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  1. Richard Arthur Beckinsale (6 July 1947 – 19 March 1979) was an English actor. He played Lennie Godber in the BBC sitcom Porridge (along with its sequel series Going Straight ) and Alan Moore in the ITV sitcom Rising Damp .

  2. Mar 19, 2019 · Forty years ago today, rising comedy star Richard Beckinsale , a favourite in the hugely popular sitcoms Rising Damp and Porridge, died in his sleep aged just 31, leaving behind a devastated wife...

  3. Richard Beckinsale was an English actor, primarily known for his roles in sitcoms. His best known characters were prison inmate Leonard Arthur "Lennie" Godber in "Porridge" (1974-1977) and its sequel series "Going Straight" (1978), and medical student Alan Moore in "Rising Damp" (1974-1978).

  4. Mar 19, 2021 · Kate Beckinsale paid an emotional tribute to her late dad, Richard Beckinsale, on Friday, more than four decades after his tragic death.

  5. Richard Beckinsale was an English actor, primarily known for his roles in sitcoms. His best known characters were prison inmate Leonard Arthur "Lennie" Godber in "Porridge" (1974-1977) and its sequel series "Going Straight" (1978), and medical student Alan Moore in "Rising Damp" (1974-1978).

  6. Mar 19, 2022 · Kate Beckinsale has shared a touching tribute to her late father, Richard Beckinsale, on the 43rd anniversary of his death. The actress, 48, was just five years old when her father died suddenly...

  7. Mar 21, 2022 · Richard Beckinsale. "His sheepish good looks and natural charm made him a hit with female audiences, while the male viewers could identify with his cheeky chappie approach to life". Richard Beckinsale biography by Brian Slade.

  8. 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.

  9. Despite a career cut tragically short by his early death, Richard Beckinsale remains one of British TV's best-loved and most familiar comic actors, youthfully preserved in the aspic of cable and satellite in ceaseless re-runs of his two greatest triumphs, Porridge (BBC, 1974-77) and Rising Damp (ITV, 1974-78). We'll never know how he might have ...

  10. Jan 9, 2007 · Alan Davies nominates actor Richard Beckinsale who tragically died aged just 31.