Carl Forgione (3 May 1944 – 10 September 1998) was a British actor, best known for his

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appearances. He appeared in two '' Doctor Who'' serials - ''

Planet of the Spiders ''Planet of the Spiders'' is the fifth and final serial of the 11th season of the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', which was first broadcast in six weekly parts on BBC1 from 4 May to 8 June 1974. It was Jon Pertwee's fina ...

'' in 1974 and '' Ghost Light'' in 1989. Other TV credits include ''

Dixon of Dock Green ''Dixon of Dock Green'' was a BBC police procedural television series about daily life at a fictional London police station, with the emphasis on petty crime, successfully controlled through common sense and human understanding. It ran from 19 ...

'', '' Jesus of Nazareth'', ''

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'', '' Star Cops'', '' Coronation Street'', ''

Emmerdale Farm ''Emmerdale'' (known as ''Emmerdale Farm'' until 1989) is a British soap opera that is broadcast on ITV1. The show is set in Emmerdale (known as Beckindale until 1994), a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales. Created by Kevin Laffan, '' ...

'' and ''

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''. 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.Carl Forgione obituary - The Doctor Who Cuttings Archive
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* * http://harperjohn0.tripod.com/carlforgionesite/
Carl Forgione
at Theatricalia British male television actors 1944 births 1998 deaths 20th-century British male actors Male actors from Dundee {{UK-tv-actor-1940s-stub