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.

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  Doctor Who

  Land

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  Great Performances

  Second Guardia

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  Theatre 625

  Christopher

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  Blake's 7

  Grovane

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  The Protectors

  Waiter

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  Jesus of Nazareth

  Plotinus

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  The House of Eliott

  Simon Parker

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  The Day Today

  1994

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  Star Cops

  Tour Guide

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  South of the Border

  Senior Customs Officer

• 1996The MoonstoneSpy
• 1994Knowing Me Knowing You with Alan PartridgeDavid Harrison
• 1994The Day Today
• 1991The House of EliottSimon Parker
• 1989Doctor Who: Ghost LightNimrod
• 1988South of the BorderSenior Customs Officer
• 1987Star CopsTour Guide
• 1985The New StatesmanAngelo
• 1983Martin Luther, HereticMedieval Player
• 1981The BorgiasGiorgio
• 1979Henry VRambures
• 1978As You Like ItDuke Senior's Lord
• 1978Blake's 7Grovane
• 1977Don't Forget to Write!Reg
• 1977Jesus of NazarethPlotinus
• 1974Doctor Who: Planet of the SpidersLand
• 1973The Love-Girl and the Innocent1st Man
• 1973Big ZapperKono's Henchman
• 1972The ProtectorsWaiter
• 1971Great PerformancesSecond Guardia
• 1964Theatre 625Christopher
• 1963Doctor WhoLand