41970
Play for Today
6.61970Michael Robson
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
7.01969Angus MacFee
ITV Playhouse
7.01967Johnny
Armchair Theatre
6.01956Lewis