Richard Beckinsale

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Personal info

Known for: Acting
Born: 7/6/1947
Birthplace: Carlton, Nottinghamshire, UK
Died: 3/19/1979 (aged 31)
Gender: Male

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.

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