Richard Beckinsale

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

Died: 1979-03-19

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.

Filmography

• ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969)
• The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (1971)
• Rising Damp (1974)
• Going Straight (1978)
• The Floater (1975)
• The Donati Conspiracy (1973)
• Bloomers (1979)
• Three for All (1975)
• Bloody Kids (1980)
• Porridge: No Way Out (1975)
• The Lovers! (1973)
• Rentadick (1972)
• Detective Waiting (1971)
• Comedy Classics: Porridge (2022)
• Porridge: The Desperate Hours (1976)