Acting · Dundee, Scotland, UK · Born May 3, 1944
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.
MovieThe Moonstone
1996
as Spy
TVKnowing Me Knowing You with Alan Partridge
1994
as David Harrison
TVThe House of Eliott
1991
as Simon Parker
MovieDoctor Who: Ghost Light
1989
as Nimrod
TVSouth of the Border
1988
as Senior Customs Officer
TVStar Cops
1987
as Tour Guide
The New Statesman
1985
as Angelo
MovieMartin Luther, Heretic
1983
as Medieval Player
TVThe Borgias
1981
as Giorgio
MovieHenry V
1979
as Rambures
MovieAs You Like It
1978
as Duke Senior's Lord
TVBlake's 7
1978
as Grovane
TVDon't Forget to Write!
1977
as Reg
TVJesus of Nazareth
1977
as Plotinus
MovieDoctor Who: Planet of the Spiders
1974
as Land
MovieThe Love-Girl and the Innocent
1973
as 1st Man
MovieBig Zapper
1973
as Kono's Henchman
TVThe Protectors
1972
as Waiter
TVGreat Performances
1971
as Second Guardia
TVTheatre 625
1964
as Christopher
TVDoctor Who
1963
as Land
