Richard Beckinsale
Acting
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Acting Credits
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
Filmography
Comedy Classics: Porridge
2022
as (archive footage)
Bloody Kids
1980
as Detective Ritchie (uncredited; Died before filming completed)
Porridge
1979
as Lennie Godber
Bloomers
1979
Going Straight
1978
as Lenny Godber
Last Summer
1977
as Johnny
Porridge: The Desperate Hours
1976
as Godber
Three for All
1975
as Jet Bone
Porridge: No Way Out
1975
as Godber
The Floater
1975
as Michael Robson
If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them
1974
as The Young Man
Porridge
1974
as Lennie Godber
Rising Damp
1974
as Alan
The Lovers!
1973
as Geoffrey Scrimshaw
The Donati Conspiracy
1973
as Robert Sadler
Rentadick
1972
as Hobbs
Detective Waiting
1971
as Lewis
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971
as Richard Frobisher
Justice
1971
as Terry Watson
The Lovers
1970
Play for Today
1970
as Michael Robson
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
as Pete
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
as Dermot
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
as Angus MacFee
ITV Playhouse
1967
as Johnny
Armchair Theatre
1956
as Lewis