Richard Beckinsale
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
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- Born:
- Jul 6, 1947 In Carlton, Nottinghamshire, UK
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 16
- First Appeared:
- In the series Play for Today 1970-10-15
- Latest Project:
- Movie Bloody Kids 1980-03-22
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Bloody Kids | Detective Ritchie (uncredited; Died before filming completed) | 1980-03-22 |
| Movie | Porridge | Lennie Godber | 1979-08-12 |
| Series | Bloomers | 1979-09-27 | |
| Series | Going Straight | Lenny Godber | 1978-02-24 |
| Movie | Last Summer | Johnny | 1977-07-22 |
| Movie | Three for All | Jet Bone | 1975-05-01 |
| Movie | The Floater | Michael Robson | 1975-05-29 |
| Movie | If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them | The Young Man | 1974-03-03 |
| Series | Porridge | Lennie Godber | 1974-09-05 |
| Series | Rising Damp | 1974-09-02 | |
| Movie | The Lovers! | Geoffrey Scrimshaw | 1973-01-01 |
| Movie | Rentadick | Hobbs | 1972-12-31 |
| Movie | Detective Waiting | Lewis | 1971-09-14 |
| Series | The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes | Unknown | 1971-09-20 |
| Series | Play for Today | Unknown | 1970-10-15 |
| Series | The Lovers | 1970-10-27 |