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
6.3
Play for Today
1970 · tv
6.0
Justice
1971 · tv
7.4
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971 · tv
6.5
ITV Playhouse
1967 · tv
8.1
Porridge
1974 · tv
7.5
Rising Damp
1974 · tv
7.7
Going Straight
1978 · tv
1.0
Three for All
1975 · movie
5.9
The Lovers
1970 · tv
6.7
Porridge
1979 · movie
5.5
Bloomers
1979 · tv
5.8
Armchair Theatre
1956 · tv
Porridge: The Desperate Hours
1976 · movie
3.8
Rentadick
1972 · movie
5.9
The Lovers!
1973 · movie
7.0
The Donati Conspiracy
1973 · tv
6.4
Bloody Kids
1980 · movie
Last Summer
1977 · movie
Comedy Classics: Porridge
2022 · movie
Porridge: No Way Out
1975 · movie
The Floater
1975 · movie
Detective Waiting
1971 · movie