Carl Forgione

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.

Known For

Doctor Who

Land

Blake's 7

Grovane

Great Performances

Second Guardia

The House of Eliott

Simon Parker

The Protectors

Waiter

Knowing Me Knowing You with Alan Partridge

David Harrison

South Of The Border

Senior Customs Officer

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
1996	The Moonstone	Spy
1989	Doctor Who: Ghost Light	Nimrod
1983	Martin Luther, Heretic	Medieval Player
1979	Henry V	Rambures
1978	As You Like It	Duke Senior's Lord
1974	Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders	Land
1973	Big Zapper	Kono's Henchman
1973	The Love-Girl and the Innocent	1st Man

Year	TV Show	Role
1994	Knowing Me Knowing You with Alan Partridge	David Harrison
1991	The House of Eliott	Simon Parker
1988	South Of The Border	Senior Customs Officer
1985	The New Statesman	Angelo
1981	The Borgias	Giorgio
1978	Blake's 7	Grovane
1977	Jesus of Nazareth	Plotinus
1972	The Protectors	Waiter
1971	Great Performances	Second Guardia
1963	Doctor Who	Land