Richard Beckinsale
Actor
Born July 6, 1947 in 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.
Filmography
Comedy Classics: Porridge
(archive footage)
Bloody Kids
Detective Ritchie (uncredited; Died before filming completed)
Bloomers
Porridge
Lennie Godber
Going Straight
Lenny Godber
Last Summer
Johnny
Porridge: The Desperate Hours
Godber
Porridge: No Way Out
Godber
The Floater
Michael Robson
Three for All
Jet Bone
Porridge
Lennie Godber
Rising Damp
Alan
The Donati Conspiracy
Robert Sadler
The Lovers!
Geoffrey Scrimshaw
Rentadick
Hobbs
Justice
Terry Watson
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
Richard Frobisher
Detective Waiting
Lewis
The Lovers
Play for Today
Michael Robson
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Pete
ITV Playhouse
Johnny
Armchair Theatre
Lewis