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