Richard Beckinsale
Known for Acting
Born July 6, 1947
Died March 19, 1979
Place of Birth Carlton, Nottinghamshire, UK
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
1979
as Lennie Godber
Rentadick
1972
as Hobbs
The Lovers!
1973
as Geoffrey Scrimshaw
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If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them
1974
as The Young Man
Porridge: The Desperate Hours
1976
as Godber
Bloody Kids
1980
as Detective Ritchie (uncredited; Died before filming completed)
Three for All
1975
as Jet Bone
Porridge: No Way Out
1975
as Godber
Last Summer
1977
as Johnny
Detective Waiting
1971
as Lewis
The Floater
1975
as Michael Robson
Comedy Classics: Porridge
2022
as (archive footage)