Carl Forgione
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.
Movie Appearances
The Moonstone
as Spy
1996
Doctor Who: Ghost Light
as Nimrod
1989
Henry V
as Rambures
1979
Big Zapper
as Kono's Henchman
1973
As You Like It
as Duke Senior's Lord
1978
The Love-Girl and the Innocent
as 1st Man
1973
Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders
as Land
1974
Martin Luther, Heretic
as Medieval Player
1983
TV Appearances
The Borgias
as Giorgio
1981
Doctor Who
as Land
1963
Jesus of Nazareth
as Plotinus
1977
South of the Border
as Senior Customs Officer
1988
Blake's 7
as Grovane
1978
The New Statesman
as Angelo
1985
Knowing Me Knowing You with Alan Partridge
as David Harrison
1994
The House of Eliott
as Simon Parker
1991
Great Performances
as Second Guardia
1971
The Protectors
as Waiter
1972
Star Cops
as Tour Guide
1987
Theatre 625
as Christopher
1964