
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.

Porridge

Going Straight

Rising Damp

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

The Donati Conspiracy

Porridge

Bloody Kids

Play for Today

Justice

The Lovers!

The Lovers

Armchair Theatre

Bloomers

Rentadick

Three for All

Comedy Classics: Porridge

Porridge: The Desperate Hours

Porridge: No Way Out

Detective Waiting

The Floater

Last Summer