Richard Beckinsale
Known for: Acting
Born: July 6, 1947
Died: March 19, 1979
Place of birth: 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.
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Filmography
12 movies · 12 TV shows, newest first
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Comedy Classics: Porridge
2022
6.5
Bloody Kids
1980
6.0
Bloomers
1979
6.7
Porridge
1979
7.7
Going Straight
1978
10.0
Last Summer
1977
9.0
Porridge: The Desperate Hours
1976
10.0
Porridge: No Way Out
1975
10.0
The Floater
1975
3.3
Three for All
1975
8.1
Porridge
1974
7.4
Rising Damp
19741.0
If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them
1974
8.0
The Donati Conspiracy
1973
6.0
The Lovers!
1973
4.2
Rentadick
1972
7.3
Justice
1971
7.5
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971
8.0
Detective Waiting
1971
6.4
The Lovers
1970
6.6
Play for Today
1970
7.0
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
7.0
ITV Playhouse
1967
6.0
Armchair Theatre
1956