ACTOR · FROM CARLTON, UK
Richard Beckinsale
1947–197924 credits since 1956
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ABOUT RICHARD
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.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.
Born6 July 1947
Died19 March 1979
BirthplaceCarlton, UK
Known forActing
On Cineora8 of 24 titles
Known for
The titles people know Richard from.
Career
IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.
- Titles on Cineora
- 8
- Average IMDb
- 6.9
- Highest rated
- PorridgeIMDb 8.3
- Working since
- 1956
Size: how widely seen
Filmography
The 2020s
1 title
as (archive footage)
The 1980s
1 title · IMDb 6.1 on average
Movieas Detective Ritchie (uncredited; Died before filming completed)
The 1970s
19 titles · IMDb 7.0 on average
5 episodes
Movieas Lennie Godber
Seriesas Lenny Godber · 4 episodes
as Johnny
as Godber
as Godber
as Michael Robson
as Jet Bone
The 1960s
2 titles
as Pete · 1 episode
as Johnny · 1 episode
The 1950s
1 title
as Lewis · 1 episode
Often works with
The people who keep turning up in Richard’s titles.
