Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1947-07-06
Day of Death
1979-03-19
Place of Birth
Carlton, Nottinghamshire, UK
Richard Beckinsale
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 (12)
⭐ 0
Role:
(archive footage)
Comedy Classics: Porridge
2022
⭐ 6.5
Role:
Detective Ritchie (uncredited; Died before filming completed)
Bloody Kids
1980
⭐ 6.8
Role:
Lennie Godber
Porridge
1979
⭐ 10.0
Role:
Johnny
Last Summer
1977
⭐ 0
Role:
Godber
Porridge: The Desperate Hours
1976
⭐ 0
Role:
Godber
Porridge: No Way Out
1975
⭐ 10.0
Role:
Michael Robson
The Floater
1975
⭐ 3.3
Role:
Jet Bone
Three for All
1975No Image
⭐ 1.0
Role:
The Young Man
If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them
1974
⭐ 6.0
Role:
Geoffrey Scrimshaw
The Lovers!
1973
⭐ 4.2
Role:
Hobbs
Rentadick
1972
⭐ 8.0
Role:
Lewis