Richard Beckinsale
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
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 1.481 |
| Birthday | 1947-07-06 |
| Place of Birth | Carlton, Nottinghamshire, UK |
| Also Known As |
1979
Porridge
6.7/37
Times are hard for habitual guest of Her Majesty Norman Stanley Fletcher. The new prison officer, Beale, makes MacKay look soft and what's more, an es...
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Porridge
1973
The Lovers!
5.9/7
Reprising the television series roles which first made them household names, Richard Beckinsale and Paula Wilcox star as Geoffrey Scrimshaw and Beryl...
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The Lovers!
1972
Rentadick
4.4/9
Armitage runs a chemical company that is on the verge of producing a gas that causes temporary disability. Clearly the military want it but it is also...
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Rentadick
1974
If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them
0/0
Set in a cemetery, the film tells the story of a young man whom a blind man wrongly imagines to be black, and explores the nature of human prejudice.
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If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them
1975
Three for All
1/1
A pop band and their girlfriends have fun in Spain
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Three for All
2022
Comedy Classics: Porridge
0/0
An homage to the prison comedy series Porridge, created by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais. This documentary examines how Ronnie Barker’s Fletch influ...
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Comedy Classics: Porridge
1976
Porridge: The Desperate Hours
0/0
Fletcher and Godber are in trouble for brewing liquor in the lead-up to Christmas, but are caught up in a hostage situation in the Governor's office.
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Porridge: The Desperate Hours
1975
Porridge: No Way Out
0/0
Fletcher discovers that his fellow inmates are planning to escape.
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Porridge: No Way Out
1980
Bloody Kids
6.364/11
Contemptuous of the fallible police force (Mike has already filched a police hat from an accident scene), two 11-year-old boys - the cold, manipulativ...
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Bloody Kids
1971
Detective Waiting
0/0
A cat and mouse game develops between a big man of crime and a young detective constable. But the big man doesn't realize, that this mouse roars.
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Detective Waiting
1975
The Floater
0/0
A comedy about the law - seen from the inside. All formality and procedure on the surface but not quite so convincing when you see the works.
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The Floater
1977
Last Summer
0/0
A 1976 play concerning an unemployed school leaver becomes involved with professional car thieves. Part of the ITV Playhouse strand.
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