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Richard Beckinsale

Acting
Born: July 6, 1947 in 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.

All Credits24 Titles

Film

12 Titles
Rentadick
4.2
FILM
Rentadick1972
Porridge
6.8
FILM
Porridge1979
Porridge: The Desperate Hours
FILM
Porridge: The Desperate Hours1976
Three for All
3.3
FILM
Three for All1975
If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them
1.0
FILM
If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them1974
The Floater
10.0
FILM
The Floater1975
The Lovers!
6.0
FILM
The Lovers!1973
Bloody Kids
6.5
FILM
Bloody Kids1980
Detective Waiting
8.0
FILM
Detective Waiting1971
Porridge: No Way Out
FILM
Porridge: No Way Out1975
Comedy Classics: Porridge
FILM
Comedy Classics: Porridge2022
Last Summer
10.0
FILM
Last Summer1977

Series

12 Titles
Play for Today
6.6
SERIES
Play for Today1970–
ITV Playhouse
7.0
SERIES
ITV Playhouse1967–
Justice
7.3
SERIES
Justice1971–
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
7.5
SERIES
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes1971–
Porridge
8.1
SERIES
Porridge1974–
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
7.0
SERIES
ITV Saturday Night Theatre1969–
Rising Damp
7.5
SERIES
Rising Damp1974–
Going Straight
7.7
SERIES
Going Straight1978–
Armchair Theatre
6.0
SERIES
Armchair Theatre1956–
The Lovers
6.4
SERIES
The Lovers1970–
Bloomers
6.0
SERIES
Bloomers1979–
The Donati Conspiracy
8.0
SERIES
The Donati Conspiracy1973–
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