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.
TV credits
Rated 6.0 out of 10
Bloomers
1979
Rated 7.7 out of 10
Going Straight
1978
Rated 8.1 out of 10
Porridge
1974
Rated 7.4 out of 10
Rising Damp
1974
Rated 8.0 out of 10
The Donati Conspiracy
1973
Rated 7.3 out of 10
Justice
1971
Rated 7.5 out of 10
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971
Rated 6.4 out of 10
The Lovers
1970
Rated 6.6 out of 10
Play for Today
1970
Rated 7.0 out of 10
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
Rated 7.0 out of 10
ITV Playhouse
1967
Rated 6.0 out of 10
Armchair Theatre
1956