Richard Beckinsale

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

July 6, 1947

died

March 19, 1979

place of birth

Carlton, Nottinghamshire, UK

total credits

11 movies

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.

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Filmography

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