Richard Beckinsale: Richard Beckinsale. Actor: Doing Time. Richard Beckinsale was an English actor, primarily known for his roles in sitcoms. His best known characters were prison inmate Leonard Arthur "Lennie" Godber in "Porridge" (1974-1977) and its sequel series "Going Straight" (1978), and medical student Alan Moore in "Rising Damp" (1974-1978). Beckinsale was born in the suburban town of Carlton, Nottinghamshire, which is part of the Borough of Gedling. His father Arthur John Beckinsale...
Known For: Doing Time (Lennie), Porridge (Lennie Godber), The Lovers! (Geoffrey Scrimgeour), Going Straight (Lennie Godber)