Carl Forgione
1944-05-03 (1944)Dundee, Scotland, UKActing
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.
Known For
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