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.
Acted in
Jikuu Bouken Doctor Who
2011
as The Master (archive footage)
The Last Appointment!
1977
as Estoban
The Zoo Gang
1974
Doctor Who: Frontier in Space
1973
as The Master
Doctor Who: The Time Monster
1972
as The Master
Doctor Who: The Sea Devils
1972
as The Master
Antony and Cleopatra
1972
as Soothsayer
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971
as Silva
The Persuaders!
1971
as Estoban
Jason King
1971
Doctor Who: The Dæmons
1971
as The Master
Doctor Who: Colony in Space
1971
as The Master
Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos
1971
as The Master
Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil
1971
as The Master
Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons
1971
as The Master
Underground
1970
as Xavier
You Can't Win 'Em All
1970
as Capt. Enver (uncredited) (voice)
Codename
1970
as Rogov
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)
1969
as Tapiro
The Assassination Bureau
1969
as Bureau Member (uncredited)
The Champions
1968
as Yussef
Man in a Suitcase
1967
The Mummy's Shroud
1967
as Hasmid
The Sandwich Man
1966
as Abdul - Carpet Seller
Khartoum
1966
as Sheikh Abdul Rahim
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Officer of the Holy Brotherhood
Sherlock Holmes
1964
as Moser
The Protectors
1964
as Boris Slankin
Hot Enough for June
1964
as Josef
Doctor Who
1963
as Master
Doctor Who
1963
as The Master
The Running Man
1963
as Spanish Doctor
The Human Jungle
1963
as Wirral
The Mind Benders
1963
as Dr. Jean Bonvoulois (uncredited)
In Search of the Castaways
1962
as Patagonian prisoner
The Saint
1962
as Capt. Rodriguez
The Saint
1962
as Hotel Manager
The Road to Hong Kong
1962
as Jinnah
Z-Cars
1962
Sir Francis Drake
1961
as Mendoza
Sir Francis Drake
1961
as The Governor
Sir Francis Drake
1961
as Spanish Ambassador
Plateau of Fear
1961
The Terror of the Tongs
1961
as Tang Hao
The Avengers
1961
as Kreer
The Avengers
1961
as Vasco
The Singer Not the Song
1961
as Pedro de Cortinez
Maigret
1960
as Pepito
Sands of the Desert
1960
as Abu Nlal
The Stranglers of Bombay
1959
as Bundar (uncredited)
The Third Man
1959
First Man into Space
1959
as Mexican Consul - Ramon de Guerrera
Mark of the Phoenix
1958
as Devron
The Adventures of William Tell
1958
Sea Fury
1958
as Salgado
Man in the Shadow
1957
as Alberto (uncredited)
Manuela
1957
as Stranger
The Case of The Smiling Widow
1957
as Commissario
The Battle of the River Plate
1956
as Captain Varela, Uruguayan Navy
The Buccaneers
1956
as Capt. Mendoza
The Buccaneers
1956
as Don Ferdinand Esteban
Bhowani Junction
1956
as Train Driver
The Advancing Shadow
1956
as Talibh
Storm Over the Nile
1955
as Native Spy
Quatermass II
1955
as Hugh Conrad
The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel
1955
as Andre
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955
as Ambassador
Third Party Risk
1954
as Detective Gonzales
Beautiful Stranger
1954
as Police Officer
Blood Orange
1953
as Marlowe
The Captain's Paradise
1953
as Kalikan Policeman
The Broken Horseshoe
1953
as Felix Galegos