Roger Delgado
Roger Delgado (full name Roger Caesar Marius Bernard de Delgado Torres Castillo Roberto) 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.
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- Born:
- Mar 1, 1918 In London, England, UK
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 59
- First Appeared:
- In the movie The Broken Horseshoe 1953-01-10
- Latest Project:
- Series The Zoo Gang 1974-04-05
Known For
Filmography
| Series | The Zoo Gang | Unknown | 1974-04-05 |
| Movie | The Adventures Of Don Quixote | Officer of the Holy Brotherhood | 1973-01-07 |
| Movie | Doctor Who: Frontier in Space | The Master | 1973-03-31 |
| Movie | Antony and Cleopatra | Soothsayer | 1972-03-18 |
| Movie | Doctor Who: The Sea Devils | The Master | 1972-04-01 |
| Movie | Doctor Who: The Time Monster | The Master | 1972-06-24 |
| Movie | Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos | The Master | 1971-04-03 |
| Movie | Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil | The Master | 1971-03-06 |
| Movie | Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons | The Master | 1971-01-23 |
| Movie | Doctor Who: Colony in Space | The Master | 1971-05-15 |
| Series | The Persuaders! | Unknown | 1971-09-17 |
| Series | The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes | Unknown | 1971-09-20 |
| Series | Jason King | Unknown | 1971-09-15 |
| Movie | Doctor Who: The Dæmons | The Master | 1971-06-19 |
| Series | Codename | Unknown | 1970-04-07 |
| Movie | You Can't Win 'Em All | Capt. Enver (uncredited) (voice) | 1970-07-23 |
| Movie | Underground | Xavier | 1970-10-07 |
| Movie | The Assassination Bureau | Bureau Member (uncredited) | 1969-03-09 |
| Series | The Champions | Unknown | 1968-09-25 |
| Movie | The Mummy's Shroud | Hasmid | 1967-03-15 |
| Series | Man in a Suitcase | Unknown | 1967-09-27 |
| Movie | Khartoum | Sheikh Abdul Rahim | 1966-06-09 |
| Movie | The Sandwich Man | Abdul - Carpet Seller | 1966-07-01 |
| Series | BBC Play of the Month | Unknown | 1965-10-19 |
| Series | Sherlock Holmes | Unknown | 1964-05-17 |
| Movie | Hot Enough for June | Josef | 1964-01-01 |
| Movie | The Mind Benders | Dr. Jean Bonvoulois (uncredited) | 1963-02-01 |
| Movie | The Running Man | Spanish Doctor | 1963-10-01 |
| Series | Doctor Who | The Master | 1963-11-23 |
| Series | Z-Cars | Unknown | 1962-01-02 |
| Movie | The Road to Hong Kong | Jinnah | 1962-03-29 |
| Movie | In Search of the Castaways | Patagonian prisoner | 1962-12-01 |
| Series | The Saint | Unknown | 1962-10-04 |
| Series | The Avengers | Unknown | 1961-01-07 |
| Movie | The Terror of the Tongs | Tang Hao | 1961-03-15 |
| Movie | The Singer Not the Song | Pedro de Cortinez | 1961-01-05 |
| Series | Sir Francis Drake | Unknown | 1961-11-12 |
| Series | Plateau of Fear | Unknown | 1961-09-24 |
| Movie | Sands of the Desert | Abu Nlal | 1960-09-08 |
| Series | Maigret | Unknown | 1960-10-31 |
| Movie | First Man into Space | Mexican Consul - Ramon de Guerrera | 1959-02-27 |
| Series | The Third Man | Unknown | 1959-10-02 |
| Movie | The Stranglers of Bombay | Bundar (uncredited) | 1959-12-04 |
| Series | The Adventures of William Tell | Unknown | 1958-09-15 |
| Movie | Sea Fury | Salgado | 1958-08-26 |
| Movie | Mark of the Phoenix | Devron | 1958-10-31 |
| Movie | Manuela | Stranger | 1957-07-18 |
| Movie | Man in the Shadow | Alberto (uncredited) | 1957-09-01 |
| Movie | Bhowani Junction | Train Driver | 1956-05-01 |
| Movie | The Battle of the River Plate | Captain Varela, Uruguayan Navy | 1956-10-30 |
| Series | The Buccaneers | Unknown | 1956-09-19 |
| Series | The Adventures of Robin Hood | Unknown | 1955-09-26 |
| Movie | Storm Over the Nile | Native Spy | 1955-12-26 |
| Movie | Third Party Risk | Detective Gonzales | 1954-10-08 |
| Movie | Beautiful Stranger | Police Officer | 1954-07-13 |
| Movie | The Belles of St. Trinian's | Sultan's Aide | 1954-09-28 |
| Movie | The Broken Horseshoe | Felix Galegos | 1953-01-10 |
| Movie | Blood Orange | Marlowe | 1953-10-10 |
| Movie | The Captain's Paradise | Kalikan Policeman | 1953-09-28 |