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Richard Beckinsale
Actor
Died March 19, 1979 (31 years)
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
| 2022 | Comedy Classics: Porridge · as (archive Footage) |
| 1999 | Comedy Greats: Ronnie Barker · as Lennie Godber |
| 1980 | Bloody Kids · as Detective Ritchie (uncredited; Died Before Filming Completed) |
| 1979 | Porridge · as Lennie Godber |
| 1978 | Going Straight (TV Series) · as Lenny Godber |
| 1975 | Three for All · as Jet Bone |
| 1974 | Porridge (TV Series) · as Lennie Godber |
| 1974 | Rising Damp (TV Series) · as Alan |
| 1973 | The Lovers! · as Geoffrey Scrimshaw |
| 1972 | |
| 1971 | Justice (1971) (TV Series) · as Terry Watson |
| 1971 | The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (TV Series) · as Richard Frobisher |
| 1970 | The Lovers (TV Series) |
| 1970 | Play for Today (TV Series) · as Michael Robson |
| 1970 | A Family At War (TV Series) · as Pte. Grey |
| 1969 | ITV Saturday Night Theatre (TV Series) · as Angus Macfee |
| 1967 | ITV Playhouse (TV Series) · as Johnny |
| 1960 | Coronation Street (TV Series) · as Pc Wilcox |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatre (TV Series) · as Lewis |