Richard Beckinsale
Acting
1947-07-06 – 1979-03-19
Carlton, Nottinghamshire, UK
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.
Acting23 credits
6.5Bloody Kids
1980
7.7Going Straight
1978 · TV
10.0Last Summer
1977
10.0The Floater
1975
3.3Three for All
1975
7.4Rising Damp
1974 · TV