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
All Movies (49)
- Roger Delgado: The Master2009 · as (archive footage)
- The Ties That Bind Us2008 · as The Master (archive footage)
- Police 5: The Master1993 · as The Master (archive footage)
- Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead1983 · as The Master (archive footage) (Special Edition)
- The Last Appointment!1977 · as Estoban
- Doctor Who: Frontier in Space1973 · as The Master
- The Adventures Of Don Quixote1973 · as Officer of the Holy Brotherhood
- Horror Express1972 · as Inspector Mirov (voice)
- Doctor Who: The Time Monster1972 · as The Master
- Doctor Who: The Sea Devils1972 · as The Master
- Antony and Cleopatra1972 · as Soothsayer
- Doctor Who: The Dæmons1971 · as The Master
- Doctor Who: Colony in Space1971 · as The Master
- Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos1971 · as The Master
- Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil1971 · as The Master
- Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons1971 · as The Master
- Underground1970 · as Xavier
- You Can't Win 'Em All1970 · as Capt. Enver (uncredited) (voice)
- The Assassination Bureau1969 · as Bureau Member (uncredited)
- The Mummy's Shroud1967 · as Hasmid
- The Crossfire1967 · as Dr. Si Cada
- The Sandwich Man1966 · as Abdul - Carpet Seller
- Khartoum1966 · as Sheikh Abdul Rahim
- Masquerade1965 · as Ahmed bin Fayed
- Hot Enough for June1964 · as Josef
- The Running Man1963 · as Spanish Doctor
- The Mind Benders1963 · as Dr. Jean Bonvoulois (uncredited)
- In Search of the Castaways1962 · as Patagonian prisoner
- The Road to Hong Kong1962 · as Jinnah
- The Terror of the Tongs1961 · as Tang Hao
- The Singer Not the Song1961 · as Pedro de Cortinez
- Sands of the Desert1960 · as Abu Nlal
- The Stranglers of Bombay1959 · as Bundar (uncredited)
- First Man into Space1959 · as Mexican Consul - Ramon de Guerrera
- Mark of the Phoenix1958 · as Devron
- Sea Fury1958 · as Salgado
- Man in the Shadow1957 · as Alberto (uncredited)
- Manuela1957 · as Stranger
- The Case of The Smiling Widow1957 · as Commissario
- The Battle of the River Plate1956 · as Captain Varela, Uruguayan Navy
- Destination Death1956 · as Lisbon Police Officer
- Bhowani Junction1956 · as Train Driver
- The Advancing Shadow1956 · as Talibh
- Storm Over the Nile1955 · as Native Spy
- Third Party Risk1954 · as Detective Gonzales
- Beautiful Stranger1954 · as Police Officer
- Blood Orange1953 · as Marlowe
- The Captain's Paradise1953 · as Kalikan Policeman
- The Broken Horseshoe1953 · as Felix Galegos
All TV Shows (43)
- The World of Hammer1994 · as Self (archive footage)
- The Zoo Gang1974
- The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes1971 · as Silva
- The Persuaders!1971 · as Estoban
- Jason King1971
- Codename1970 · as Rogov
- Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)1969 · as Tapiro
- The Champions1968 · as Yussef
- The Man in the Iron Mask1968 · as M. Fouquet
- Man in a Suitcase1967
- BBC Play of the Month1965 · as Officer of the Holy Brotherhood
- Sherlock Holmes1964 · as Moser
- The Protectors1964 · as Boris Slankin
- Doctor Who1963 · as Master
- Doctor Who1963 · as The Master
- Espionage1963 · as Gebal
- The Human Jungle1963 · as Wirral
- The Saint1962 · as Capt. Rodriguez
- The Saint1962 · as Hotel Manager
- Z-Cars1962
- Sir Francis Drake1961 · as Mendoza
- Sir Francis Drake1961 · as The Governor
- Sir Francis Drake1961 · as Spanish Ambassador
- Plateau of Fear1961
- The Avengers1961 · as Kreer
- The Avengers1961 · as Vasco
- Maigret1960 · as Pepito
- The Odd Man1960 · as Bernard Berridge
- Danger Man1960 · as Von Golling
- Armchair Mystery Theatre1960 · as Curt
- The Third Man1959
- The Adventures of William Tell1958
- Overseas Press Club - Exclusive!1957 · as Argentine Diplomat
- The Buccaneers1956 · as Capt. Mendoza
- The Buccaneers1956 · as Don Ferdinand Esteban
- Armchair Theatre1956 · as Antonio
- Quatermass II1955 · as Hugh Conrad
- The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel1955 · as Andre
- The Adventures of Robin Hood1955 · as Ambassador
- Sunday Night Theatre1950 · as Mark Smeaton
- Sunday Night Theatre1950 · as Father Francisco
- Sunday Night Theatre1950 · as Hercules de Soysa
- Sunday Night Theatre1950 · as Jean-Marie Merminod