He had the same heart condition that I have, it’s called hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and is genetic. The prognosis is you’ll either live a long normal life, or have a sudden instant death. Sadly Rich had the latter. So sad
@@louiseblack3337nobody knows what specific heart condition he had as it was undetected throughout his life and more than likely not genetic because his father and mother and sisters all lived to old age and his daughters are middle aged now, Ultimately if Richard had his heart checked earlier maybe he would still be here today but unfortunately he didn't know he had a heart problem
@@stephendoherty2847 UK actors didn't travel in large numbers at that time to 'make it in Hollywood'. Also, culturally, the senses of humour across the Atlantic, were wider before globalism, so I doubt he'd have fitted im as well as they seem to now.
My dad had a dental practice at Sunningdale West of London, and Richard was a client. Dad said he was a genuinely nice and super polite fellow. Happy 😊 all the time and interested in others. Went too soon at 31 years old I think.
I'm just thinking that this was so rare for men to die of heart attacks at his young age.......yet, we have tens of thousands of young men dying of heart problems around the world since 2021 !! Do you recall how shocked we all were when hearing of his death from heart problems?
@@louiseblack3337nobody knows what specific heart condition he had as it was undetected throughout his life and more than likely not genetic because his father and mother and sisters all lived to old age and his daughters Samantha and Kate are middle aged now, Ultimately if Richard had his heart checked earlier maybe he would still be here today but unfortunately he didn't know he had a heart problem
A real loss and gone far too soon. He is forever young. Died the year i was born. A joyful spirit and not taking himself too seriously, which seems to be lost nowadays. Very sad for his daughter Kate to lose that relationship, with I'm sure a wonderful father
@@technohead9670 That's right. Kate's half-sister Samantha Beckinsale is also an actress and has appeared on such popular TV series as 'Heartbeat' and 'London's Burning'.
My eyes are welling. He wasn't alive for much longer after this and he looks so vibrant and enjoying the whole 'soiree'. Long may his abiding memory glow.
It is sad to have a great man pass away so young. Richard Beckinsale accomplished alot in his short time on planet earth. He was a great comedian in his time!
I suppose as a health professional and someone living in their 7th decade I should be inured to how life can be randomly unfair to some people but I'm not: the word " tragic" doesn't even come close. I can't help but feel for his loved ones, most especially his parents.
It was brilliant to see beautiful Richard again, but also sad to think about how young he was when he died. How proud he would be of his very talented daughter
He was the youngest star at the time that appeared on This is Your Life. Says everything about the man and his talent. Just over a year he tragically died.
For people who don't know, Paula Wilcox who appears here and starred with Richard in The Lovers also lost her husband young to a sudden heart attack, and eerily it was also in 1979.
It was so so very sad when he passed he was natural just imagine what he would have gone on to he left a huge hole in entertainment when he left us God rest his soul for eternity 🙏🙏🙏🌈
Now I know why Kate is the way she is in a good way her mum and dad were a Beautiful couple she has her mothers sophistication and a mix off the good looks from both Kate your Dad would be so proud as is your mum well done you have blossomed beyond his or her expectations well done x
Wow, I can see where Kate Beckinsale gets her looks from.. it's so strange to me how someone so cool and layed back could pass away so young from a heart attack..😟
I was 5 in 1977. I always have a memory that he was really handsome. Looking at him now...........far out he was GORGEOUS...........wow what a smile xo!!! What a shame he died so young and only two years after this in 1979. He didn't even get to see the 80's.
The most moving 'This Is Your LIfe' ever for people of my generation. Imagine the effect on Judy Loe and their little princess when he died at 31. God rest his sweet soul, as the Irish say.
@stephendoherty2847 I was thinking the exactly same thing. As I was watching it, I was wondering if she would appear in any part the show. Such a shame!!!!. I Always felt Samantha seemed to be always the "Forgotten Dauthter" of the this great actor. I RIP Richard Beckinsale.
He was a very handsome young man and seemed like the shy type who didn't like to talk much. Now we know where his wonderful daughter Kate got her overwhelming beauty and sense of humor from.
For people who asked, his elder daughter didn't appear because Richard didn't have a good relationship with her mother. He was very young when Samantha was born and they only re-connected not long before he died. She did visit him, Judy and Kate in Ascot where they lived, Judy referred to her as "Richard in a frock"😀. He called Samantha the night before he died arranging to see her. Robbie Williams wrote 'Baby Girl Window' about Richard and Samantha's relationship.
Geoffrey Bubbles Bon Bon .🙂. Its a shame that Kate never seemed to kick on after the box office flop Pearl Harbour . I loved her in Serendipity. Thanks for the memories Richard . R.I.P ✌️
Ronnie Barker Don Warrington Leonard Rosister Great Performers in Comedy & ESP Richard Beckinsale Rest his soul I laughed alot for all of their comedy genious............ They made Britain LAUGH XXX Lol xx
I remember the news clip of his death. It seems like a million years ago. Very talented. I am a straight man, and I think he was a very good-looking man.
Richard Beckinsale is a gifted at a lot of Richard Dean Anderson Richard Dean Anderson is so gifted actor from the original MacGyver is truly Gifted and I got something in common with Richard Dean Anderson and Richard Beckinsale they're so gifted actors and they've got a lot of pricing dignity and everything he does so much it's not alive today Richard Beckinsale it was one of the fantastic actors a starred alongside Norman Stanley Fletcher in porridge who was fantastic in the porridge episode when it was called going straight and it's fantastic normal Stanley Fletcher Ronnie Barker is fantastic the Two Ronnies Ronnie Barker and the original Two Ronnies have a brilliant I should fix any starred in Open All Hours Ronnie Barker starting open up hours with David Jason the Two Ronnies I need fantastic dad so much chemistry together and the one who is playing Mackay and Richard Beckinsale and I've got certain as in porridge episode and Rising Damp
Strange how he was so young to have been on this is your life. I wonder if they knew he was I'll? Just a thought. So sad for someone so young to lose their life so young❤😢
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He was one of those guys you instantly liked on screen even though you never knew him.
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@@clopper3753 Am sure you must know Kate Beckinsale though?
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What a handsome young man he was.
Never be forgotten.
Yes, really handsome young man. So sad that he left us so early.
by british standards a dead duck is handsome as well.
@@mariocardabollo3631 haha hoho hehe. Knobend.
Who'd though Katie would grow up slaying wolves 😮
😅😢e
And in two short years later...He was gone. God bless you Richard ❤
Yep. Here today gone tomorrow
eamonn andrews too.....both gone too soonRIP
@@jamescopen9817 absolutely
He had the same heart condition that I have, it’s called hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and is genetic. The prognosis is you’ll either live a long normal life, or have a sudden instant death. Sadly Rich had the latter. So sad
@@louiseblack3337nobody knows what specific heart condition he had as it was undetected throughout his life and more than likely not genetic because his father and mother and sisters all lived to old age and his daughters are middle aged now,
Ultimately if Richard had his heart checked earlier maybe he would still be here today but unfortunately he didn't know he had a heart problem
I loved him in Rising damp and porridge! So handsome and such a brilliant actor! So sad about his passing 🤗💕
As a dad of a toddler it brought tears to the eyes to see the greeting from little Kate. Great actor, he should have had more years.
Doesn't it rip your heart out.
2 years later he sadly died. My 12th birthday march 19th 1979 RIP 🙏
I was 20 days old. Gone far too soon. RIP🙏🙏
What a good looking fella. Had the world at his feet. God bless him ❤
Absolutely fantastic actors whose life was cut far too soon 😢
Don't know him
@@victormarrotti2575 u never heard of Richard Beckinsale.. Where u been all these years
@melaniemason4049 I am a American
@@victormarrotti2575 u good looking as well then😂
Taken way too soon, he had so much more to offer that we never got to see. RIP Richard, thanks for the fun you brought to our screens!
I have no doubt , had he lived, he would have gone on to be a Hollywood star eventually.
He was huge in the UK. I doubt he'd have wanted to move!
I think you are right there. I think he would have made it big in Hollywood
@@stephendoherty2847 UK actors didn't travel in large numbers at that time to 'make it in Hollywood'. Also, culturally, the senses of humour across the Atlantic, were wider before globalism, so I doubt he'd have fitted im as well as they seem to now.
My dad had a dental practice at Sunningdale West of London, and Richard was a client. Dad said he was a genuinely nice and super polite fellow. Happy 😊 all the time and interested in others. Went too soon at 31 years old I think.
32, was sudden death
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But how was his oral hygiene?
@@kevinhancock5874 always a 'just in case' perfect 👌 ionist Kevin.
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He was a lovely man, from my hometown of Nottingham. He's a legend round here. Gone too soon bless him ❤
Yes he was from Nottingham
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And i think the late freddie mercurys mother
I'm just thinking that this was so rare for men to die of heart attacks at his young age.......yet, we have tens of thousands of young men dying of heart problems around the world since 2021 !! Do you recall how shocked we all were when hearing of his death from heart problems?
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy it’s more common than you think xx
@@louiseblack3337Are you working for the 77th Brigade?
@louiseblack3337 is it ? I'm 45 and I've never known anyone to have it
@@louiseblack3337nobody knows what specific heart condition he had as it was undetected throughout his life and more than likely not genetic because his father and mother and sisters all lived to old age and his daughters Samantha and Kate are middle aged now,
Ultimately if Richard had his heart checked earlier maybe he would still be here today but unfortunately he didn't know he had a heart problem
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Tragic loss R. I. P never forgotten truly missed
You never know what lies around the corner, never forget that. Live and love for today but never at the expense of others as far as you can.
Sweet and handsome. Watched 'Porridge' with mum when I was a child. I still love him.
May you rest in eternal peace.❤
Such a natural actor! Much Missed 😢❤
Not just a natural actor but a very natural person too from what I can tell from this video.
A real loss and gone far too soon. He is forever young. Died the year i was born. A joyful spirit and not taking himself too seriously, which seems to be lost nowadays. Very sad for his daughter Kate to lose that relationship, with I'm sure a wonderful father
I believe he had 2 daughter's, such a shame..
@@technohead9670 That's right. Kate's half-sister Samantha Beckinsale is also an actress and has appeared on such popular TV series as 'Heartbeat' and 'London's Burning'.
Hi widow, Judy Loe, is also an excellent actress.
rossiter was only 57 when he died from heart problems too. sad they both died too young.
My eyes are welling. He wasn't alive for much longer after this and he looks so vibrant and enjoying the whole 'soiree'. Long may his abiding memory glow.
A truly lovely man 💜 May his beautiful soul rest in peace.
The Lovers, Porridge and Rising Damp were the glory days of British comedy, and Richard was loved by the whole nation.
I can see how my mum who is gonna be 70 in 2024 though Richard was a handsome guy❤
It is sad to have a great man pass away so young. Richard Beckinsale accomplished alot in his short time on planet earth. He was a great comedian in his time!
I've been binge watching Rising Damp today. I watched it with my family when I was a kid. It is so nostalgic for me. Love this show!
Same. Rising Damp was part of growing up.
@@yggdrasil9039watching it all week.. they don't make tv like this anymore
Richard 's Father was my Mother Solicitor in the 60s and 70s.
I suppose as a health professional and someone living in their 7th decade I should be inured to how life can be randomly unfair to some people but I'm not: the word " tragic" doesn't even come close. I can't help but feel for his loved ones, most especially his parents.
Beautiful comment.
the talent on that show was immense
What a lovely bloke used to meet at pub in ascot he was always great
Talented, funny and died incredibly far too early. And thank you for your beautiful daughter Kate ❤
Taken so young, such a shame, great talent 😥😥
His daughter Sam is the spitting image of him ❤️
yes she is. Samantha has his eyes.
Kate has his nose and same teeth.
Seeing him with Ronnie Barker “off screen” if you like, you can see how well they got along together.
Porridge was a great show ❤
Absolutely brilliant actor , especially for me..Rising Damp
What a tall slim handsome man, taken far too soon, RIP Eamonn Andrews.
It was brilliant to see beautiful Richard again, but also sad to think about how young he was when he died. How proud he would be of his very talented daughter
He was the youngest star at the time that appeared on This is Your Life.
Says everything about the man and his talent.
Just over a year he tragically died.
superb best actor ever went to young thanks for the laughs and brill comedy always watch porridge if im feeling low !!
Richard Beckinsale massively sad loss. and Don Warrington, such a cool dude.
For people who don't know, Paula Wilcox who appears here and starred with Richard in The Lovers also lost her husband young to a sudden heart attack, and eerily it was also in 1979.
Boy we had some class back then ..great stars .great times .great actors ….😊
He was absolutely adorable and talented. A great loss. RIP.
It was so so very sad when he passed he was natural just imagine what he would have gone on to he left a huge hole in entertainment when he left us God rest his soul for eternity
🙏🙏🙏🌈
Such a tragically young loss...
Gone too young. So sad for his wonderful family.
6.02 Kate Beckinsale makes her first TV appearance of many
He died two year's later, very sad. I remember him on tv in the 70s.
Now I know why Kate is the way she is in a good way her mum and dad were a Beautiful couple she has her mothers sophistication and a mix off the good looks from both Kate your Dad would be so proud as is your mum well done you have blossomed beyond his or her expectations well done x
what a talent even though he died so young he earned the right to be mentioned among the greats Ronnie Barker and David Jason.
Wow, I can see where Kate Beckinsale gets her looks from.. it's so strange to me how someone so cool and layed back could pass away so young from a heart attack..😟
Undetected heart defect unfortunately.
Her father, was he??
@@shelbynamels7948 yes
@@shelbynamels7948yes
This program brings back wonderful memories it should be done again
Wow. How did this come on my feed? What a wholesome show!
Always feel for Kate, bet she's watched this. What a handsome man Richard was xxx ❤
So sad he died so young, what a lovely man he was 😢
It was amazing how this programme could always find a piece of film footage that never really had the person on it.
I was 5 in 1977. I always have a memory that he was really handsome. Looking at him now...........far out he was GORGEOUS...........wow what a smile xo!!! What a shame he died so young and only two years after this in 1979. He didn't even get to see the 80's.
The most moving 'This Is Your LIfe' ever for people of my generation. Imagine the effect on Judy Loe and their little princess when he died at 31.
God rest his sweet soul, as the Irish say.
Richard Beckinsale died so young 😢
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Sad thing is richard died 2 year later and never got to see fulton as an old man
Lovely Kate Beckinsale, now in her fifties and world famous, is so cute here!
So sad to think that such a lovely guy with a fantastic life ahead of him died just two years after this.
I still like watching him and Ronnie in Porridge and laugh to their comedy capers
This must be so bitter sweet for Kate xx
And Sam!
A great tribute to such a great actor. It is such a shame that his older daughter Samantha was not involved in this.
@stephendoherty2847
I was thinking the exactly same thing.
As I was watching it, I was wondering if she would appear in any part the show.
Such a shame!!!!. I Always felt Samantha seemed to be always the "Forgotten Dauthter" of the this great actor. I
RIP Richard Beckinsale.
That's what I thought as well.
So young when he passed
He always makes me happy.
It is so sad that he died so young 😢
He was a very handsome young man and seemed like the shy type who didn't like to talk much. Now we know where his wonderful daughter Kate got her overwhelming beauty and sense of humor from.
A BITTER-SWEET PROGRAMME, NOT ONLY RICHARDS DEATH, BUT MOST OF THE GUESTS TOO, INCLUDING EAMON ANDREWS.
Surreal though to watch someone smoking on a tv chat show!
That's how we rolled in those days. It was everywhere.
Smoked on planes as well lol
That was THEN..HELLO 😂😂
Richard Beckinsale ❤❤❤❤
He's so relaxed and smiley, such a shame he's been dead since I was 1 year old some 45 years ago !
This was a bit sad. RIP Richard , you were so talented xx
still very much missed R I P richard
Such a shame went far too early rest in peace Richard ❤
He was so gorgeous I had a huge crush ❤️
Such a handsome, and humble man....R.I.P...
For people who asked, his elder daughter didn't appear because Richard didn't have a good relationship with her mother. He was very young when Samantha was born and they only re-connected not long before he died. She did visit him, Judy and Kate in Ascot where they lived, Judy referred to her as "Richard in a frock"😀. He called Samantha the night before he died arranging to see her. Robbie Williams wrote 'Baby Girl Window' about Richard and Samantha's relationship.
What a talent and so many great memories of my childhood in the 60's and 70's ! Such a shock when he died !
Such a shame he died so young what a lovely man he would be so proud of his daughter
He'd have gotten better and better you'd imagine
Yes, and it's amazing how much Kate took after her dad..🌹
Rip richard❤❤❤
Shame his other daughter Samantha wasn’t on this 😢
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He was brilliant a d died too young. His daughter is lovely. Suzette
When he died is was a shock.Only a few miles from where I lived.
Geoffrey Bubbles Bon Bon .🙂. Its a shame that Kate never seemed to kick on after the box office flop Pearl Harbour . I loved her in Serendipity. Thanks for the memories Richard . R.I.P ✌️
So cute a young Kate😢
Passed away far to young
So handsome, a beautiful smile, so vibrant and lively. Why was he taken so soon :(
Brilliant show, sad loss to have died so young, his daughter is carrying on the acting legacy with the Beckinsale name 👍
Ronnie Barker Don Warrington Leonard Rosister Great Performers in Comedy & ESP Richard Beckinsale Rest his soul I laughed alot for all of their comedy genious............ They made Britain LAUGH XXX Lol xx
Kate was adorable. Classic TV moment
You can see the faint glimmer of oriental looks in his father, very faint though
I remember the news clip of his death. It seems like a million years ago. Very talented. I am a straight man, and I think he was a very good-looking man.
You don't have to be gay or bi to find someone of own sex attractive . But yes he was a stunner and seemed a lovely man with it.
@redemption843 All people have a little bit of gayness in them, even straight people.
speak for yourself.@@jamescokl3
@@jamescokl3no they don't.. you have been indoctrinated unfortunately and you don't know it.
so good to see all the actors
I used to fancy Judy Loe in the 70s.. Now I fancy her Daughter Kate Beckinsale even more
You dirty old man
he died too young. so sad. xxxx
Richard Beckinsale is a gifted at a lot of Richard Dean Anderson Richard Dean Anderson is so gifted actor from the original MacGyver is truly Gifted and I got something in common with Richard Dean Anderson and Richard Beckinsale they're so gifted actors and they've got a lot of pricing dignity and everything he does so much it's not alive today Richard Beckinsale it was one of the fantastic actors a starred alongside Norman Stanley Fletcher in porridge who was fantastic in the porridge episode when it was called going straight and it's fantastic normal Stanley Fletcher Ronnie Barker is fantastic the Two Ronnies Ronnie Barker and the original Two Ronnies have a brilliant I should fix any starred in Open All Hours Ronnie Barker starting open up hours with David Jason the Two Ronnies I need fantastic dad so much chemistry together and the one who is playing Mackay and Richard Beckinsale and I've got certain as in porridge episode and Rising Damp
No mention of his older daughter Samantha who is the spitting image of him. I wonder why?
Talented Fella.
Strange how he was so young to have been on this is your life. I wonder if they knew he was I'll? Just a thought. So sad for someone so young to lose their life so young❤😢
He wasn't ill,
He died suddenly from a undetected heart condition,
He had a heart attack in his sleep