Richard Beckinsale
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.
Filmography (24)
Comedy Classics: Porridge
Bloody Kids
Porridge
Bloomers
Going Straight
Last Summer
Porridge: The Desperate Hours
Porridge: No Way Out
The Floater
Three for All
Porridge
Rising Damp- If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them
The Donati Conspiracy
The Lovers!
Rentadick
Detective Waiting
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
Justice
Play for Today
The Lovers
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
ITV Playhouse
Armchair Theatre