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Known For
Acting
Birthday
March 1, 1918
Died
June 18, 1973
Place of Birth
London, England, UK
Roger Delgado
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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.
Known For
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(archive footage)
Roger Delgado: The Master
2009
0.0
The Master (archive footage)
The Ties That Bind Us
2008
6.5
Self (archive footage)
The World of Hammer
1994
0.0
The Master (archive footage)
Police 5: The Master
1993
7.0
The Master (archive footage) (Special Edition)
Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead
1983
0.0
Estoban
The Last Appointment!
1977
7.0
The Zoo Gang
1974
8.0
The Master
Doctor Who: Frontier in Space
1973
0.0
Officer of the Holy Brotherhood
The Adventures Of Don Quixote
1973
6.3
Inspector Mirov (voice)
Horror Express
1972
Credits
Roger Delgado: The Master
as (archive footage)
2009
0.0
The Ties That Bind Us
as The Master (archive footage)
2008
0.0
The World of Hammer
as Self (archive footage)
1994
6.5
Police 5: The Master
as The Master (archive footage)
1993
0.0
Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead
as The Master (archive footage) (Special Edition)
1983
7.0
The Last Appointment!
as Estoban
1977
0.0
The Zoo Gang
1974
7.0
Doctor Who: Frontier in Space
as The Master
1973
8.0
The Adventures Of Don Quixote
as Officer of the Holy Brotherhood
1973
0.0
Horror Express
as Inspector Mirov (voice)
1972
6.3
Doctor Who: The Time Monster
as The Master
1972
5.7
Doctor Who: The Sea Devils
as The Master
1972
7.5
Antony and Cleopatra
as Soothsayer
1972
5.5
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
as Silva
1971
7.4
The Persuaders!
as Estoban
1971
7.6
Jason King
1971
7.6
Doctor Who: The Dæmons
as The Master
1971
7.5
Doctor Who: Colony in Space
as The Master
1971
6.7
Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos
as The Master
1971
6.8
Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil
as The Master
1971
7.5
Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons
as The Master
1971
7.7
Underground
as Xavier
1970
6.0
You Can't Win 'Em All
as Capt. Enver (uncredited) (voice)
1970
5.9
🎬
Codename
as Rogov
1970
0.0
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)
as Tapiro
1969
7.0
The Assassination Bureau
as Bureau Member (uncredited)
1969
6.6
The Champions
as Yussef
1968
6.2
The Man in the Iron Mask
as M. Fouquet
1968
0.0
Man in a Suitcase
1967
7.0
The Mummy's Shroud
as Hasmid
1967
5.4
The Sandwich Man
as Abdul - Carpet Seller
1966
6.1
Khartoum
as Sheikh Abdul Rahim
1966
6.3
BBC Play of the Month
as Officer of the Holy Brotherhood
1965
5.0
Masquerade
as Ahmed bin Fayed
1965
5.0
Sherlock Holmes
as Moser
1964
6.6
🎬
The Protectors
as Boris Slankin
1964
0.0
Hot Enough for June
as Josef
1964
5.7
Doctor Who
as Master
1963
7.9
Doctor Who
as The Master
1963
7.9
The Running Man
as Spanish Doctor
1963
6.6
The Human Jungle
as Wirral
1963
8.2
The Mind Benders
as Dr. Jean Bonvoulois (uncredited)
1963
6.2
In Search of the Castaways
as Patagonian prisoner
1962
6.5
The Saint
as Capt. Rodriguez
1962
7.4
The Saint
as Hotel Manager
1962
7.4
The Road to Hong Kong
as Jinnah
1962
5.8
Z-Cars
1962
7.0
Sir Francis Drake
as Mendoza
1961
4.5
Sir Francis Drake
as The Governor
1961
4.5
Sir Francis Drake
as Spanish Ambassador
1961
4.5
🎬
Plateau of Fear
1961
0.0
The Terror of the Tongs
as Tang Hao
1961
5.7
The Avengers
as Kreer
1961
7.7
The Avengers
as Vasco
1961
7.7
The Singer Not the Song
as Pedro de Cortinez
1961
6.3
Maigret
as Pepito
1960
7.2
The Odd Man
as Bernard Berridge
1960
0.0
Sands of the Desert
as Abu Nlal
1960
6.3
The Stranglers of Bombay
as Bundar (uncredited)
1959
6.5
The Third Man
1959
7.1
First Man into Space
as Mexican Consul - Ramon de Guerrera
1959
5.0
Mark of the Phoenix
as Devron
1958
4.8
The Adventures of William Tell
1958
6.3
Sea Fury
as Salgado
1958
6.0
Man in the Shadow
as Alberto (uncredited)
1957
0.0
Manuela
as Stranger
1957
5.7
🎬
Overseas Press Club - Exclusive!
as Argentine Diplomat
1957
0.0
The Case of The Smiling Widow
as Commissario
1957
0.0
The Battle of the River Plate
as Captain Varela, Uruguayan Navy
1956
6.3
The Buccaneers
as Capt. Mendoza
1956
5.5
The Buccaneers
as Don Ferdinand Esteban
1956
5.5
🎬
Destination Death
as Lisbon Police Officer
1956
0.0
Bhowani Junction
as Train Driver
1956
5.9
🎬
The Advancing Shadow
as Talibh
1956
0.0
Storm Over the Nile
as Native Spy
1955
6.1
Quatermass II
as Hugh Conrad
1955
6.2
The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel
as Andre
1955
7.6
The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Ambassador
1955
6.3
Third Party Risk
as Detective Gonzales
1954
4.7
Beautiful Stranger
as Police Officer
1954
5.0
Blood Orange
as Marlowe
1953
5.1
The Captain's Paradise
as Kalikan Policeman
1953
5.4
The Broken Horseshoe
as Felix Galegos
1953
5.0
Sunday Night Theatre
as Mark Smeaton
1950
3.5
Sunday Night Theatre
as Father Francisco
1950
3.5