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Richard Beckinsale
Richard Beckinsale

Richard Beckinsale

ActingBorn July 6, 1947Died March 19, 1979 (age 31)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.

Filmography

2022
Comedy Classics: Porridge

as (archive footage)

Movie
1980
Bloody Kids

as Detective Ritchie (uncredited; Died before filming completed)

Movie
1979TV
1979
Porridge

as Lennie Godber

Movie
1978
Going Straight

as Lenny Godber

TV
1977
Last Summer

as Johnny

Movie
1975Movie
1975
The Floater

as Michael Robson

Movie
1975
Three for All

as Jet Bone

Movie
1974
Porridge

as Lennie Godber

TV
1974TV
1973
The Donati Conspiracy

as Robert Sadler

TV
1973
The Lovers!

as Geoffrey Scrimshaw

Movie
1972
Rentadick

as Hobbs

Movie
1971
Justice

as Terry Watson

TV
1971
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

as Richard Frobisher

TV
1971Movie
1970
Play for Today

as Michael Robson

TV
1969TV
1967
ITV Playhouse

as Johnny

TV
1956TV

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayJuly 6, 1947
Day of DeathMarch 19, 1979
Place of BirthCarlton, Nottinghamshire, UK
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