Acting
Richard Beckinsale
EN cinema · 13 credits
Born
6 July 1947
Died
19 March 1979 (aged 31)
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.
Known for
Filmography
Comedy Classics: Porridge
as (archive footage)
Great Comedy Moments
as Lennie Godber (archive footage)
Bloody Kids
as Detective Ritchie (uncredited; Died before filming completed)
Porridge
as Lennie Godber
Last Summer
as Johnny
Three for All
as Jet Bone
Porridge: No Way Out
as Godber
The Floater
as Michael Robson
If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them
1974
If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them
as The Young Man
The Lovers!
as Geoffrey Scrimshaw
Rentadick
as Hobbs
Detective Waiting
as Lewis