Richard Beckinsale
Acting
Born: July 6, 1947Carlton, 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.
Known For
Filmography
Comedy Classics: Porridge
(archive footage)
Bloody Kids
Detective Ritchie (uncredited; Died before filming completed)
Porridge
Lennie Godber
Last Summer
Johnny
Porridge: The Desperate Hours
Godber
Porridge: No Way Out
Godber
The Floater
Michael Robson
Three for All
Jet Bone
If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them
The Young Man
The Lovers!
Geoffrey Scrimshaw
Rentadick
Hobbs
Detective Waiting
Lewis