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.
Filmography
Play for Today
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
Justice
Rising Damp
Porridge
Going Straight
Armchair Theatre
Three for All
The Lovers
The Donati Conspiracy
Bloomers
Rentadick
Porridge
The Floater
Bloody Kids
Last Summer
The Lovers!
Comedy Classics: Porridge
Porridge: The Desperate Hours
Detective Waiting
Porridge: No Way Out
No Image
If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them