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
1970
ITV Playhouse
1967
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
Justice
1971
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971
Porridge
1974
Rising Damp
1974
Going Straight
1978
Armchair Theatre
1956
The Donati Conspiracy
1973
Filmography
Play for Today
as Michael Robson · 1970
ITV Playhouse
as Johnny · 1967
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
as Pete · 1969
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
as Dermot · 1969
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
as Angus MacFee · 1969
Justice
as Terry Watson · 1971
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
as Richard Frobisher · 1971
Porridge
as Lennie Godber · 1974
Rising Damp
as Alan · 1974
Going Straight
as Lenny Godber · 1978
Armchair Theatre
as Lewis · 1956
The Donati Conspiracy
as Robert Sadler · 1973
Bloomers
· 1979
The Floater
as Michael Robson · 1975
The Lovers
· 1970
Three for All
as Jet Bone · 1975
Porridge: No Way Out
as Godber · 1975
Bloody Kids
as Detective Ritchie (uncredited; Died before filming completed) · 1980
If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them
as The Young Man · 1974
Porridge: The Desperate Hours
as Godber · 1976
Porridge
as Lennie Godber · 1979
Rentadick
as Hobbs · 1972
The Lovers!
as Geoffrey Scrimshaw · 1973
Comedy Classics: Porridge
as (archive footage) · 2022
Last Summer
as Johnny · 1977
Detective Waiting
as Lewis · 1971