Richard Beckinsale
Actor
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.
Born1947-07-06
Place of BirthCarlton, Nottinghamshire, UK
Known For
6.6
Play for Today
Drama
7.0
ITV Playhouse
Drama
7.0
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
7.5
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
MysteryCrime
7.3
Justice
Drama
8.1
Porridge
Comedy
7.4
Rising Damp
Comedy
7.7
Going Straight
Comedy
8.0
The Donati Conspiracy
MysteryDrama
6.7
Porridge
ComedyCrime
4.2
Rentadick
Comedy
6.0
Armchair Theatre
Drama
10.0
The Floater
ComedyTV Movie
6.4
The Lovers
Comedy
3.3
Three for All
MusicComedy
6.0
Bloomers
6.5
Bloody Kids
DramaTV Movie
Comedy Classics: Porridge
Documentary
10.0
Porridge: No Way Out
CrimeComedy
1.0
If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them
Drama
9.0
Porridge: The Desperate Hours
ComedyCrime
8.0
Detective Waiting
CrimeTV Movie
10.0
Last Summer
CrimeDrama
6.0
The Lovers!
ComedyDrama