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Richard Beckinsale

Acting

July 6, 1947

Carlton, Nottinghamshire, UK

12 movies

6.2 avg

1

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

2020s

1 film

Comedy Classics: Porridge

Comedy Classics: Porridge

as (archive footage)

1980s

1 film

Bloody Kids

Bloody Kids

as Detective Ritchie (uncredited; Died before filming completed)

1970s

10 films

Porridge

Porridge

as Lennie Godber

Last Summer

Last Summer

as Johnny

Porridge: The Desperate Hours

Porridge: The Desperate Hours

as Godber

Porridge: No Way Out

Porridge: No Way Out

as Godber

The Floater

The Floater

as Michael Robson

Three for All

Three for All

as Jet Bone

If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them

as The Young Man

The Lovers!

The Lovers!

as Geoffrey Scrimshaw

Rentadick

Rentadick

as Hobbs

Detective Waiting

Detective Waiting

as Lewis

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