As Actor
Porridge
1979
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Richard Beckinsale
Acting
Birth Date
July 6, 1947
Place of Birth
Carlton, Nottinghamshire, UK
Date of Death
March 19, 1979
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.
