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Richard Beckinsale

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedJul 6, 1947 (Died at 32)
Zodiac Sign♋Cancer
Place of BirthCarlton, Nottinghamshire, UK
Career Span1956 – 1979
Known Credits23 Titles
Official Links
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ActingPopularity Score 0.9

Richard Beckinsale

Total Works

23

11 movies • 12 shows

Avg Rating

7.5 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Porridge
8.2
Porridge
1974•series
as Lennie Godber
Porridge
6.7
Porridge
1979•movie
as Lennie Godber
Rising Damp
7.4
Rising Damp
1974•series
as Alan

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Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 23 titles featuring Richard Beckinsale

Porridge
8.2
18 eps
Porridge
1974•series

as Lennie Godber

Porridge
6.7
Porridge
1979•movie

as Lennie Godber

Rising Damp
7.4
22 eps
Rising Damp
1974•series

as Alan

Going Straight
7.7
4 eps
Going Straight
1978•series

as Lenny Godber

Rentadick
4.2
Rentadick
1972•movie

as Hobbs

Bloody Kids
6.5
Bloody Kids
1980•movie

as Detective Ritchie (uncredited; Died before filming completed)

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
7.5
1 eps

as Richard Frobisher

Play for Today
6.6
1 eps
Play for Today
1970•series

as Michael Robson

The Lovers!
6.0
The Lovers!
1973•movie

as Geoffrey Scrimshaw

Armchair Theatre
6.0
1 eps
Armchair Theatre
1956•series

as Lewis

The Lovers
6.4
13 eps
The Lovers
1970•series
Three for All
3.3
Three for All
1975•movie

as Jet Bone

Bloomers
6.0
5 eps
Bloomers
1979•series
Justice
7.3
1 eps
Justice
1971•series

as Terry Watson

ITV Playhouse
7.0
1 eps
ITV Playhouse
1967•series

as Johnny

ITV Saturday Night Theatre
7.0
1 eps

as Pete

The Donati Conspiracy
8.0
3 eps

as Robert Sadler

Porridge: The Desperate Hours
9.0

as Godber

Porridge: No Way Out
10.0

as Godber

Detective Waiting
8.0
Detective Waiting
1971•movie

as Lewis

The Floater
10.0
The Floater
1975•movie

as Michael Robson

Last Summer
10.0
Last Summer
1977•movie

as Johnny

Comedy Classics: Porridge

as (archive footage)