Richard Beckinsale
Known For: Acting
Birthday: 1947-07-06
Place of Birth: Carlton, Nottinghamshire, UK
Popularity: 0.3
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 Filmography
Play for Today
1970
ITV Playhouse
1967
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971
Justice
1971
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
Porridge
1974
Rising Damp
1974
Armchair Theatre
1956
Going Straight
1978
Bloomers
1979
Bloody Kids
1980
Porridge
1979
Rentadick
1972
The Lovers
1970
The Donati Conspiracy
1973
Three for All
1975
The Lovers!
1973
Porridge: The Desperate Hours
1976
Porridge: No Way Out
1975
Last Summer
1977
The Floater
1975No Photo
If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them
1974
Detective Waiting
1971