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Richard Beckinsale
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.
Top Filmography
8.1
Porridge
1974 // TV
6.7
Porridge
1979 // MOVIE
7.5
Rising Damp
1974 // TV
7.7
Going Straight
1978 // TV
3.8
Rentadick
1972 // MOVIE
6.4
Bloody Kids
1980 // MOVIE
7.4
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971 // TV
6.3
Play for Today
1970 // TV
5.9
The Lovers!
1973 // MOVIE
5.8
Armchair Theatre
1956 // TV
5.9
The Lovers
1970 // TV
1.0
Three for All
1975 // MOVIE
5.5
Bloomers
1979 // TV
6.0
Justice
1971 // TV
1.0
If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them
1974 // MOVIE