Acting

Richard Beckinsale

Born 1947-07-06 · Carlton, Nottinghamshire, UK

Died 1979-03-19

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.

Credits

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Comedy Classics: Porridge
as (archive footage)
2022
Bloody Kids
as Detective Ritchie (uncredited; Died before filming completed)
1980
Bloomers
1979
Porridge
as Lennie Godber
1979
Going Straight
as Lenny Godber
1978
Last Summer
as Johnny
1977
Porridge: The Desperate Hours
as Godber
1976
Porridge: No Way Out
as Godber
1975
The Floater
as Michael Robson
1975
Three for All
as Jet Bone
1975
Porridge
as Lennie Godber
1974
Rising Damp
as Alan
1974
If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them
as The Young Man
1974
The Donati Conspiracy
as Robert Sadler
1973
The Lovers!
as Geoffrey Scrimshaw
1973
Rentadick
as Hobbs
1972
Justice
as Terry Watson
1971
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
as Richard Frobisher
1971
Detective Waiting
as Lewis
1971
The Lovers
1970
Play for Today
as Michael Robson
1970
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
as Pete
1969
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
as Dermot
1969
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
as Angus MacFee
1969
ITV Playhouse
as Johnny
1967
Armchair Theatre
as Lewis
1956