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Richard Beckinsale

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English actor (1947-1979)

United KingdomActorsLived 1947 to 1979 · aged 31
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Richard Arthur Beckinsale was an English actor. He played Lennie Godber in the BBC sitcoms Porridge and Going Straight, and Alan Moore in the ITV sitcom Rising Damp. He was the father of actresses Samantha and Kate Beckinsale.

Also inDeutsch

Photos 2

Beckinsale's memorial plaque in St Paul's in Covent GardenBeckinsale's memorial plaque in St Paul's in Covent Garden

Filmography 12

Porridge1979
Bloody Kids1980
Rentadick1972
The Lovers!1973
Three for All1975
The Floater1975
Porridge: No Way Out1975
Last Summer1977
Porridge: The Desperate Hours1976
If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them1974
Detective Waiting1971
Comedy Classics: Porridge2022

26 credits on file

Television 12

Play for Today1970
ITV Saturday Night Theatre1969
ITV Playhouse1967
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes1971
Porridge1974
Rising Damp1974
Justice1971
Going Straight1978
The Donati Conspiracy1973
Armchair Theatre1956
The Lovers1970
Bloomers1979

In their orbit 3

Connected to Richard 6

Martin CampbellAlso in Three for All (1975)Gorden KayeAlso in Porridge (1979)Richard BriersAlso in Rentadick (1972)Paula WilcoxAlso in The Lovers! (1973)Peter VaughanAlso in Porridge (1979)Edward WoodwardAlso in Three for All (1975)

About this person

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1947 to 1979 · aged 31
Written about in
13 languages

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