
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.

Great Performances
TV • 1971

Doctor Who
TV • 1963

Theatre 625
TV • 1964

The Protectors
TV • 1972

Blake's 7
TV • 1978

The House of Eliott
TV • 1991

Jesus of Nazareth
TV • 1977

Star Cops
TV • 1987

South Of The Border
TV • 1988

Knowing Me Knowing You with Alan Partridge
TV • 1994

The Borgias
TV • 1981

Martin Luther, Heretic
MOVIE • 1983

The Moonstone
MOVIE • 1996

As You Like It
MOVIE • 1978

Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders
MOVIE • 1974

Henry V
MOVIE • 1979

Doctor Who: Ghost Light
MOVIE • 1989

The Love-Girl and the Innocent
MOVIE • 1973