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Richard Beckinsale
Carlton, Nottinghamshire, UK
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 t…
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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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2022
Comedy Classics: Porridge
Movie (archive footage)
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1980
Bloody Kids
Movie Detective Ritchie (uncredited; Died before filming completed)
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1979
Bloomers
TV show
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1979
Porridge
Movie Lennie Godber
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1978
Going Straight
TV show Lenny Godber
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1977
Last Summer
Movie Johnny
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1976
Porridge: The Desperate Hours
Movie Godber
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1975
Porridge: No Way Out
Movie Godber
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1975
The Floater
Movie Michael Robson
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1975
Three for All
Movie Jet Bone
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1974
Porridge
TV show Lennie Godber
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1974
Rising Damp
TV show Alan
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1974
If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them
Movie The Young Man
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1973
The Donati Conspiracy
TV show Robert Sadler
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1973
The Lovers!
Movie Geoffrey Scrimshaw
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1972
Rentadick
Movie Hobbs
More credits
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1971
Justice
TV show Terry Watson
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1971
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
TV show Richard Frobisher
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1971
Detective Waiting
Movie Lewis
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1970
The Lovers
TV show
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1970
Play for Today
TV show Michael Robson
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1969
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
TV show Pete
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1967
ITV Playhouse
TV show Johnny
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1956
Armchair Theatre
TV show Lewis
