Richard Beckinsale
Born July 06, 1947 (Age: 78)
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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.
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.
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Filmography
Bloody Kids
1980
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as Detective Ritchie (uncredited; Died before filming completed)
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Age: 32
Last Summer
1977
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as Johnny
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Age: 30
Porridge: The Desperate Hours
1976
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as Godber
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Age: 29
Porridge: No Way Out
1975
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as Godber
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Age: 28
No Image
If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them
1974
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as The Young Man
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Age: 26
The Lovers!
1973
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as Geoffrey Scrimshaw
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Age: 25
Rentadick
1972
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as Hobbs
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Age: 25
Detective Waiting
1971
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as Lewis
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Age: 24