Where to watch Richard Beckinsale in the UK
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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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- Play for Today (1970) as Michael Robson
- ITV Playhouse (1967) as Johnny
- Justice (1971) as Terry Watson
- The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (1971) as Richard Frobisher
- Porridge (1974) as Lennie Godber
- Rising Damp (1974) as Alan
- Going Straight (1978) as Lenny Godber
- Armchair Theatre (1956) as Lewis
- Porridge (1979) as Lennie Godber
- Rentadick (1972) as Hobbs
- Three for All (1975) as Jet Bone
- Bloody Kids (1980) as Detective Ritchie (uncredited; Died before filming completed)
- Porridge: No Way Out (1975) as Godber
- The Donati Conspiracy (1973) as Robert Sadler
- The Lovers! (1973) as Geoffrey Scrimshaw
- Porridge: The Desperate Hours (1976) as Godber
- The Lovers (1970) Cast
- If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them (1974) as The Young Man
- Bloomers (1979) Cast
- Detective Waiting (1971) as Lewis
- The Floater (1975) as Michael Robson
- Last Summer (1977) as Johnny
- Comedy Classics: Porridge (2022) as (archive footage)
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Most-watched Richard Beckinsale films currently: Porridge (1979), Rentadick (1972), Three for All (1975), Bloody Kids (1980), Porridge: No Way Out (1975).
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Selected TV credits: Play for Today (1970), ITV Playhouse (1967), Justice (1971), The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (1971), Porridge (1974).
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