Born July 6, 1947
Carlton, Nottinghamshire, UK
24 credits
Acting
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.
Play for Today
1970 · ★ 6.6
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971 · ★ 7.5
Justice
1971 · ★ 7.3
ITV Playhouse
1967 · ★ 7.0
Porridge
1974 · ★ 8.1
Rising Damp
1974 · ★ 7.5
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969 · ★ 7.0
Going Straight
1978 · ★ 7.7
Armchair Theatre
1956 · ★ 6.0
Porridge
1979 · ★ 6.8
Bloomers
1979 · ★ 6.0
Rentadick
1972 · ★ 4.2
The Donati Conspiracy
1973 · ★ 8.0
Bloody Kids
1980 · ★ 6.5
The Lovers!
1973 · ★ 6.0
Three for All
1975 · ★ 3.3
The Lovers
1970 · ★ 6.4
The Floater
1975 · ★ 10.0
Porridge: The Desperate Hours
1976 · ★ 0.0
Porridge: No Way Out
1975 · ★ 0.0
Last Summer
1977 · ★ 10.0
Comedy Classics: Porridge
2022 · ★ 0.0
Detective Waiting
1971 · ★ 8.0
If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them
1974 · ★ 1.0