Actor
Richard Beckinsale
79 years · Carlton, Nottinghamshire, UK · 12 films
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.
Best known for
Filmography 12
Comedy Classics: Porridge
2022 · (archive footage)
Great Comedy Moments
2001 · Lennie Godber (archive footage)
Bloody Kids
1980 · Detective Ritchie (uncredited; Died before filming completed)
Porridge
1979 · Lennie Godber
On Darkroom
Last Summer
1977 · Johnny
Porridge: The Desperate Hours
1976 · Godber
Porridge: No Way Out
1975 · Godber
The Floater
1975 · Michael Robson
Three for All
1975 · Jet Bone
The Lovers!
1973 · Geoffrey Scrimshaw
Rentadick
1972 · Hobbs
On Plex
Detective Waiting
1971 · Lewis