Acting · Carlton, Nottinghamshire, UK · Born July 6, 1947
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.
MovieComedy Classics: Porridge
2022
as (archive footage)
MovieBloody Kids
1980
as Detective Ritchie (uncredited; Died before filming completed)
TVBloomers
1979
MoviePorridge
1979
as Lennie Godber
TVGoing Straight
1978
as Lenny Godber
MovieLast Summer
1977
as Johnny
MoviePorridge: The Desperate Hours
1976
as Godber
MoviePorridge: No Way Out
1975
as Godber
MovieThe Floater
1975
as Michael Robson
MovieThree for All
1975
as Jet Bone
TVPorridge
1974
as Lennie Godber
TVRising Damp
1974
as Alan
If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them
1974
as The Young Man
TVThe Donati Conspiracy
1973
as Robert Sadler
MovieThe Lovers!
1973
as Geoffrey Scrimshaw
MovieRentadick
1972
as Hobbs
TVJustice
1971
as Terry Watson
TVThe Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971
as Richard Frobisher
MovieDetective Waiting
1971
as Lewis
TVThe Lovers
1970
TVPlay for Today
1970
as Michael Robson
TVITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
as Pete
TVITV Playhouse
1967
as Johnny
TVArmchair Theatre
1956
as Lewis
