Acting
Richard Beckinsale
Acting · Born 1947-07-06 · Carlton, Nottinghamshire, UK
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.
Credits · 23
FilmBloody Kids
1980 · Detective Ritchie (uncredited; Died before filming completed)
Bloomers
1979
FilmPorridge
1979 · Lennie Godber
Going Straight
1978 · Lenny Godber
FilmLast Summer
1977 · Johnny
FilmPorridge: The Desperate Hours
1976 · Godber
FilmPorridge: No Way Out
1975 · Godber
FilmThe Floater
1975 · Michael Robson
FilmThree for All
1975 · Jet Bone
Porridge
1974 · Lennie Godber
Rising Damp
1974 · Alan
If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them
FilmIf There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them
1974 · The Young Man
The Donati Conspiracy
1973 · Robert Sadler
FilmThe Lovers!
1973 · Geoffrey Scrimshaw
FilmRentadick
1972 · Hobbs
Justice
1971 · Terry Watson
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971 · Richard Frobisher
FilmDetective Waiting
1971 · Lewis
The Lovers
1970
Play for Today
1970 · Michael Robson
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969 · Pete
ITV Playhouse
1967 · Johnny
Armchair Theatre
1956 · Lewis