Known for

Acting

Born

May 3, 1944

Died

Sep 10, 1998 (aged 54)

Place of birth

Dundee, Scotland, UK

Carl Forgione

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.

Titles

Doctor Who

Series • 1963

Great Performances

Series • 1971

Theatre 625

Series • 1964

Blake's 7

Series • 1978

The Protectors

Series • 1972

The House of Eliott

Series • 1991

Jesus of Nazareth

Series • 1977

Star Cops

Series • 1987

Knowing Me Knowing You with Alan Partridge

Series • 1994

The Day Today

Series • 1994

South of the Border

Series • 1988

Don't Forget to Write!

Series • 1977

The Borgias

Series • 1981

Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders

Movie • 1974

As You Like It

Movie • 1978

Doctor Who: Ghost Light

Movie • 1989

The Love-Girl and the Innocent

Movie • 1973

Henry V

Movie • 1979

Big Zapper

Movie • 1973