Richard Beckinsale

Personal Info

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

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.

Known For

  • Play for Today

    Play for Today

  • The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

    The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

  • Porridge

    Porridge

  • Justice

    Justice

  • Rentadick

    Rentadick

  • Porridge

    Porridge

  • Porridge: No Way Out

    Porridge: No Way Out

  • The Lovers!

    The Lovers!

  • Porridge: The Desperate Hours

    Porridge: The Desperate Hours

  • Rising Damp

    Rising Damp

  • Three for All

    Three for All

  • Going Straight

    Going Straight

  • Bloody Kids

    Bloody Kids

  • The Lovers

    The Lovers

  • The Donati Conspiracy

    The Donati Conspiracy

  • Detective Waiting

    Detective Waiting

  • Armchair Theatre

    Armchair Theatre

  • Bloomers

    Bloomers

  • Last Summer

    Last Summer

  • If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them

    If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them

  • Comedy Classics: Porridge

    Comedy Classics: Porridge

  • The Floater

    The Floater