Actor profile

Richard Beckinsale

6th July 1947 Carlton, Nottinghamshire, UK Acting

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.

11 Movies 14 TV Shows 26 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Comedy Classics: Porridge poster

Comedy Classics: Porridge 16th December 2022 as (archive footage)

Bloody Kids poster

Bloody Kids 22nd March 1980 as Detective Ritchie (uncredited; Died before filming completed)

Porridge poster

Porridge 12th August 1979 as Lennie Godber

Last Summer poster

Last Summer 22nd July 1977 as Johnny

Porridge: The Desperate Hours poster

Porridge: The Desperate Hours 24th December 1976 as Godber

Porridge: No Way Out poster

Porridge: No Way Out 24th December 1975 as Godber

The Floater poster

The Floater 29th May 1975 as Michael Robson

Three for All poster

Three for All 1st May 1975 as Jet Bone

The Lovers! poster

The Lovers! 1st January 1973 as Geoffrey Scrimshaw

Rentadick poster

Rentadick 31st December 1972 as Hobbs

Detective Waiting poster

Detective Waiting 14th September 1971 as Lewis

Bloomers poster

Bloomers 27th September 1979

Going Straight poster

Going Straight 24th February 1978 as Lenny Godber

Porridge poster

Porridge 5th September 1974 as Lennie Godber

Rising Damp poster

Rising Damp 2nd September 1974 as Alan

The Donati Conspiracy poster

The Donati Conspiracy 14th September 1973 as Robert Sadler

Justice poster

Justice 8th October 1971 as Terry Watson

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes poster

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes 20th September 1971 as Richard Frobisher

The Lovers poster

The Lovers 27th October 1970

Play for Today poster

Play for Today 15th October 1970 as Michael Robson

ITV Saturday Night Theatre poster

ITV Saturday Night Theatre 11th January 1969 as Pete

ITV Saturday Night Theatre poster

ITV Saturday Night Theatre 11th January 1969 as Dermot

ITV Saturday Night Theatre poster

ITV Saturday Night Theatre 11th January 1969 as Angus MacFee

ITV Playhouse poster

ITV Playhouse 25th September 1967 as Johnny

Armchair Theatre poster

Armchair Theatre 8th July 1956 as Lewis