Richard Beckinsale

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

  • Title: Richard Beckinsale
  • Popularity: 2.274
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1947-07-06
  • Place of Birth: Carlton, Nottinghamshire, UK
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Richard Beckinsale Movies

  • 1979
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    Porridge

    Porridge

    6.7 1979 HD

    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...

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  • 1973
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    The Lovers!

    The Lovers!

    5.9 1973 HD

    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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  • 1972
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    Rentadick

    Rentadick

    4.4 1972 HD

    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...

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  • 1974
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    If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them

    If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them

    1 1974 HD

    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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  • 1975
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    Three for All

    Three for All

    1 1975 HD

    A pop band and their girlfriends have fun in Spain

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    Comedy Classics: Porridge

    Comedy Classics: Porridge

    1 2022 HD

    An homage to the prison comedy series Porridge, created by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais. This documentary examines how Ronnie Barker’s...

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  • 1976
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    Porridge: The Desperate Hours

    Porridge: The Desperate Hours

    1 1976 HD

    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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  • 1975
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    Porridge: No Way Out

    Porridge: No Way Out

    1 1975 HD

    Fletcher discovers that his fellow inmates are planning to escape.

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  • 1980
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    Bloody Kids

    Bloody Kids

    6.2 1980 HD

    Contemptuous of the fallible police force (Mike has already filched a police hat from an accident scene), two 11-year-old boys - the cold,...

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  • 1971
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    Detective Waiting

    Detective Waiting

    1 1971 HD

    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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  • 1975
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    The Floater

    The Floater

    1 1975 HD

    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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  • 1977
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    Last Summer

    Last Summer

    1 1977 HD

    A 1976 play concerning an unemployed school leaver becomes involved with professional car thieves. Part of the ITV Playhouse strand.

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  • 1978
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    Going Straight

    Going Straight

    7.7 1978 HD

    Going Straight is a BBC sitcom which was a direct spin-off from Porridge, starring Ronnie Barker as Norman Stanley Fletcher, newly released from the...

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  • 1974
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    Porridge

    Porridge

    8.1 1974 HD

    Porridge is a British situation comedy broadcast on BBC1 from 1974 to 1977, running for three series, two Christmas specials and a feature film also...

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  • 1974
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    Rising Damp

    Rising Damp

    7.4 1974 HD

    Set in a seedy bedsit, the cowardly landlord Rigsby has his conceits debunked by his long suffering tenants.

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  • 1979
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    Bloomers

    Bloomers

    5 1979 HD

    Bloomers was a short-lived British sitcom starring Richard Beckinsale that was aired in 1979. It was in production in 1979 but only five episodes...

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  • 1956
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    Armchair Theatre

    Armchair Theatre

    5.8 1956 HD

    Armchair Theatre is a British television drama anthology series of single plays that ran on the ITV network from 1956 to 1974. It was originally...

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  • 1970
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    The Lovers

    The Lovers

    6 1970 HD

    The ups-and-downs of a young courting couple's relationship.

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  • 1971
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    The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

    The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

    7.3 1971 HD

    Adaptations of mystery stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's contemporary rivals in the genre.

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  • 1970
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    Play for Today

    Play for Today

    6.125 1970 HD

    Play for Today is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 from 1970 to 1984. During the run, more...

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  • 1971
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    Justice

    Justice

    6 1971 HD

    Justice is a British drama television series which originally aired on ITV in 39 hour-long episodes between 8 August 1971 and 16 October 1974....

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