Known For
Acting
Known Credits
22
Gender
Male
Birthday
1947-07-06
Day of death
1979-03-19 (31 years old)
Place of Birth
Carlton, Nottinghamshire, UK
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.