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
Known For
Porridge
(1979)
Lennie Godber
Full Filmography
Acting
Detective Waiting
(1971)
Lewis
Rentadick
(1972)
Hobbs
The Lovers!
(1973)
Geoffrey Scrimshaw
If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them
(1974)
The Young Man
Three for All
(1975)
Jet Bone
The Floater
(1975)
Michael Robson
Porridge: No Way Out
(1975)
Godber
Porridge: The Desperate Hours
(1976)
Godber
Last Summer
(1977)
Johnny
Porridge
(1979)
Lennie Godber
Comedy Classics: Porridge
(2022)
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