Carl Forgione

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. Provided by Wikipedia