Richard Beckinsale
Known for ActingBorn 1947-07-06 — died 1979-03-19Carlton, 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
The Floater
1975 · as Michael Robson
Porridge
1979 · as Lennie Godber
Three for All
1975 · as Jet Bone
Comedy Classics: Porridge
2022 · as (archive footage)
Bloody Kids
1980 · as Detective Ritchie (uncredited; Died before filming completed)
Last Summer
1977 · as Johnny
Porridge: No Way Out
1975 · as Godber
Rentadick
1972 · as Hobbs
Detective Waiting
1971 · as Lewis
The Lovers!
1973 · as Geoffrey Scrimshaw
Porridge: The Desperate Hours
1976 · as Godber
If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them
1974 · as The Young Man