Richard Beckinsale
Acting
1947-07-06 — 1979-03-19Carlton, 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
tv
6.6
1970
Play for Today
1970 · tv
tv
7.0
1967
ITV Playhouse
1967 · tv
tv
7.0
1969
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969 · tv
tv
7.3
1971
Justice
1971 · tv
tv
7.5
1971
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971 · tv
tv
8.1
1974
Porridge
1974 · tv
tv
7.5
1974
Rising Damp
1974 · tv
tv
6.0
1956
Armchair Theatre
1956 · tv
tv
7.7
1978
Going Straight
1978 · tv
movie
6.8
1979
Porridge
1979 · movie
tv
8.0
1973
The Donati Conspiracy
1973 · tv
movie
6.5
1980
Bloody Kids
1980 · movie
tv
6.0
1979
Bloomers
1979 · tv
tv
6.4
1970
The Lovers
1970 · tv
movie
6.0
1973
The Lovers!
1973 · movie
movie
3.3
1975
Three for All
1975 · movie
movie
4.2
1972
Rentadick
1972 · movie
movie
10.0
1975
The Floater
1975 · movie
movie
1976
Porridge: The Desperate Hours
1976 · movie
movie
8.0
1971
Detective Waiting
1971 · movie
movie
10.0
1977
Last Summer
1977 · movie
movie
1975
Porridge: No Way Out
1975 · movie
movie
2022
Comedy Classics: Porridge
2022 · movie