Richard Beckinsale
Acting
Born July 6, 1947 · 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 · 24 titles
Play for Today
ITV Playhouse
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
Justice
Rising Damp
Porridge
Armchair Theatre
Going Straight
The Donati Conspiracy
The Lovers
Bloomers
Three for All
Porridge: The Desperate Hours
Porridge
The Floater
Rentadick
Porridge: No Way Out
Comedy Classics: Porridge
Detective Waiting
The Lovers!
If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them
Bloody Kids
Last Summer