Richard Beckinsale
Born
July 6, 1947 (age 31)
Died
March 19, 1979
Birthplace
Carlton, Nottinghamshire, UK

Richard Beckinsale

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.

Movies

Comedy Classics: Porridge
Comedy Classics: Porridge
2022
(archive footage)
Bloody Kids
Bloody Kids
1980 ★ 6.4
Detective Ritchie (uncredited; Died before filming completed)
Porridge
Porridge
1979 ★ 6.7
Lennie Godber
Last Summer
Last Summer
1977
Johnny
Porridge: The Desperate Hours
Porridge: The Desperate Hours
1976
Godber
Porridge: No Way Out
Porridge: No Way Out
1975
Godber
The Floater
The Floater
1975
Michael Robson
Three for All
Three for All
1975 ★ 1.0
Jet Bone
If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them
If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them
1974 ★ 1.0
The Young Man
The Lovers!
The Lovers!
1973 ★ 5.9
Geoffrey Scrimshaw
Rentadick
Rentadick
1972 ★ 3.8
Hobbs
Detective Waiting
Detective Waiting
1971
Lewis

TV Series

Bloomers
Bloomers
1979 ★ 5.5
5 Episodes
Going Straight
Going Straight
1978 ★ 7.7
Lenny Godber
4 Episodes
Porridge
Porridge
1974 ★ 8.1
Lennie Godber
18 Episodes
Rising Damp
Rising Damp
1974 ★ 7.5
Alan
22 Episodes
The Donati Conspiracy
The Donati Conspiracy
1973 ★ 7.0
Robert Sadler
3 Episodes
Justice
Justice
1971 ★ 6.0
Terry Watson
1 Episode
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971 ★ 7.4
Richard Frobisher
1 Episode
The Lovers
The Lovers
1970 ★ 5.8
13 Episodes
Play for Today
Play for Today
1970 ★ 6.3
Michael Robson
1 Episode
Armchair Theatre
Armchair Theatre
1956 ★ 5.8
Lewis
1 Episode