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Quick Facts

Born:
1944-05-03

Birthplace:
Dundee, Scotland, UK

Credits:
20 Total Roles

Carl Forgione

Acting

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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

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
1996 The Moonstone MOVIE Spy
1994 Knowing Me Knowing You with Alan Partridge TV David Harrison
1991 The House of Eliott TV Simon Parker
1989 Doctor Who: Ghost Light MOVIE Nimrod
1988 South of the Border TV Senior Customs Officer
1987 Star Cops TV Tour Guide
1985 The New Statesman TV Angelo
1983 Martin Luther, Heretic MOVIE Medieval Player
1981 The Borgias TV Giorgio
1979 Henry V MOVIE Rambures

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