
Richard Beckinsale
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.
Movie Appearances

Porridge
as Lennie Godber
1979

The Lovers!
as Geoffrey Scrimshaw
1973

Rentadick
as Hobbs
1972
If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them
as The Young Man
1974

Three for All
as Jet Bone
1975

Comedy Classics: Porridge
as (archive footage)
2022

Porridge: The Desperate Hours
as Godber
1976

Porridge: No Way Out
as Godber
1975

Bloody Kids
as Detective Ritchie (uncredited; Died before filming completed)
1980

Detective Waiting
as Lewis
1971

The Floater
as Michael Robson
1975

Last Summer
as Johnny
1977
TV Appearances

Porridge
as Lennie Godber
1974

Rising Damp
as Alan
1974

Bloomers
1979

Armchair Theatre
as Lewis
1956

The Lovers
1970

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
as Richard Frobisher
1971

Play for Today
as Michael Robson
1970

Justice
as Terry Watson
1971

Going Straight
as Lenny Godber
1978

The Donati Conspiracy
as Robert Sadler
1973

ITV Playhouse
as Johnny
1967