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Richard Beckinsale

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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.

Filmography12 TITLES
Porridge
6.7
Porridge1979
The Lovers!
5.9
The Lovers!1973
Porridge: No Way Out
Porridge: No Way Out1975
Rentadick
3.8
Rentadick1972
Bloody Kids
6.4
Bloody Kids1980
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Porridge: The Desperate Hours
Porridge: The Desperate Hours1976
Three for All
1.0
Three for All1975
If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them
1.0
If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them1974
Last Summer
Last Summer1977
The Floater
The Floater1975
Detective Waiting
Detective Waiting1971
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