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Richard Beckinsale

Actor | * 07/06/1947 († 31, 03/19/1979) | Carlton, Nottinghamshire (United Kingdom (UK))
Richard Arthur Beckinsale (6 July 1947 – 19 March 1979) was an English actor. He played Lennie Godber in the BBC sitcom Porridge (along with its sequel series Going Straight) and Alan Moore in the ITV sitcom Rising Damp. He was the father of actresses Samantha and Kate Beckinsale. ()

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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Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Drama | Crime

Known for these Movies & Shows

Reprising the television series roles which first made them household names, Richard Beckinsale and Paula Wilcox star as Geoffrey Scrimshaw and Beryl Battersby, a hesitant, inexperienced, young couple ...

The Lovers!

Certification unknown

1973 | 2.9/5 | 1h 28min
Comedy, Drama
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Times are hard for habitual guest of Her Majesty Norman Stanley Fletcher. The new prison officer, Beale, makes MacKay look soft and what's more, an escape plan is hatching from the cell of prison godf ...

Porridge

Certification unknown

1979 | 3.4/5 | 1h 33min
Comedy, Crime
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Going Straight is a BBC sitcom which was a direct spin-off from Porridge, starring Ronnie Barker as Norman Stanley Fletcher, newly released from the fictional Slade Prison where the earlier series had ...

Going Straight

Certification unknown

1978 | 3.8/5 | 30min per episode
Comedy
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Porridge

Certification unknown

1974 | 4.1/5 | 30min per episode
Comedy
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Movies with Richard Beckinsale as Actor(7)

as Lennie Godber1979 Porridge
as Jet Bone1975 Three for All
as Michael Robson1975 The Floater
as The Young Man1974 If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them
as Geoffrey Scrimshaw1973 The Lovers!
as Hobbs1972 Rentadick
as Lewis1971 Detective Waiting

TV Shows/Series with Richard Beckinsale as Actor(9)

1979 Bloomers
as Lenny Godber1978 Going Straight
as Lennie Godber1974 Porridge
as Alan1974 Rising Damp
as Richard Frobisher1971 The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
as Terry Watson1971 Justice
1970 The Lovers
1970 Play for Today
as Lewis1956 Armchair Theatre

Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Sunday, 07/06 1947 (July) in Carlton, Nottinghamshire (United Kingdom (UK))
Died: Monday, 03/19 1979 (March) in Sunningdale (aged: 31)
Zodiac sign: Cancer (Chinese zodiac sign: Pig)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Alderman White School, Nottingham College
Spouses (current/former): Judy Loe
Richard Beckinsale frequently works together with these people:
Dick Clement (6x, Crew)
John Bryans (6x, Actor)
Fulton Mackay (4x, Actor)
David Daker (4x, Actor)
Robert Raglan (4x, Actor)
John Nettleton (4x, Actor)
Derek Francis (4x, Actor)
Robert Hartley (4x, Actor)
Clifford Rose (3x, Actor)
Malcolm Terris (3x, Actor)
Royston Tickner (3x, Actor)
Mary Henry (2x, Cast)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:593809, Added: 10/16/2018, Last updated: 04/10/2024