Portrait of Richard Beckinsale

Acting

Richard Beckinsale

Career

Active from 1970 to 2022, with a break from 1980 to 2021, busiest in 1974 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
10
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score74/100
Highest rated
Poster for Porridge: No Way Out
Porridge: No Way Out
GoodWatch score92/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 10 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 2.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 4.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Richard Beckinsale Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    2.0, average 4.8
  • Tension
    3.7, average 6.0
  • Psychological
    3.4, average 5.5
  • Violence
    2.0, average 4.1

Main genres

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Recurring tags

  • Classic British Sitcom 3
  • Character-Driven Humor 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Witty Dialogue 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

25
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
Comedy Classics: Porridge
Comedy Classics: Porridge (2022)

as (archive footage)

2000s

1 title
Great Comedy Moments
Great Comedy Moments (2001)

as Lennie Godber (archive footage)

1980s

1 title ยท average score 63
Bloody Kids
Bloody Kids (1980)
GoodWatch score 63

as Detective Ritchie (uncredited; Died before filming completed)

1970s

19 titles ยท average score 70
Porridge
Porridge (1979)
GoodWatch score 74

as Lennie Godber

Bloomers
Bloomers (1979)

TV show

Last Summer
Last Summer (1977)

as Johnny

The Floater
The Floater (1975)

as Michael Robson

Porridge: No Way Out
Porridge: No Way Out (1975)
GoodWatch score 92

as Godber

Porridge
Porridge (1974)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Lennie Godber

Rising Damp
Rising Damp (1974)
GoodWatch score 50

TV show ยท as Alan

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

as The Young Man

The Lovers!
The Lovers! (1973)
GoodWatch score 60

as Geoffrey Scrimshaw

Detective Waiting
Detective Waiting (1971)

as Lewis

The Lovers
The Lovers (1970)

TV show

Play for Today
Play for Today (1970)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Michael Robson

1960s

2 titles
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969)

TV show ยท as Pete / Angus MacFee

ITV Playhouse
ITV Playhouse (1967)

TV show ยท as Johnny

1950s

1 title ยท average score 68
Armchair Theatre
Armchair Theatre (1956)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Lewis