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Richard Beckinsale

Acting
Known For

31 Years Old

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.

Born

Carlton, Nottinghamshire, UK on 6th July 1947

Died

19th March 1979

All Credits

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Play for Today
Michael Robson
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Justice
Terry Watson
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The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
Richard Frobisher
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Last Summer
Johnny
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Detective Waiting
Lewis
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Rising Damp
Alan
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Three for All
Jet Bone
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Rentadick
Hobbs
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Porridge: The Desperate Hours
Godber
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The Lovers!
Geoffrey Scrimshaw
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Porridge
Lennie Godber
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Porridge
Lennie Godber
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The Floater
Michael Robson
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Going Straight
Lenny Godber
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Bloomers
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Armchair Theatre
Lewis
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Comedy Classics: Porridge
(archive footage)
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The Lovers
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The Donati Conspiracy
Robert Sadler
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Bloody Kids
Detective Ritchie (uncredited; Died before filming completed)
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If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them
The Young Man
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Porridge: No Way Out
Godber