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Richard Beckinsale

Acting

Richard Beckinsale

1947-07-06 – 1979-03-19 · Carlton, Nottinghamshire, UK

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

Porridge: No Way Out poster

Porridge: No Way Out

The Floater poster

The Floater

Last Summer poster

Last Summer

Porridge: The Desperate Hours poster

Porridge: The Desperate Hours

Porridge poster

Porridge

Detective Waiting poster

Detective Waiting

The Donati Conspiracy poster

The Donati Conspiracy

Going Straight poster

Going Straight

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes poster

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

Rising Damp poster

Rising Damp

Justice poster

Justice

ITV Playhouse poster

ITV Playhouse

ITV Saturday Night Theatre poster

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

Porridge poster

Porridge

Play for Today poster

Play for Today

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