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Roger Delgado

Roger Delgado

Actor · Born 1918-03-01 · London, England, UK

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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.

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Doctor Who (1963) — Master
  2. Horror Express (1972) — Inspector Mirov (voice)
  3. The Avengers (1961) — Kreer
  4. The Saint (1962) — Capt. Rodriguez
  5. The Persuaders! (1971) — Estoban
  6. Khartoum (1966) — Sheikh Abdul Rahim
  7. The Assassination Bureau (1969) — Bureau Member (uncredited)
  8. In Search of the Castaways (1962) — Patagonian prisoner
  9. The Battle of the River Plate (1956) — Captain Varela, Uruguayan Navy
  10. First Man into Space (1959) — Mexican Consul - Ramon de Guerrera
  11. The Mummy's Shroud (1967) — Hasmid
  12. The Running Man (1963) — Spanish Doctor
  13. You Can't Win 'Em All (1970) — Capt. Enver (uncredited) (voice)
  14. Bhowani Junction (1956) — Train Driver
  15. The Terror of the Tongs (1961) — Tang Hao
  16. The Road to Hong Kong (1962) — Jinnah
  17. The Stranglers of Bombay (1959) — Bundar (uncredited)
  18. The Mind Benders (1963) — Dr. Jean Bonvoulois (uncredited)
  19. Hot Enough for June (1964) — Josef
  20. The Captain's Paradise (1953) — Kalikan Policeman
  21. Danger Man (1960) — Von Golling
  22. The Champions (1968) — Yussef
  23. Antony and Cleopatra (1972) — Soothsayer
  24. The Singer Not the Song (1961) — Pedro de Cortinez
  25. The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955) — Ambassador of Aragon
  26. Sherlock Holmes (1964) — Moser
  27. Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) (1969) — Tapiro
  28. Quatermass II (1955) — Hugh Conrad
  29. Beautiful Stranger (1954) — Police Officer
  30. Masquerade (1965) — Ahmed bin Fayed
  31. Maigret (1960) — Pepito
  32. Jason King (1971)
  33. Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil (1971) — The Master
  34. The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (1971) — Silva
  35. The Third Man (1959)
  36. Storm Over the Nile (1955) — Native Spy
  37. Man in a Suitcase (1967)
  38. Third Party Risk (1954) — Detective Gonzales
  39. Blood Orange (1953) — Marlowe
  40. The Sandwich Man (1966) — Abdul - Carpet Seller