Roger Delgado
Roger Delgado (1 March 1918 - 18 June 1973), full name Roger Caesar Marius Bernard de Delgado Torres Castillo Roberto, was a British actor, who will forever be known for being the first actor to play The Master in Doctor Who. Born in Whitechapel, within the sound of Bow Bells, to a Belgian mother and a Spanish father, Delgado was brought up in Bedford Park and attended the LSE before WWII was declared. His war service saw him rise to the rank of a major, serving with both the Leicestershire Regiment and the Royal Signals, despite his dislike of guns. He made his TV debut in 1948 and starred in several TV and film productions before his untimely death at the age of 55 in a car accident whilst filming the Franco/German TV production La Cloche tibétaine in Turkey. He had married twice, firstly to Olga Anthonisz and then, following his divorce. to Kismet Shahani who survived him.
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Movies (49)
Roger Delgado: The Master
2009 · (archive footage)
The Ties That Bind Us
2008 · The Master (archive footage)
Police 5: The Master
1993 · The Master (archive footage)
Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead
1983 · The Master (archive footage) (Special Edition)
The Last Appointment!
1977 · Estoban
Doctor Who: Frontier in Space
1973 · The Master
The Adventures Of Don Quixote
1973 · Officer of the Holy Brotherhood
Horror Express
1972 · Inspector Mirov (voice)
Doctor Who: The Time Monster
1972 · The Master
Doctor Who: The Sea Devils
1972 · The Master
Antony and Cleopatra
1972 · Soothsayer
Doctor Who: The Dæmons
1971 · The Master
Doctor Who: Colony in Space
1971 · The Master
Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos
1971 · The Master
Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil
1971 · The Master
Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons
1971 · The Master
Underground
1970 · Xavier
You Can't Win 'Em All
1970 · Capt. Enver (uncredited) (voice)
The Assassination Bureau
1969 · Bureau Member (uncredited)
The Mummy's Shroud
1967 · Hasmid
The Crossfire
1967 · Dr. Si Cada
The Sandwich Man
1966 · Abdul - Carpet Seller
Khartoum
1966 · Sheikh Abdul Rahim
Masquerade
1965 · Ahmed bin Fayed
Hot Enough for June
1964 · Josef
The Running Man
1963 · Spanish Doctor
The Mind Benders
1963 · Dr. Jean Bonvoulois (uncredited)
In Search of the Castaways
1962 · Patagonian prisoner
The Road to Hong Kong
1962 · Jinnah
The Terror of the Tongs
1961 · Tang Hao
The Singer Not the Song
1961 · Pedro de Cortinez
Sands of the Desert
1960 · Abu Nlal
The Stranglers of Bombay
1959 · Bundar (uncredited)
First Man into Space
1959 · Mexican Consul - Ramon de Guerrera
Mark of the Phoenix
1958 · Devron
Sea Fury
1958 · Salgado
Man in the Shadow
1957 · Alberto (uncredited)
Manuela
1957 · Stranger
The Case of The Smiling Widow
1957 · Commissario
The Battle of the River Plate
1956 · Captain Varela, Uruguayan Navy
Destination Death
1956 · Lisbon Police Officer
Bhowani Junction
1956 · Train Driver
The Advancing Shadow
1956 · Talibh
Storm Over the Nile
1955 · Native Spy
Third Party Risk
1954 · Detective Gonzales
Beautiful Stranger
1954 · Police Officer
Blood Orange
1953 · Marlowe
The Captain's Paradise
1953 · Kalikan Policeman
The Broken Horseshoe
1953 · Felix Galegos
TV shows (36)
The World of Hammer
1994 · Self (archive footage)
La Cloche tibétaine
1974 · Paco
The Zoo Gang
1974
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971 · Silva
The Persuaders!
1971 · Estoban
Jason King
1971
Codename
1970 · Rogov
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)
1969 · Tapiro
The Champions
1968 · Yussef
The Man in the Iron Mask
1968 · M. Fouquet
Man in a Suitcase
1967
BBC Play of the Month
1965 · Officer of the Holy Brotherhood
The Troubleshooters
1965 · Souza
Sherlock Holmes
1964 · Moser
The Protectors
1964 · Boris Slankin
Doctor Who
1963 · Master, The Master
Espionage
1963 · Gebal
The Human Jungle
1963 · Wirral
The Saint
1962 · Capt. Rodriguez, Hotel Manager
Z-Cars
1962
Sir Francis Drake
1961 · Mendoza, The Governor, Spanish Ambassador
Plateau of Fear
1961
The Avengers
1961 · Kreer, Vasco
Maigret
1960 · Pepito
The Odd Man
1960 · Bernard Berridge
Danger Man
1960 · Von Golling
Armchair Mystery Theatre
1960 · Curt
The Third Man
1959
The Adventures of William Tell
1958
Overseas Press Club - Exclusive!
1957 · Argentine Diplomat
The Buccaneers
1956 · Capt. Mendoza, Don Ferdinand Esteban
Armchair Theatre
1956 · Antonio
Quatermass II
1955 · Hugh Conrad
The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel
1955 · Andre
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955 · Ambassador of Aragon
Sunday Night Theatre
1950 · Mark Smeaton, Father Francisco, Hercules de Soysa, Jean-Marie Merminod