- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- March 1, 1918
- Place of Birth
- London, England, UK
- Died
- June 18, 1973
Roger Delgado
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.
Filmography
movieRoger Delgado: The Master
2009 · (archive footage)
movieThe Ties That Bind Us
2008 · The Master (archive footage)
tvThe World of Hammer
1994 · Self (archive footage)
moviePolice 5: The Master
1993 · The Master (archive footage)
movieDoctor Who: Mawdryn Undead
1983 · The Master (archive footage) (Special Edition)
movieThe Last Appointment!
1977 · Estoban
tvThe Zoo Gang
1974
movieDoctor Who: Frontier in Space
1973 · The Master
movieThe Adventures Of Don Quixote
1973 · Officer of the Holy Brotherhood
movieHorror Express
1972 · Inspector Mirov (voice)
movieDoctor Who: The Time Monster
1972 · The Master
movieDoctor Who: The Sea Devils
1972 · The Master
movieAntony and Cleopatra
1972 · Soothsayer
tvThe Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971 · Silva
tvThe Persuaders!
1971 · Estoban
tvJason King
1971
movieDoctor Who: The Dæmons
1971 · The Master
movieDoctor Who: Colony in Space
1971 · The Master
movieDoctor Who: The Claws of Axos
1971 · The Master
movieDoctor Who: The Mind of Evil
1971 · The Master
movieDoctor Who: Terror of the Autons
1971 · The Master
movieUnderground
1970 · Xavier
movieYou Can't Win 'Em All
1970 · Capt. Enver (uncredited) (voice)
Codename
tvCodename
1970 · Rogov
tvRandall and Hopkirk (Deceased)
1969 · Tapiro
movieThe Assassination Bureau
1969 · Bureau Member (uncredited)
tvThe Champions
1968 · Yussef
tvThe Man in the Iron Mask
1968 · M. Fouquet
tvMan in a Suitcase
1967
movieThe Mummy's Shroud
1967 · Hasmid
The Crossfire
movieThe Crossfire
1967 · Dr. Si Cada
movieThe Sandwich Man
1966 · Abdul - Carpet Seller
movieKhartoum
1966 · Sheikh Abdul Rahim
tvBBC Play of the Month
1965 · Officer of the Holy Brotherhood
movieMasquerade
1965 · Ahmed bin Fayed
tvSherlock Holmes
1964 · Moser
The Protectors
tvThe Protectors
1964 · Boris Slankin
movieHot Enough for June
1964 · Josef
tvDoctor Who
1963 · Master, The Master
tvEspionage
1963 · Gebal
movieThe Running Man
1963 · Spanish Doctor
tvThe Human Jungle
1963 · Wirral
movieThe Mind Benders
1963 · Dr. Jean Bonvoulois (uncredited)
movieIn Search of the Castaways
1962 · Patagonian prisoner
tvThe Saint
1962 · Capt. Rodriguez, Hotel Manager
movieThe Road to Hong Kong
1962 · Jinnah
tvZ-Cars
1962
tvSir Francis Drake
1961 · Mendoza, The Governor, Spanish Ambassador
Plateau of Fear
tvPlateau of Fear
1961
movieThe Terror of the Tongs
1961 · Tang Hao
tvThe Avengers
1961 · Kreer, Vasco
movieThe Singer Not the Song
1961 · Pedro de Cortinez
tvMaigret
1960 · Pepito
tvThe Odd Man
1960 · Bernard Berridge
tvDanger Man
1960 · Von Golling
movieSands of the Desert
1960 · Abu Nlal
Armchair Mystery Theatre
tvArmchair Mystery Theatre
1960 · Curt
movieThe Stranglers of Bombay
1959 · Bundar (uncredited)
tvThe Third Man
1959
movieFirst Man into Space
1959 · Mexican Consul - Ramon de Guerrera
movieMark of the Phoenix
1958 · Devron
tvThe Adventures of William Tell
1958
movieSea Fury
1958 · Salgado
movieMan in the Shadow
1957 · Alberto (uncredited)
movieManuela
1957 · Stranger
Overseas Press Club - Exclusive!
tvOverseas Press Club - Exclusive!
1957 · Argentine Diplomat
movieThe Case of The Smiling Widow
1957 · Commissario
movieThe Battle of the River Plate
1956 · Captain Varela, Uruguayan Navy
tvThe Buccaneers
1956 · Capt. Mendoza, Don Ferdinand Esteban
Destination Death
movieDestination Death
1956 · Lisbon Police Officer
tvArmchair Theatre
1956 · Antonio
movieBhowani Junction
1956 · Train Driver
The Advancing Shadow
movieThe Advancing Shadow
1956 · Talibh
movieStorm Over the Nile
1955 · Native Spy
tvQuatermass II
1955 · Hugh Conrad
tvThe Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel
1955 · Andre
tvThe Adventures of Robin Hood
1955 · Ambassador
movieThird Party Risk
1954 · Detective Gonzales
movieBeautiful Stranger
1954 · Police Officer
movieBlood Orange
1953 · Marlowe
movieThe Captain's Paradise
1953 · Kalikan Policeman
movieThe Broken Horseshoe
1953 · Felix Galegos
tvSunday Night Theatre
1950 · Mark Smeaton, Father Francisco, Hercules de Soysa, Jean-Marie Merminod