Known For
Acting
Birthday
July 6, 1947
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.
Known For - Movies
Porridge
as Lennie Godber
The Lovers!
as Geoffrey Scrimshaw
Porridge: No Way Out
as Godber
Rentadick
as Hobbs
Bloody Kids
as Detective Ritchie (uncredited; Died before filming completed)
Porridge: The Desperate Hours
as Godber
Three for All
as Jet Bone
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If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them
as The Young Man
Last Summer
as Johnny
The Floater
as Michael Robson
