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BornJuly 6, 1947
DiedMarch 19, 1979 (age 31)
Place of birthCarlton, Nottinghamshire, UK
Film credits12
Richard Beckinsale
DeceasedKnown for Acting
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
Comedy Classics: Porridge
2022
as (archive footage)
Bloody Kids
1980
as Detective Ritchie (uncredited; Died before filming completed)
Porridge
1979
as Lennie Godber
Last Summer
1977
as Johnny
Porridge: The Desperate Hours
1976
as Godber
Porridge: No Way Out
1975
as Godber
The Floater
1975
as Michael Robson
Three for All
1975
as Jet Bone
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If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them
1974
as The Young Man
The Lovers!
1973
as Geoffrey Scrimshaw
Rentadick
1972
as Hobbs
Detective Waiting
1971
as Lewis