Richard Beckinsale
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.
24 acting credits
Acting · 24
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
The Donati Conspiracy
1973
The Lovers
1970
Porridge
1979
Rentadick
1972
Bloody Kids
1980
Three for All
1975
Porridge: The Desperate Hours
1976
The Lovers!
1973
If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them
1974
Porridge: No Way Out
1975
Detective Waiting
1971
Comedy Classics: Porridge
2022
The Floater
1975
Last Summer
1977