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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

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Spy

The Moonstone

1996

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David Harrison

Knowing Me Knowing You with Alan Partridge

1994

6.4

Simon Parker

The House of Eliott

1991

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Nimrod

Doctor Who: Ghost Light

1989

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Senior Customs Officer

South Of The Border

1988

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Tour Guide

Star Cops

1987

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Angelo

The New Statesman

1985

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Medieval Player

Martin Luther, Heretic

1983

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Giorgio

The Borgias

1981

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Rambures

Henry V

1979

Credits

The Moonstone

as Spy

1996

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Knowing Me Knowing You with Alan Partridge

as David Harrison

1994

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The House of Eliott

as Simon Parker

1991

6.4

Doctor Who: Ghost Light

as Nimrod

1989

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South Of The Border

as Senior Customs Officer

1988

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Star Cops

as Tour Guide

1987

5.7

🎬

The New Statesman

as Angelo

1985

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Martin Luther, Heretic

as Medieval Player

1983

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The Borgias

as Giorgio

1981

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Henry V

as Rambures

1979

6.0

As You Like It

as Duke Senior's Lord

1978

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Blake's 7

as Grovane

1978

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Jesus of Nazareth

as Plotinus

1977

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Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders

as Land

1974

7.4

The Love-Girl and the Innocent

as 1st Man

1973

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Big Zapper

as Kono's Henchman

1973

2.3

The Protectors

as Waiter

1972

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Great Performances

as Second Guardia

1971

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Theatre 625

as Christopher

1964

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Doctor Who

as Land

1963

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