Richard Beckinsale
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 6, 1947
- Died
- March 19, 1979 (aged 31)
- Birthplace
- 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
Filmography
Comedy Classics: Porridge
Movie · as (archive footage)
Great Comedy Moments
Movie · as Lennie Godber (archive footage)
Bloody Kids
Movie · as Detective Ritchie (uncredited; Died before filming completed)
Porridge
Movie · as Lennie Godber
Bloomers
TV · 5 eps
Going Straight
TV · as Lenny Godber · 4 eps
Last Summer
Movie · as Johnny
Porridge: The Desperate Hours
Movie · as Godber
Three for All
Movie · as Jet Bone
Porridge: No Way Out
Movie · as Godber
The Floater
Movie · as Michael Robson
If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them
Movie · as The Young Man
Porridge
TV · as Lennie Godber · 18 eps
Rising Damp
TV · as Alan · 22 eps
The Lovers!
Movie · as Geoffrey Scrimshaw
The Donati Conspiracy
TV · as Robert Sadler · 3 eps
Rentadick
Movie · as Hobbs
Detective Waiting
Movie · as Lewis
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
TV · as Richard Frobisher · 1 ep
Justice
TV · as Terry Watson · 1 ep
The Lovers
TV · 13 eps
Play for Today
TV · as Michael Robson · 1 ep
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
TV · as Pete, Dermot, Angus MacFee · 1 ep
ITV Playhouse
TV · as Johnny · 1 ep
Armchair Theatre
TV · as Lewis · 1 ep