Richard Beckinsale

Known for

Acting

Born

July 6, 1947

Birthplace

Carlton, Nottinghamshire, UK

Died

March 19, 1979 (aged 31)

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.

Best known work

Porridge

1974

Porridge

1979

Rising Damp

1974

Going Straight

1978

Rentadick

1972

Bloody Kids

1980

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

1971

Play for Today

1970

The Lovers!

1973

Armchair Theatre

1956

Filmography

2022
Comedy Classics: Porridge
as (archive footage)
1980
Bloody Kids
as Detective Ritchie (uncredited; Died before filming completed)
1979
BloomersTV
1979
Porridge
as Lennie Godber
1978
Going StraightTV
as Lenny Godber (4 episodes)
1977
Last Summer
as Johnny
1976
Porridge: The Desperate Hours
as Godber
1975
Porridge: No Way Out
as Godber
1975
The Floater
as Michael Robson
1975
Three for All
as Jet Bone
1974
PorridgeTV
as Lennie Godber (18 episodes)
1974
Rising DampTV
as Alan (22 episodes)
1974
If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them
as The Young Man
1973
The Donati ConspiracyTV
as Robert Sadler (3 episodes)
1973
The Lovers!
as Geoffrey Scrimshaw
1972
Rentadick
as Hobbs
1971
JusticeTV
as Terry Watson (1 episode)
1971
The Rivals of Sherlock HolmesTV
as Richard Frobisher (1 episode)
1971
Detective Waiting
as Lewis
1970
The LoversTV
1970
Play for TodayTV
as Michael Robson (1 episode)
1969
ITV Saturday Night TheatreTV
as Pete (1 episode), as Dermot (1 episode), as Angus MacFee (1 episode)
1967
ITV PlayhouseTV
as Johnny (1 episode)
1956
Armchair TheatreTV
as Lewis (1 episode)