Roger Delgado
Acting
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
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movieRoger Delgado: The Master
2009
(archive footage)
movieThe Ties That Bind Us
2008
The Master (archive footage)
tvThe World of Hammer
1994
Self (archive footage)
moviePolice 5: The Master
1993
The Master (archive footage)
movieDoctor Who: Mawdryn Undead
1983
The Master (archive footage) (Special Edition)
movieDoctor Who: Frontier in Space
1973
The Master
movieThe Adventures Of Don Quixote
1973
Officer of the Holy Brotherhood
movieHorror Express
1972
Inspector Mirov (voice)
movieDoctor Who: The Time Monster
1972
The Master
movieDoctor Who: The Sea Devils
1972
The Master
movieAntony and Cleopatra
1972
Soothsayer
tvThe Persuaders!
1971
Estoban
movieDoctor Who: The Dæmons
1971
The Master
movieDoctor Who: Colony in Space
1971
The Master
movieDoctor Who: The Claws of Axos
1971
The Master
movieDoctor Who: The Mind of Evil
1971
The Master
movieUnderground
1970
Xavier
movieYou Can't Win 'Em All
1970
Capt. Enver (uncredited) (voice)
movieThe Assassination Bureau
1969
Bureau Member (uncredited)
tvThe Champions
1968
Yussef
tvThe Man in the Iron Mask
1968
M. Fouquet
The Crossfire
1967
Dr. Si Cada
movieThe Sandwich Man
1966
Abdul - Carpet Seller
movieKhartoum
1966
Sheikh Abdul Rahim
tvBBC Play of the Month
1965
Officer of the Holy Brotherhood
movieMasquerade
1965
Ahmed bin Fayed
The Protectors
1964
Boris Slankin
tvDoctor Who
1963
Master / The Master
tvEspionage
1963
Gebal
movieThe Running Man
1963
Spanish Doctor
tvThe Human Jungle
1963
Wirral
movieThe Mind Benders
1963
Dr. Jean Bonvoulois (uncredited)
movieIn Search of the Castaways
1962
Patagonian prisoner
tvThe Saint
1962
Capt. Rodriguez / Hotel Manager
tvSir Francis Drake
1961
Mendoza / The Governor / Spanish Ambassador
movieThe Terror of the Tongs
1961
Tang Hao
tvThe Avengers
1961
Kreer / Vasco
movieThe Singer Not the Song
1961
Pedro de Cortinez
tvMaigret
1960
Pepito
tvThe Odd Man
1960
Bernard Berridge
tvDanger Man
1960
Von Golling
movieSands of the Desert
1960
Abu Nlal
movieThe Stranglers of Bombay
1959
Bundar (uncredited)
movieFirst Man into Space
1959
Mexican Consul - Ramon de Guerrera
movieSea Fury
1958
Salgado
movieMan in the Shadow
1957
Alberto (uncredited)
movieManuela
1957
Stranger
Overseas Press Club - Exclusive!
1957
Argentine Diplomat
movieThe Case of The Smiling Widow
1957
Commissario
movieThe Battle of the River Plate
1956
Captain Varela, Uruguayan Navy
tvThe Buccaneers
1956
Capt. Mendoza / Don Ferdinand Esteban
Destination Death
1956
Lisbon Police Officer
tvArmchair Theatre
1956
Antonio
movieBhowani Junction
1956
Train Driver
movieStorm Over the Nile
1955
Native Spy
tvQuatermass II
1955
Hugh Conrad
tvThe Adventures of Robin Hood
1955
Ambassador
movieThird Party Risk
1954
Detective Gonzales
movieBeautiful Stranger
1954
Police Officer
movieBlood Orange
1953
Marlowe
movieThe Captain's Paradise
1953
Kalikan Policeman
movieThe Broken Horseshoe
1953
Felix Galegos
tvSunday Night Theatre
1950
Mark Smeaton / Father Francisco / Hercules de Soysa / Jean-Marie Merminod