Richard Beckinsale
Department: Acting
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
Porridge
1979
The Lovers!
1973
Rentadick
1972
If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them
1974
Three for All
1975
Comedy Classics: Porridge
2022
Porridge: The Desperate Hours
1976
Porridge: No Way Out
1975
Bloody Kids
1980
Detective Waiting
1971
The Floater
1975
Last Summer
1977
Porridge
1974
Rising Damp
1974
Bloomers
1979
Armchair Theatre
1956
The Lovers
1970
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971
Play for Today
1970
Justice
1971
Going Straight
1978
The Donati Conspiracy
1973