Roger Delgado
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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
Credits
Horror Express (1972)
as Inspector Mirov (voice)
Khartoum (1966)
as Sheikh Abdul Rahim
The Battle of the River Plate (1956)
as Captain Varela, Uruguayan Navy
Manuela (1957)
as Stranger
You Can't Win 'Em All (1970)
as Capt. Enver (uncredited) (voice)
Doctor Who: The Dæmons (1971)
as The Master
The Crossfire (1967)
as Dr. Si Cada
The Assassination Bureau (1969)
as Bureau Member (uncredited)
Bhowani Junction (1956)
as Train Driver
Storm Over the Nile (1955)
as Native Spy
Antony and Cleopatra (1972)
as Soothsayer
Doctor Who: Colony in Space (1971)
as The Master
In Search of the Castaways (1962)
as Patagonian prisoner
The Running Man (1963)
as Spanish Doctor
The Terror of the Tongs (1961)
as Tang Hao
The Last Appointment! (1977)
as Estoban
The Stranglers of Bombay (1959)
as Bundar (uncredited)
Hot Enough for June (1964)
as Josef
The Road to Hong Kong (1962)
as Jinnah
The Mummy's Shroud (1967)
as Hasmid
The Captain's Paradise (1953)
as Kalikan Policeman
Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil (1971)
as The Master
First Man into Space (1959)
as Mexican Consul - Ramon de Guerrera
Sands of the Desert (1960)
as Abu Nlal
The Ties That Bind Us (2008)
as The Master (archive footage)
The Mind Benders (1963)
as Dr. Jean Bonvoulois (uncredited)
The Singer Not the Song (1961)
as Pedro de Cortinez
Masquerade (1965)
as Ahmed bin Fayed
Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead (1983)
as The Master (archive footage) (Special Edition)
The Case of The Smiling Widow (1957)
as Commissario
Doctor Who: The Sea Devils (1972)
as The Master
Doctor Who: Frontier in Space (1973)
as The Master
Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons (1971)
as The Master
Man in the Shadow (1957)
as Alberto (uncredited)
The Sandwich Man (1966)
as Abdul - Carpet Seller
Doctor Who: The Time Monster (1972)
as The Master
The Advancing Shadow (1956)
as Talibh
Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos (1971)
as The Master
The Broken Horseshoe (1953)
as Felix Galegos
Third Party Risk (1954)
as Detective Gonzales
Beautiful Stranger (1954)
as Police Officer
Underground (1970)
as Xavier
Roger Delgado: The Master (2009)
as (archive footage)
Mark of the Phoenix (1958)
as Devron
The Adventures Of Don Quixote (1973)
as Officer of the Holy Brotherhood
Sea Fury (1958)
as Salgado
Police 5: The Master (1993)
as The Master (archive footage)
Blood Orange (1953)
as Marlowe
Destination Death (1956)
as Lisbon Police Officer