Richard Beckinsale
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as Lennie Godber Porridge 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.
Filmography
Porridge
as Lennie Godber
Rentadick
as Hobbs
Bloody Kids
as Detective Ritchie (uncredited; Died before filming completed)
The Lovers!
as Geoffrey Scrimshaw
Three for All
as Jet Bone
If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them
as The Young Man
Detective Waiting
as Lewis
The Floater
as Michael Robson
Last Summer
as Johnny
Comedy Classics: Porridge
as (archive footage)
Porridge: The Desperate Hours
as Godber
Porridge: No Way Out
as Godber