Richard Beckinsale
Actor
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
Rentadick
as Hobbs 1972
Bloody Kids
as Detective Ritchie (uncredited; Died before filming completed) 1980
The Lovers!
as Geoffrey Scrimshaw 1973
Three for All
as Jet Bone 1975
If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them
as The Young Man 1974
Comedy Classics: Porridge
as (archive footage) 2022
Porridge: The Desperate Hours
as Godber 1976
Porridge: No Way Out
as Godber 1975
Detective Waiting
as Lewis 1971
The Floater
as Michael Robson 1975