Roger Delgado

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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

77

Gender

Male

Birthday

1918-03-01

Deathday

1973-06-18 (55 years old)

Place of Birth

London, England, UK

Roger Delgado

Biography

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.

Known For

Doctor Who
7.9%

Doctor Who

Nov 23, 1963

Doctor Who
7.9%

Doctor Who

Nov 23, 1963

The Avengers
7.7%

The Avengers

Jan 7, 1961

The Avengers
7.7%

The Avengers

Jan 7, 1961

The Persuaders!
7.6%

The Persuaders!

Sep 17, 1971

The Saint
7.3%

The Saint

Oct 4, 1962

The Saint
7.3%

The Saint

Oct 4, 1962

Khartoum
6.3%

Khartoum

Jun 9, 1966

The Mummy's Shroud
5.5%

The Mummy's Shroud

Mar 15, 1967

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Acting

2009
Roger Delgado: The Master as (archive footage)
2008
The Ties That Bind Us as The Master (archive footage)
1993
Police 5: The Master as The Master (archive footage)
1983
Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead as The Master (archive footage) (Special Edition)
1977
The Last Appointment! as Estoban
1974
The Zoo Gang
1973
Doctor Who: Frontier in Space as The Master
1973
The Adventures Of Don Quixote as Officer of the Holy Brotherhood
1972
Doctor Who: The Time Monster as The Master
1972
Doctor Who: The Sea Devils as The Master
1972
Antony and Cleopatra as Soothsayer
1971
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes as Silva
1971
The Persuaders! as Estoban
1971
Jason King
1971
Doctor Who: The Dæmons as The Master
1971
Doctor Who: Colony in Space as The Master
1971
Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos as The Master
1971
Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil as The Master
1971
Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons as The Master
1970
Underground as Xavier
1970
You Can't Win 'Em All as Capt. Enver (uncredited) (voice)
1970
Codename as Rogov
1969
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) as Tapiro
1969
The Assassination Bureau as Bureau Member (uncredited)
1968
The Champions as Yussef
1967
Man in a Suitcase
1967
The Mummy's Shroud as Hasmid
1966
The Sandwich Man as Abdul - Carpet Seller
1966
Khartoum as Sheikh Abdul Rahim
1965
BBC Play of the Month as Officer of the Holy Brotherhood
1964
Sherlock Holmes as Moser
1964
The Protectors as Boris Slankin
1964
Hot Enough for June as Josef
1963
Doctor Who as Master
1963
Doctor Who as The Master
1963
The Running Man as Spanish Doctor
1963
The Human Jungle as Wirral
1963
The Mind Benders as Dr. Jean Bonvoulois (uncredited)
1962
In Search of the Castaways as Patagonian prisoner
1962
The Saint as Capt. Rodriguez
1962
The Saint as Hotel Manager
1962
The Road to Hong Kong as Jinnah
1962
Z-Cars
1961
Sir Francis Drake as Mendoza
1961
Sir Francis Drake as The Governor
1961
Sir Francis Drake as Spanish Ambassador
1961
Plateau of Fear
1961
The Terror of the Tongs as Tang Hao
1961
The Avengers as Kreer
1961
The Avengers as Vasco
1961
The Singer Not the Song as Pedro de Cortinez
1960
Maigret as Pepito
1960
Sands of the Desert as Abu Nlal
1959
The Stranglers of Bombay as Bundar (uncredited)
1959
The Third Man
1959
First Man into Space as Mexican Consul - Ramon de Guerrera
1958
Mark of the Phoenix as Devron
1958
The Adventures of William Tell
1958
Sea Fury as Salgado
1957
Man in the Shadow as Alberto (uncredited)
1957
Manuela as Stranger
1957
The Case of The Smiling Widow as Commissario
1956
The Battle of the River Plate as Captain Varela, Uruguayan Navy
1956
The Buccaneers as Capt. Mendoza
1956
The Buccaneers as Don Ferdinand Esteban
1956
Bhowani Junction as Train Driver
1956
The Advancing Shadow as Talibh
1955
Storm Over the Nile as Native Spy
1955
Quatermass II as Hugh Conrad
1955
The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel as Andre
1955
The Adventures of Robin Hood as Ambassador
1954
Third Party Risk as Detective Gonzales
1954
Beautiful Stranger as Police Officer
1953
Blood Orange as Marlowe
1953
The Captain's Paradise as Kalikan Policeman
1953
The Broken Horseshoe as Felix Galegos
1950
Sunday Night Theatre as Mark Smeaton
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