1980Nominee
Best Performance
Bloody Kids
Richard Beckinsale
Actor
Carlton, Nottinghamshire, UK
July 6, 1947
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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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1975Winner
Best Performance
The Floater
1979Nominee
Best Performance
Porridge
Career Highlights
1972Highlight
Best Performance
Rentadick
1977Highlight
Best Performance
Last Summer
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Rentadick
The Lovers!