Acting
Richard Beckinsale
Birth Date
July 6, 1947
Death Date
March 19, 1979
(passed away at 31)
Place of Birth
Carlton, Nottinghamshire, UK
Popularity
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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.
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TV Show
Play for Today
Michael Robson
1970 • 1 episode
star7.0
TV Show
ITV Playhouse
Johnny
1967 • 1 episode
star7.0
TV Show
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Pete
1969 • 1 episode
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TV Show
Justice
Terry Watson
1971 • 1 episode
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TV Show
Rising Damp
Alan
1974 • 22 episodes
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TV Show
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
Richard Frobisher
1971 • 1 episode
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TV Show
Porridge
Lennie Godber
1974 • 18 episodes
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TV Show
Going Straight
Lenny Godber
1978 • 4 episodes
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Movie
Three for All
Jet Bone
1975
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TV Show
Armchair Theatre
Lewis
1956 • 1 episode
star10.0
Movie
The Floater
Michael Robson
1975
Movie
Comedy Classics: Porridge
(archive footage)
2022
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TV Show
The Donati Conspiracy
Robert Sadler
1973 • 3 episodes
star6.4
TV Show
The Lovers
1970 • 13 episodes
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Movie
Porridge
Lennie Godber
1979
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Movie
Rentadick
Hobbs
1972
star10.0
Movie
Porridge: No Way Out
Godber
1975
star6.0
TV Show
Bloomers
1979 • 5 episodes
star6.5
Movie
Bloody Kids
Detective Ritchie (uncredited; Died before filming completed)
1980
star8.0
Movie
Detective Waiting
Lewis
1971