Carl Forgione
Known For
Acting
Born
1944-05-03 in Dundee, Scotland, UK
Died
1998-09-10
Biography
Carl Forgione (3 May 1944 – 10 September 1998) was a British actor, best known for his television appearances. He appeared in two Doctor Who serials - Planet of the Spiders in 1974 and Ghost Light in 1989. Other TV credits include Dixon of Dock Green, Jesus of Nazareth, Blake's 7, Star Cops, Coronation Street, Emmerdale Farm and The House of Eliott. Born of Italian immigrant grandparents, Forgione grew up in the Rhondda Valley. A founder member of Bare Boards Theatre Company, he was diagnosed with cancer in 1995 while performing in The Country Girl in Greenwich. He fought the illness for the next three years, which would claim him.
Most Known For
Great Performances
as Second Guardia
Doctor Who
as Land
Theatre 625
as Christopher
Jesus of Nazareth
as Plotinus
Blake's 7
as Grovane
The Protectors
as Waiter
The House of Eliott
as Simon Parker
Star Cops
as Tour Guide
The Borgias
as Giorgio
Knowing Me Knowing You with Alan Partridge
as David Harrison
South Of The Border
as Senior Customs Officer
The New Statesman
as Angelo
The Moonstone
as Spy
Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders
as Land
As You Like It
as Duke Senior's Lord
The Love-Girl and the Innocent
as 1st Man
Doctor Who: Ghost Light
as Nimrod
Big Zapper
as Kono's Henchman
Henry V
as Rambures
Martin Luther, Heretic
as Medieval Player