Richard Beckinsale profile

Richard Beckinsale

Acting

  • Born 06/07/1947
  • Carlton, Nottinghamshire, UK
  • Died 19/03/1979

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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