Richard Beckinsale
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.
Known For
Porridge
81%
Lennie Godber
1974
Porridge
67%
Lennie Godber
1979
Rising Damp
74%
Alan
1974
Going Straight
77%
Lenny Godber
1978
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
75%
Richard Frobisher
1971
Play for Today
66%
Michael Robson
1970
The Lovers!
60%
Geoffrey Scrimshaw
1973
The Lovers
64%
Unknown
1970
Comedy Classics: Porridge
(archive footage)
2022
Bloody Kids
65%
Detective Ritchie (uncredited; Died before filming completed)
1980
Bloomers
60%
Unknown
1979
Porridge
67%
Lennie Godber
1979
Going Straight
77%
Lenny Godber
1978
Last Summer
100%
Johnny
1977
Porridge: The Desperate Hours
90%
Godber
1976
Porridge: No Way Out
100%
Godber
1975
The Floater
100%
Michael Robson
1975
Three for All
33%
Jet Bone
1975
Porridge
81%
Lennie Godber
1974
Rising Damp
74%
Alan
1974
If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them
10%
The Young Man
1974
The Donati Conspiracy
80%
Robert Sadler
1973
The Lovers!
60%
Geoffrey Scrimshaw
1973
Rentadick
42%
Hobbs
1972
Justice
73%
Terry Watson
1971
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
75%
Richard Frobisher
1971
Detective Waiting
80%
Lewis
1971
The Lovers
64%
Unknown
1970
Play for Today
66%
Michael Robson
1970
Armchair Theatre
60%
Lewis
1956