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
Cast Credits
Comedy Classics: Porridge
Character: (archive footage)
MOVIE • 2022
Bloody Kids
Character: Detective Ritchie (uncredited; Died before filming completed)
MOVIE • 1980
Bloomers
Character:
TV • 1979
Porridge
Character: Lennie Godber
MOVIE • 1979
Going Straight
Character: Lenny Godber
TV • 1978
Last Summer
Character: Johnny
MOVIE • 1977
Porridge: The Desperate Hours
Character: Godber
MOVIE • 1976
Porridge: No Way Out
Character: Godber
MOVIE • 1975
The Floater
Character: Michael Robson
MOVIE • 1975
Three for All
Character: Jet Bone
MOVIE • 1975
Porridge
Character: Lennie Godber
TV • 1974
Rising Damp
Character: Alan
TV • 1974
If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them
Character: The Young Man
MOVIE • 1974
The Donati Conspiracy
Character: Robert Sadler
TV • 1973
The Lovers!
Character: Geoffrey Scrimshaw
MOVIE • 1973
Rentadick
Character: Hobbs
MOVIE • 1972
Justice
Character: Terry Watson
TV • 1971
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
Character: Richard Frobisher
TV • 1971
Detective Waiting
Character: Lewis
MOVIE • 1971
The Lovers
Character:
TV • 1970