Richard Beckinsale
Born: 1947-07-06
Birthplace: Carlton, Nottinghamshire, UK
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.
Known For
Bloody Kids
The Floater
Porridge
If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them
Three for All
Rentadick
The Lovers!
Porridge: No Way Out
Last Summer
Detective Waiting
Top Movie Credits
Bloody Kids
Detective Ritchie (uncredited; Died before filming completed)
The Floater
Michael Robson
Porridge
Lennie Godber
If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them
The Young Man
Three for All
Jet Bone
Rentadick
Hobbs
The Lovers!
Geoffrey Scrimshaw
Porridge: No Way Out
Godber
Last Summer
Johnny
Detective Waiting
Lewis