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