Richard Beckinsale
Known For
Acting
Born
1947-07-06 in Carlton, Nottinghamshire, UK
Died
1979-03-19
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.
Most Known For
Play for Today
as Michael Robson
Justice
as Terry Watson
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
as Richard Frobisher
Rising Damp
as Alan
Porridge
as Lennie Godber
The Floater
as Michael Robson
The Donati Conspiracy
as Robert Sadler
The Lovers
Going Straight
as Lenny Godber
Bloomers
Porridge
as Lennie Godber
Bloody Kids
as Detective Ritchie (uncredited; Died before filming completed)
Rentadick
as Hobbs
Last Summer
as Johnny
Armchair Theatre
as Lewis
Three for All
as Jet Bone
Porridge: No Way Out
as Godber
Porridge: The Desperate Hours
as Godber
The Lovers!
as Geoffrey Scrimshaw
Comedy Classics: Porridge
as (archive footage)