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:
- 17
- 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 | Porridge: The Desperate Hours | Godber | 1976-12-24 |
| Movie | Three for All | Jet Bone | 1975-05-01 |
| Movie | If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them | The Young Man | 1974-03-03 |
| Series | Rising Damp | 1974-09-02 | |
| Series | Porridge | Lennie Godber | 1974-09-05 |
| Movie | The Lovers! | Geoffrey Scrimshaw | 1973-01-01 |
| Series | The Donati Conspiracy | Robert Sadler | 1973-09-14 |
| Movie | Rentadick | Hobbs | 1972-12-31 |
| Series | The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes | Unknown | 1971-09-20 |
| Movie | Detective Waiting | Lewis | 1971-09-14 |
| Series | Play for Today | Unknown | 1970-10-15 |
| Series | The Lovers | 1970-10-27 |