Roger Delgado
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
Josef
Hot Enough for June
Patagonian prisoner
In Search of the Castaways
Hasmid
The Mummy's Shroud
Captain Varela, Uruguayan Navy
The Battle of the River Plate
Bureau Member (uncredited)
The Assassination Bureau
Pedro de Cortinez
The Singer Not the Song
Estoban
The Last Appointment!
Train Driver
Bhowani Junction
Talibh
The Advancing Shadow
Xavier
Underground
Salgado
Sea Fury
Devron
Mark of the Phoenix
Abdul - Carpet Seller
The Sandwich Man
Soothsayer
Antony and Cleopatra
Mexican Consul - Ramon de Guerrera
First Man into Space
Native Spy
Storm Over the Nile
The Master
Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons
The Master
Doctor Who: The Sea Devils
The Master
Doctor Who: The Time Monster
Tang Hao
The Terror of the Tongs
Capt. Enver (uncredited) (voice)
You Can't Win 'Em All
Jinnah
The Road to Hong Kong
Police Officer
Beautiful Stranger
Marlowe
Blood Orange
Stranger
Manuela
Abu Nlal
Sands of the Desert
Detective Gonzales
Third Party Risk
Kalikan Policeman
The Captain's Paradise
Bundar (uncredited)
The Stranglers of Bombay
Felix Galegos
The Broken Horseshoe
Alberto (uncredited)
Man in the Shadow
Dr. Jean Bonvoulois (uncredited)
The Mind Benders
Sheikh Abdul Rahim
Khartoum
The Master
Doctor Who: Frontier in Space
The Master
Doctor Who: The Dæmons
The Master
Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil
The Master
Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos
The Master
Doctor Who: Colony in Space
Commissario
The Case of The Smiling Widow
Spanish Doctor
The Running Man
Officer of the Holy Brotherhood
The Adventures Of Don Quixote
The Master (archive footage) (Special Edition)
Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead
The Master (archive footage)
Police 5: The Master
The Master (archive footage)
The Ties That Bind Us
(archive footage)
Roger Delgado: The Master
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
45
Gender
Male
Birthday
1918-03-01
Place of Birth
London, England, UK
Also Known As