Person
Carl Forgione
Acting
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 3, 1944
- Died
- Sep 10, 1998
- From
- Dundee, Scotland, UK
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.
Credits
Doctor Who
Jesus of Nazareth
Knowing Me Knowing You with Alan Partridge
The Day Today
Blake's 7
Great Performances
Star Cops
The House of Eliott
The Protectors
Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders
Doctor Who: Ghost Light
The Moonstone
Henry V
As You Like It
The Love-Girl and the Innocent
Theatre 625
Big Zapper
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