Richard Beckinsale
Born: 1947-07-06
Birthplace: Carlton, Nottinghamshire, UK
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
The Floater
Three for All
Porridge
Bloody Kids
Comedy Classics: Porridge
The Lovers!
Rentadick
Porridge: No Way Out
If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them
Last Summer
Top Movie Credits
The Floater
Michael Robson
Three for All
Jet Bone
Porridge
Lennie Godber
Bloody Kids
Detective Ritchie (uncredited; Died before filming completed)
Comedy Classics: Porridge
(archive footage)
The Lovers!
Geoffrey Scrimshaw
Rentadick
Hobbs
Porridge: No Way Out
Godber
If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them
The Young Man
Last Summer
Johnny