Richard Beckinsale
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 6, 1947
- Died
- March 19, 1979
- Birthplace
- 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
Comedy Classics: Porridge 2022
as (archive footage)
Great Comedy Moments 2001
as Lennie Godber (archive footage)
Bloody Kids 1980
as Detective Ritchie (uncredited; Died before filming completed)
Porridge 1979
as Lennie Godber
Last Summer 1977
as Johnny
Porridge: The Desperate Hours 1976
as Godber
Porridge: No Way Out 1975
as Godber
The Floater 1975
as Michael Robson
Three for All 1975
as Jet Bone
- If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them
If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them 1974
as The Young Man
The Lovers! 1973
as Geoffrey Scrimshaw
Rentadick 1972
as Hobbs
Detective Waiting 1971
as Lewis
Credits from TMDB.