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

as Land

Jesus of Nazareth

as Plotinus

Knowing Me Knowing You with Alan Partridge

as David Harrison

Knowing Me Knowing You with Alan Partridge

as Santa

Blake's 7

as Grovane

Great Performances

as Second Guardia

The Protectors

as Waiter

The House of Eliott

as Simon Parker

Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders

as Land

Doctor Who: Ghost Light

as Nimrod