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.
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.
Known For
19 titles
Doctor Who
Great Performances
Theatre 625
Jesus of Nazareth
The Protectors
Blake's 7
The House of Eliott
Knowing Me Knowing You with Alan Partridge
South of the Border
Star Cops
The Borgias
The Moonstone
Henry V
As You Like It
The Love-Girl and the Innocent
Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders
Big Zapper
Martin Luther, Heretic
Doctor Who: Ghost Light
