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Richard Beckinsale
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Richard Beckinsale
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Birth Date
July 6, 1947(78 yrs)
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Birth Place
Carlton, Nottinghamshire, UK
Summary
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.
