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Roger Delgado
Roger Delgado

Roger Delgado

ActingBorn March 1, 1918Died June 18, 1973 (age 55)London, England, UK

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.

Filmography

2009
Roger Delgado: The Master

as (archive footage)

Movie
2008
The Ties That Bind Us

as The Master (archive footage)

Movie
1994
The World of Hammer

as Self (archive footage)

TV
1993
Police 5: The Master

as The Master (archive footage)

Movie
1983
Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead

as The Master (archive footage) (Special Edition)

Movie
1977Movie
1973Movie
1973
The Adventures Of Don Quixote

as Officer of the Holy Brotherhood

Movie
1972
Horror Express

as Inspector Mirov (voice)

Movie
1972Movie
1972Movie
1972Movie
1971
The Persuaders!

as Estoban

TV
1971Movie
1971Movie
1971Movie
1971Movie
1971Movie
1970
Underground

as Xavier

Movie
1970
You Can't Win 'Em All

as Capt. Enver (uncredited) (voice)

Movie
1970
Codename

as Rogov

TV
1969
The Assassination Bureau

as Bureau Member (uncredited)

Movie
1968
The Champions

as Yussef

TV
1968TV
1967Movie
1967
The Crossfire

as Dr. Si Cada

Movie
1966
The Sandwich Man

as Abdul - Carpet Seller

Movie
1966
Khartoum

as Sheikh Abdul Rahim

Movie
1965
BBC Play of the Month

as Officer of the Holy Brotherhood

TV
1965
Masquerade

as Ahmed bin Fayed

Movie
1964TV
1964
The Protectors

as Boris Slankin

TV
1964Movie
1963
Doctor Who

as Master

TV
1963
Doctor Who

as The Master

TV
1963
Espionage

as Gebal

TV
1963
The Running Man

as Spanish Doctor

Movie
1963TV
1963
The Mind Benders

as Dr. Jean Bonvoulois (uncredited)

Movie
1962
In Search of the Castaways

as Patagonian prisoner

Movie
1962
The Saint

as Capt. Rodriguez

TV
1962
The Saint

as Hotel Manager

TV
1962Movie
1962TV
1961TV
1961
Sir Francis Drake

as The Governor

TV
1961
Sir Francis Drake

as Spanish Ambassador

TV
1961Movie
1961
The Avengers

as Kreer

TV
1961
The Avengers

as Vasco

TV
1961
The Singer Not the Song

as Pedro de Cortinez

Movie
1960
Maigret

as Pepito

TV
1960
The Odd Man

as Bernard Berridge

TV
1960
Danger Man

as Von Golling

TV
1960Movie
1959
The Stranglers of Bombay

as Bundar (uncredited)

Movie
1959
First Man into Space

as Mexican Consul - Ramon de Guerrera

Movie
1958Movie
1958
Sea Fury

as Salgado

Movie
1957
Man in the Shadow

as Alberto (uncredited)

Movie
1957
Manuela

as Stranger

Movie
1957TV
1957Movie
1956
The Battle of the River Plate

as Captain Varela, Uruguayan Navy

Movie
1956
The Buccaneers

as Capt. Mendoza

TV
1956
The Buccaneers

as Don Ferdinand Esteban

TV
1956
Destination Death

as Lisbon Police Officer

Movie
1956TV
1956
Bhowani Junction

as Train Driver

Movie
1956Movie
1955
Storm Over the Nile

as Native Spy

Movie
1955
Quatermass II

as Hugh Conrad

TV
1955TV
1954
Third Party Risk

as Detective Gonzales

Movie
1954
Beautiful Stranger

as Police Officer

Movie
1953
Blood Orange

as Marlowe

Movie
1953
The Captain's Paradise

as Kalikan Policeman

Movie
1953
The Broken Horseshoe

as Felix Galegos

Movie
1950
Sunday Night Theatre

as Mark Smeaton

TV
1950
Sunday Night Theatre

as Father Francisco

TV
1950
Sunday Night Theatre

as Hercules de Soysa

TV
1950
Sunday Night Theatre

as Jean-Marie Merminod

TV

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayMarch 1, 1918
Day of DeathJune 18, 1973
Place of BirthLondon, England, UK
Popularity0.7