Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
March 1, 1918
Place of Birth:
London, England, UK
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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
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Roger Delgado: The Master | (archive footage) |
| 2008 | The Ties That Bind Us | The Master (archive footage) |
| 1993 | Police 5: The Master | The Master (archive footage) |
| 1983 | Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead | The Master (archive footage) (Special Edition) |
| 1977 | The Last Appointment! | Estoban |
| 1973 | Doctor Who: Frontier in Space | The Master |
| 1973 | The Adventures Of Don Quixote | Officer of the Holy Brotherhood |
| 1972 | Antony and Cleopatra | Soothsayer |
| 1972 | Doctor Who: The Sea Devils | The Master |
| 1972 | Doctor Who: The Time Monster | The Master |
| 1971 | Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons | The Master |
| 1971 | Doctor Who: The Dæmons | The Master |
| 1971 | Doctor Who: Colony in Space | The Master |
| 1971 | Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil | The Master |
| 1971 | Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos | The Master |
| 1970 | Underground | Xavier |
| 1970 | You Can't Win 'Em All | Capt. Enver (uncredited) (voice) |
| 1969 | The Assassination Bureau | Bureau Member (uncredited) |
| 1967 | The Mummy's Shroud | Hasmid |
| 1966 | The Sandwich Man | Abdul - Carpet Seller |
| 1966 | Khartoum | Sheikh Abdul Rahim |
| 1964 | Hot Enough for June | Josef |
| 1963 | The Mind Benders | Dr. Jean Bonvoulois (uncredited) |
| 1963 | The Running Man | Spanish Doctor |
| 1962 | In Search of the Castaways | Patagonian prisoner |
| 1962 | The Road to Hong Kong | Jinnah |
| 1961 | The Singer Not the Song | Pedro de Cortinez |
| 1961 | The Terror of the Tongs | Tang Hao |
| 1960 | Sands of the Desert | Abu Nlal |
| 1959 | First Man into Space | Mexican Consul - Ramon de Guerrera |
| 1959 | The Stranglers of Bombay | Bundar (uncredited) |
| 1958 | Sea Fury | Salgado |
| 1958 | Mark of the Phoenix | Devron |
| 1957 | Man in the Shadow | Alberto (uncredited) |
| 1957 | Manuela | Stranger |
| 1957 | The Case of The Smiling Widow | Commissario |
| 1956 | The Battle of the River Plate | Captain Varela, Uruguayan Navy |
| 1956 | Bhowani Junction | Train Driver |
| 1956 | The Advancing Shadow | Talibh |
| 1955 | Storm Over the Nile | Native Spy |
| 1954 | Beautiful Stranger | Police Officer |
| 1954 | Third Party Risk | Detective Gonzales |
| 1953 | The Broken Horseshoe | Felix Galegos |
| 1953 | The Captain's Paradise | Kalikan Policeman |
| 1953 | Blood Orange | Marlowe |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | The Zoo Gang | |
| 1971 | The Persuaders! | Estoban |
| 1971 | Jason King | |
| 1971 | The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes | Silva |
| 1970 | Codename | Rogov |
| 1969 | Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) | Tapiro |
| 1968 | The Champions | Yussef |
| 1967 | Man in a Suitcase | |
| 1965 | BBC Play of the Month | Officer of the Holy Brotherhood |
| 1964 | The Protectors | Boris Slankin |
| 1964 | Sherlock Holmes | Moser |
| 1963 | Doctor Who | Master |
| 1963 | Doctor Who | The Master |
| 1963 | The Human Jungle | Wirral |
| 1962 | Z-Cars | |
| 1962 | The Saint | Capt. Rodriguez |
| 1962 | The Saint | Hotel Manager |
| 1961 | The Avengers | Kreer |
| 1961 | Plateau of Fear | |
| 1961 | Sir Francis Drake | Mendoza |
| 1961 | Sir Francis Drake | The Governor |
| 1961 | Sir Francis Drake | Spanish Ambassador |
| 1961 | The Avengers | Vasco |
| 1960 | Maigret | Pepito |
| 1959 | The Third Man | |
| 1958 | The Adventures of William Tell | |
| 1956 | The Buccaneers | Capt. Mendoza |
| 1956 | The Buccaneers | Don Ferdinand Esteban |
| 1955 | The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel | Andre |
| 1955 | Quatermass II | Hugh Conrad |
| 1955 | The Adventures of Robin Hood | Ambassador |
| 1950 | Sunday Night Theatre | Mark Smeaton |