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Richard Beckinsale
Acting
06 Jul 1947
† 19 Mar 1979
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.
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Richard Beckinsale's Movies
68%
Porridge
12 Aug 1979
42%
Rentadick
31 Dec 1972
65%
Bloody Kids
22 Mar 1980
60%
The Lovers!
01 Jan 1973
33%
Three for All
01 May 1975
10%
If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them
03 Mar 1974
80%
Detective Waiting
14 Sept 1971
100%
The Floater
29 May 1975
100%
Last Summer
22 Jul 1977
0%
Comedy Classics: Porridge
16 Dec 2022
0%
Porridge: The Desperate Hours
24 Dec 1976
0%
Porridge: No Way Out
24 Dec 1975
Richard Beckinsale's TV Shows
81%
Porridge
05 Sept 1974
75%
Rising Damp
02 Sept 1974
77%
Going Straight
24 Feb 1978
75%
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
20 Sept 1971
66%
Play for Today
15 Oct 1970
60%
Armchair Theatre
08 Jul 1956
64%
The Lovers
27 Oct 1970
60%
Bloomers
27 Sept 1979
73%
Justice
08 Oct 1971
70%
ITV Playhouse
25 Sept 1967
70%
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
11 Jan 1969
70%
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
11 Jan 1969
70%
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
11 Jan 1969
80%
The Donati Conspiracy
14 Sept 1973