Richard Beckinsale

Known for: Acting

Born: 1947-07-06 – 1979-03-19 (aged 31)

From: Carlton, Nottinghamshire, UK

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 (24)

MOVIE
Comedy Classics: Porridge
2022
as (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 6.5
Bloody Kids
1980
as Detective Ritchie (uncredited; Died before filming completed)
TV★ 6.0
Bloomers
1979
MOVIE★ 6.7
Porridge
1979
as Lennie Godber
TV★ 7.7
Going Straight
1978
as Lenny Godber
MOVIE★ 10.0
Last Summer
1977
as Johnny
MOVIE★ 9.0
Porridge: The Desperate Hours
1976
as Godber
MOVIE★ 10.0
Porridge: No Way Out
1975
as Godber
MOVIE★ 10.0
The Floater
1975
as Michael Robson
MOVIE★ 3.3
Three for All
1975
as Jet Bone
TV★ 8.1
Porridge
1974
as Lennie Godber
TV★ 7.4
Rising Damp
1974
as Alan
MOVIE★ 1.0
If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them
1974
as The Young Man
TV★ 8.0
The Donati Conspiracy
1973
as Robert Sadler
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Lovers!
1973
as Geoffrey Scrimshaw
MOVIE★ 4.2
Rentadick
1972
as Hobbs
TV★ 7.3
Justice
1971
as Terry Watson
TV★ 7.5
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971
as Richard Frobisher
MOVIE★ 8.0
Detective Waiting
1971
as Lewis
TV★ 6.4
The Lovers
1970
TV★ 6.6
Play for Today
1970
as Michael Robson
TV★ 7.0
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
as Pete
TV★ 7.0
ITV Playhouse
1967
as Johnny
TV★ 6.0
Armchair Theatre
1956
as Lewis