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
@@JesusChristSaviourOfTheWorld As a practising Catholic I am aware of that, and remind myself of it every day. I'm already a year older than my father was when he passed away. Jesus is our Saviour, without Him we are nothing.
@@justinneill5003 I mean this with all love and sincerity: The Roman Catholic church goes against the Bible many, many times. You need to be born again and follow Jesus. There is no purgatory, that was invented to make money. Roman Catholics who die in their faith do not go to heaven, no purgatory, but to hell. PLEASE genuinely seek Jesus Christ?! We could be taken in an instance. Don't hate me. I just want to warn you and I reiterate the sentiments here from an ex Jesuit priest who became born again. He said "I will warn RCs they're going to hell unless they don't truly seek Jesus, because I love them".
@@JesusChristSaviourOfTheWorld I don't hate anyone. Jesus said "upon this rock I will build my Church." There is still time for you. I wish you peace and I will pray for you, brother.
@@justinneill5003 look up what "rock" Jesus was talking about? "Peter" means a tiny stone, something you wd throw. "Rock" here means a millstone, Jesus is the millstone rock, if you look it up. The Millstone Rock is not Peter and Peter wasn't the first pope. The Bible says to not call anyone in the church father, yet pope means papa ie father. The Bible teaches that priests should marry if they want to, Rome teaches not to marry but many priests have sex. The Bible calls any prayers to anyone other than Jesus "an abomination". Mary, Jesus' mom, had many other children, all written in the Bible. You need to follow Jesus, don't get Scripture secondhand, read it all, Old and New Testaments. 3 to 4 short chapters per day, 15mins and you will finish reading God's word in the year. I read it in order Genesis to Revelation. By Exodus you will see that the RC is not ie NOT Christian.
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.
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 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'.
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
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.
@@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.
@@voulafisentzidis8830 I'm sure the producers of the Carry on Films and Monty Python would beg to differ. Huge in the States, Quality Comedy can travel anywhere when done right.
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.
Love how openly he laughed at Ronnie. Such a lovely man loved by his family. Can't imagine how devastated they were..... But he would be very proud of little Katie
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.
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
It's upsetting to know that he had been checked by doctors and got a pass-- without the scans and tests we have now I guess lots of things were missed. Heart-wrenching- he seemed so real and so sweet.
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
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.
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 🙏🙏🙏🌈
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.
Love the fact that Ronnie Barker, Sergeant Mackay and wee Kate made an appearance!!! He is also having a cigarette on cam 😅😅😅... British talent at its best!!!
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.
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..😟
@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 was fantastic! Oh times have changed eh? I remember how upset I/everyone was when the news broke. Such a tragedy to lose him so young . He was handsome,funny and very talented . ❤
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
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
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
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
He was one of those guys you instantly liked on screen even though you never knew him.
@@Morra5472 The only swede I knew until now was a turnip. Like you. 🤫
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@@Morra5472idiot
@@Morra5472 Am sure you must know Kate Beckinsale though?
@@Morra5472Sweden, the most boring country on earth,
Sweet and handsome. Watched 'Porridge' with mum when I was a child. I still love him.
May you rest in eternal peace.❤
I loved him in Rising damp and porridge! So handsome and such a brilliant actor! So sad about his passing 🤗💕
The Lovers, Porridge and Rising Damp were the glory days of British comedy, and Richard was loved by the whole nation.
2 years later he sadly died. My 12th birthday march 19th 1979 RIP 🙏
I was 20 days old. Gone far too soon. RIP🙏🙏
He was a lovely man, from my hometown of Nottingham. He's a legend round here. Gone too soon bless him ❤
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.
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!
We need to get right with Jesus, before it's too late. He was only 31, as you know. It will happen to all of us and we need to prep for it.
@@JesusChristSaviourOfTheWorld As a practising Catholic I am aware of that, and remind myself of it every day. I'm already a year older than my father was when he passed away. Jesus is our Saviour, without Him we are nothing.
@@justinneill5003 I mean this with all love and sincerity: The Roman Catholic church goes against the Bible many, many times. You need to be born again and follow Jesus. There is no purgatory, that was invented to make money. Roman Catholics who die in their faith do not go to heaven, no purgatory, but to hell. PLEASE genuinely seek Jesus Christ?! We could be taken in an instance. Don't hate me. I just want to warn you and I reiterate the sentiments here from an ex Jesuit priest who became born again. He said "I will warn RCs they're going to hell unless they don't truly seek Jesus, because I love them".
@@JesusChristSaviourOfTheWorld I don't hate anyone. Jesus said "upon this rock I will build my Church." There is still time for you. I wish you peace and I will pray for you, brother.
@@justinneill5003 look up what "rock" Jesus was talking about? "Peter" means a tiny stone, something you wd throw. "Rock" here means a millstone, Jesus is the millstone rock, if you look it up. The Millstone Rock is not Peter and Peter wasn't the first pope. The Bible says to not call anyone in the church father, yet pope means papa ie father. The Bible teaches that priests should marry if they want to, Rome teaches not to marry but many priests have sex. The Bible calls any prayers to anyone other than Jesus "an abomination". Mary, Jesus' mom, had many other children, all written in the Bible. You need to follow Jesus, don't get Scripture secondhand, read it all, Old and New Testaments. 3 to 4 short chapters per day, 15mins and you will finish reading God's word in the year. I read it in order Genesis to Revelation. By Exodus you will see that the RC is not ie NOT Christian.
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.
@@kevinhancock5874 👋 good
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.
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.
rossiter was only 57 when he died from heart problems too. sad they both died too young.
Tragic loss R. I. P never forgotten truly missed
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 truly lovely man 💜 May his beautiful soul rest in peace.
What a lovely bloke used to meet at pub in ascot he was always great
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.
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
No@@maureenkidd6629
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.
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.
Why Hollywood? Britain has plenty of wonderful actors who have never bothered to go near this fake, shallow place.
@@voulafisentzidis8830 I'm sure the producers of the Carry on Films and Monty Python would beg to differ. Huge in the States, Quality Comedy can travel anywhere when done right.
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.
the talent on that show was immense
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.
Taken so young, such a shame, great talent 😥😥
Love how openly he laughed at Ronnie. Such a lovely man loved by his family. Can't imagine how devastated they were..... But he would be very proud of little Katie
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.
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
Daughters. Terribly sad.
Talented, funny and died incredibly far too early. And thank you for your beautiful daughter Kate ❤
It's upsetting to know that he had been checked by doctors and got a pass-- without the scans and tests we have now I guess lots of things were missed. Heart-wrenching- he seemed so real and so sweet.
He was absolutely adorable and talented. A great loss. RIP.
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 tall slim handsome man, taken far too soon, RIP Eamonn Andrews.
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.
He was soooo good looking! A bright shining star... ❤
superb best actor ever went to young thanks for the laughs and brill comedy always watch porridge if im feeling low !!
Always feel for Kate, bet she's watched this. What a handsome man Richard was xxx ❤
Such a tragically young loss...
Boy we had some class back then ..great stars .great times .great actors ….😊
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
🙏🙏🙏🌈
Absolutely brilliant actor , especially for me..Rising Damp
This program brings back wonderful memories it should be done again
Less than two years after this, according to Wikipedia, he was dead! Whoever uploaded this is GREAT!
So sad he died so young, what a lovely man he was 😢
what a talent even though he died so young he earned the right to be mentioned among the greats Ronnie Barker and David Jason.
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.
Seeing him with Ronnie Barker “off screen” if you like, you can see how well they got along together.
Porridge was a great show ❤
Gone too young. So sad for his wonderful family.
So sad to think that such a lovely guy with a fantastic life ahead of him died just two years after this.
6.02 Kate Beckinsale makes her first TV appearance of many
Love the fact that Ronnie Barker, Sergeant Mackay and wee Kate made an appearance!!! He is also having a cigarette on cam 😅😅😅... British talent at its best!!!
Wow. How did this come on my feed? What a wholesome show!
He died two year's later, very sad. I remember him on tv in the 70s.
His daughter Sam is the spitting image of him ❤️
yes she is. Samantha has his eyes.
Kate has his nose and same teeth.
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 amazing how this programme could always find a piece of film footage that never really had the person on it.
God bless him...he passed away to early 😢😢
Such a handsome, and humble man....R.I.P...
Richard Beckinsale died so young 😢
This must be so bitter sweet for Kate xx
And Sam!
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
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Sad thing is richard died 2 year later and never got to see fulton as an old man
What a talent and so many great memories of my childhood in the 60's and 70's ! Such a shock when he died !
The way he looked at Ronnie says it all!! Greatness knows Greatness
I grew up watching reruns of Rising Damp as a kid in the 90s and he was my first crush. He's honestly one of the most gorgeous men that's ever lived.
It is so sad that he died so young 😢
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.
@@kathgarvey72Sadly his first wife wouldn't let him see her.. it devastated him.. his sister and Samantha have recounted it in interviews..
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 😂😂
So young when he passed
Tragic he died so young. He was well loved by the British viewing public. ❤
He always makes me happy.
That was fantastic! Oh times have changed eh? I remember how upset I/everyone was when the news broke. Such a tragedy to lose him so young . He was handsome,funny and very talented . ❤
So handsome, a beautiful smile, so vibrant and lively. Why was he taken so soon :(
still very much missed R I P richard
Richard Beckinsale ❤❤❤❤
He was brilliant a d died too young. His daughter is lovely. Suzette
Passed away far to young
This was a bit sad. RIP Richard , you were so talented xx
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 ✌️
His early death must surely be one of the most saddest occurrences in all of british show biz history 😢
I still like watching him and Ronnie in Porridge and laugh to their comedy capers
So very British, his reaction to seeing people.
I love it.
Such a tragic loss.
What a handsome guy he was 😘
He's so relaxed and smiley, such a shame he's been dead since I was 1 year old some 45 years ago !
so good to see all the actors
He was so gorgeous I had a huge crush ❤️
Lovely Kate Beckinsale, now in her fifties and world famous, is so cute here!
Rip richard❤❤❤
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
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
What a handsome guy he was, I loved him in The Lovers, with Paula Wilcox.and Percy filth
He'd have gotten better and better you'd imagine
Yes, and it's amazing how much Kate took after her dad..🌹
What a humble guy he was x❤