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

Known For: Acting

Born: Carlton, Nottinghamshire, UK, 1947-07-06

Died: 1979-03-19

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1971	Detective Waiting	Lewis	0
2	1972	Rentadick	Hobbs	44
3	1973	The Lovers!	Geoffrey Scrimshaw	59
4	1974	If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them	The Young Man	0
5	1975	Three for All	Jet Bone	10
6	1975	The Floater	Michael Robson	0
7	1975	Porridge: No Way Out	Godber	0
8	1976	Porridge: The Desperate Hours	Godber	0
9	1977	Last Summer	Johnny	0
10	1979	Porridge	Lennie Godber	67
11	1980	Bloody Kids	Detective Ritchie (uncredited; Died before filming completed)	62
12	2022	Comedy Classics: Porridge	(archive footage)	0

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1956	Armchair Theatre	Lewis	58
2	1970	Play for Today	Michael Robson	61
3	1970	The Lovers		60
4	1971	The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes	Richard Frobisher	73
5	1971	Justice	Terry Watson	60
6	1974	Rising Damp	Alan	74
7	1974	Porridge	Lennie Godber	81
8	1978	Going Straight	Lenny Godber	77
9	1979	Bloomers		55