Carl Forgione
Born: 1944-05-03 in Dundee, Scotland, UK
Died: 1998-09-10
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
1996
- The Moonstone as Spy
1994
- Knowing Me Knowing You with Alan Partridge as David Harrison
1991
- The House of Eliott as Simon Parker
1989
- Doctor Who: Ghost Light as Nimrod
1988
- South Of The Border as Senior Customs Officer
1987
- Star Cops as Tour Guide
1985
- The New Statesman as Angelo
1983
- Martin Luther, Heretic as Medieval Player
1981
- The Borgias as Giorgio
1979
- Henry V as Rambures
1978
- Blake's 7 as Grovane
- As You Like It as Duke Senior's Lord
1977
- Jesus of Nazareth as Plotinus
1974
1973
- Big Zapper as Kono's Henchman
- The Love-Girl and the Innocent as 1st Man
1972
- The Protectors as Waiter
1971
- Great Performances as Second Guardia
1964
- Theatre 625 as Christopher
1963
- Doctor Who as Land