Richard Beckinsale

Biography

Richard Arthur Beckinsale was an English actor born on July 6, 1947, in Carlton, Nottinghamshire. He gained notoriety for his roles as Lennie Godber in the BBC sitcoms Porridge and Rising Damp's Alan Moore. The talented young actor tragically passed away at just thirty-one years old due to a congenital heart defect in 1979, leaving behind a legacy as a father to actresses Samantha Beckinsale and Kate Beckinsale.