Cast
Richard Beckinsale
Acting
Cast
Richard Beckinsale
Known for
Acting
Born
1947-07-06
From
Carlton, Nottinghamshire, UK
Died
1979-03-19
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.
★6.8
MOVIE1979
Porridge
as Lennie Godber
★6.5
MOVIE1980
Bloody Kids
as Detective Ritchie (uncredited; Died before filming completed)
★3.3
MOVIE1975
Three for All
as Jet Bone
★1.0
MOVIE1974
If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them
as The Young Man
★4.2
MOVIE1972
Rentadick
as Hobbs
★6.0
MOVIE1973
The Lovers!
as Geoffrey Scrimshaw
MOVIE1976
Porridge: The Desperate Hours
as Godber
★10.0
MOVIE1977
Last Summer
as Johnny
★10.0
MOVIE1975
The Floater
as Michael Robson
★8.0
MOVIE1971
Detective Waiting
as Lewis
MOVIE2022
Comedy Classics: Porridge
as (archive footage)
MOVIE1975
Porridge: No Way Out
as Godber