Name
Roger Delgado
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1918-03-01
Deathday
1973-06-18 (55 years old)
Place of Birth
London, England, UK
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
6.38
In the early years of the World War II, the Royal Navy is fighting a desperate battle to k...
6.3
Mysterious and unearthly deaths start to occur while Professor Saxton is transporting the ...
6.1
Anglo-Indian Victoria Jones seeks her true identity amid the chaos of the British withdraw...
6.35
In 1885, while his regiment is sent to the Sudan to battle the rebellious Dervish tribes, ...
6.5
Two teenagers, Mary (Hayley Mills) and Robert (Keith Hamshere) are lead by Professor Pagan...
5.7
Adaptation of Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra, a historical drama that attempts to brin...
6.3
A British scientist is discovered to have been passing information to the Communists, then...
- 1964 Hot Enough for June as Josef
- 1962 In Search of the Castaways as Patagonian prisoner
- 1967 The Mummy's Shroud as Hasmid
- 1956 The Battle of the River Plate as Captain Varela, Uruguayan Navy
- 1969 The Assassination Bureau as Bureau Member (uncredited)
- 1961 The Singer Not the Song as Pedro de Cortinez
- 1977 The Last Appointment! as Estoban
- 1956 Bhowani Junction as Train Driver
- 1956 The Advancing Shadow as Talibh
- 1970 Underground as Xavier
- 1958 Sea Fury as Salgado
- 1958 Mark of the Phoenix as Devron
- 1966 The Sandwich Man as Abdul - Carpet Seller
- 1972 Antony and Cleopatra as Soothsayer
- 1959 First Man into Space as Mexican Consul - Ramon de Guerrera
- 1955 Storm Over the Nile as Native Spy
- 1971 Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons as The Master
- 1972 Doctor Who: The Sea Devils as The Master
- 1972 Doctor Who: The Time Monster as The Master
- 1961 The Terror of the Tongs as Tang Hao
- 1970 You Can't Win 'Em All as Capt. Enver (uncredited) (voice)
- 1962 The Road to Hong Kong as Jinnah
- 1953 The Broken Horseshoe as Felix Galegos
- 1957 Man in the Shadow as Alberto (uncredited)
- 1959 The Stranglers of Bombay as Bundar (uncredited)
- 1953 The Captain's Paradise as Kalikan Policeman
- 1954 Beautiful Stranger as Police Officer
- 1954 Third Party Risk as Detective Gonzales
- 1957 Manuela as Stranger
- 1953 Blood Orange as Marlowe
- 1960 Sands of the Desert as Abu Nlal
- 1963 The Mind Benders as Dr. Jean Bonvoulois (uncredited)
- 1966 Khartoum as Sheikh Abdul Rahim
- 1973 Doctor Who: Frontier in Space as The Master
- 1971 Doctor Who: The Dæmons as The Master
- 1971 Doctor Who: Colony in Space as The Master
- 1971 Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil as The Master
- 1971 Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos as The Master
- 1957 The Case of The Smiling Widow as Commissario
- 1963 The Running Man as Spanish Doctor
- 1973 The Adventures Of Don Quixote as Officer of the Holy Brotherhood
- 1983 Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead as The Master (archive footage) (Special Edition)
- 1993 Police 5: The Master as The Master (archive footage)
- 2008 The Ties That Bind Us as The Master (archive footage)
- 2009 Roger Delgado: The Master as (archive footage)
- 1956 Destination Death as Lisbon Police Officer
- 1972 Horror Express as Inspector Mirov (voice)
- 1965 Masquerade as Ahmed bin Fayed
- 1967 The Crossfire as Dr. Si Cada
- 1963 Doctor Who ( 0 episode ) as Master
- 1962 Z-Cars ( 1 episode )
- 1961 The Avengers ( 1 episode ) as Kreer
- 1971 The Persuaders! ( 1 episode ) as Estoban
- 1971 Jason King ( 1 episode )
- 1962 The Saint ( 1 episode ) as Capt. Rodriguez
- 1968 The Champions ( 1 episode ) as Yussef
- 1956 The Buccaneers ( 1 episode ) as Capt. Mendoza
- 1974 The Zoo Gang ( 1 episode )
- 1971 The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes ( 1 episode ) as Silva
- 1970 Codename ( 1 episode ) as Rogov
- 1967 Man in a Suitcase ( 1 episode )
- 1961 Plateau of Fear ( 1 episode )
- 1961 Sir Francis Drake ( 6 episodes ) as Mendoza
- 1955 The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel ( 1 episode ) as Andre
- 1958 The Adventures of William Tell ( 1 episode )
- 1960 Maigret ( 2 episodes ) as Pepito
- 1959 The Third Man ( 2 episodes )
- 1955 The Adventures of Robin Hood ( 1 episode ) as Ambassador
- 1963 Doctor Who ( 41 episodes ) as The Master
- 1961 Sir Francis Drake ( 1 episode ) as The Governor
- 1956 The Buccaneers ( 2 episodes ) as Don Ferdinand Esteban
- 1964 The Protectors ( 1 episode ) as Boris Slankin
- 1961 Sir Francis Drake ( 1 episode ) as Spanish Ambassador
- 1963 The Human Jungle ( 1 episode ) as Wirral
- 1969 Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) ( 1 episode ) as Tapiro
- 1962 The Saint ( 1 episode ) as Hotel Manager
- 1964 Sherlock Holmes ( 1 episode ) as Moser
- 1961 The Avengers ( 1 episode ) as Vasco
- 1950 Sunday Night Theatre ( 1 episode ) as Mark Smeaton
- 1950 Sunday Night Theatre ( 1 episode ) as Father Francisco
- 1965 BBC Play of the Month ( 1 episode ) as Officer of the Holy Brotherhood
- 1968 The Man in the Iron Mask ( 7 episodes ) as M. Fouquet
- 1957 Overseas Press Club - Exclusive! ( 1 episode ) as Argentine Diplomat
- 1960 The Odd Man ( 3 episodes ) as Bernard Berridge
- 1955 Quatermass II ( 2 episodes ) as Hugh Conrad
- 1994 The World of Hammer ( 1 episode ) as Self (archive footage)
- 1950 Sunday Night Theatre ( 1 episode ) as Hercules de Soysa
- 1956 Armchair Theatre ( 1 episode ) as Antonio
- 1960 Armchair Mystery Theatre ( 1 episode ) as Curt
- 1963 Espionage ( 1 episode ) as Gebal
- 1960 Danger Man ( 1 episode ) as Von Golling
- 1950 Sunday Night Theatre ( 1 episode ) as Jean-Marie Merminod
