Richard Beckinsale
1947-07-06 (1947)Carlton, Nottinghamshire, UKActing
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
Play for Today
TV • 1970
Justice
TV • 1971
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
TV • 1971
Porridge
TV • 1974
Rising Damp
TV • 1974
Going Straight
TV • 1978
The Lovers
TV • 1970
Armchair Theatre
TV • 1956
Three for All
MOVIE • 1975
The Donati Conspiracy
TV • 1973
Bloomers
TV • 1979
Porridge
MOVIE • 1979
The Floater
MOVIE • 1975
Rentadick
MOVIE • 1972
The Lovers!
MOVIE • 1973
Bloody Kids
MOVIE • 1980
Porridge: The Desperate Hours
MOVIE • 1976
Last Summer
MOVIE • 1977