Roger Delgado
Actor
Born March 1, 1918 in London, England, UK
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
Roger Delgado: The Master
(archive footage)
The Ties That Bind Us
The Master (archive footage)
The World of Hammer
Self (archive footage)
Police 5: The Master
The Master (archive footage)
Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead
The Master (archive footage) (Special Edition)
The Last Appointment!
Estoban
The Zoo Gang
Doctor Who: Frontier in Space
The Master
The Adventures Of Don Quixote
Officer of the Holy Brotherhood
Horror Express
Inspector Mirov (voice)
Doctor Who: The Time Monster
The Master
Doctor Who: The Sea Devils
The Master
Antony and Cleopatra
Soothsayer
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
Silva
The Persuaders!
Estoban
Jason King
Doctor Who: The Dæmons
The Master
Doctor Who: Colony in Space
The Master
Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos
The Master
Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil
The Master
Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons
The Master
Underground
Xavier
You Can't Win 'Em All
Capt. Enver (uncredited) (voice)
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)
Tapiro
The Assassination Bureau
Bureau Member (uncredited)
The Champions
Yussef
The Man in the Iron Mask
M. Fouquet
Man in a Suitcase
The Mummy's Shroud
Hasmid
The Sandwich Man
Abdul - Carpet Seller
Khartoum
Sheikh Abdul Rahim
BBC Play of the Month
Officer of the Holy Brotherhood
Masquerade
Ahmed bin Fayed
Sherlock Holmes
Moser
Hot Enough for June
Josef
Doctor Who
Master
Espionage
Gebal
The Running Man
Spanish Doctor
The Human Jungle
Wirral
The Mind Benders
Dr. Jean Bonvoulois (uncredited)
In Search of the Castaways
Patagonian prisoner
The Saint
Capt. Rodriguez
The Road to Hong Kong
Jinnah
Z-Cars
Sir Francis Drake
Mendoza
The Terror of the Tongs
Tang Hao
The Avengers
Kreer
The Singer Not the Song
Pedro de Cortinez
Maigret
Pepito
The Odd Man
Bernard Berridge
Danger Man
Von Golling
Sands of the Desert
Abu Nlal
The Stranglers of Bombay
Bundar (uncredited)
The Third Man
First Man into Space
Mexican Consul - Ramon de Guerrera
Mark of the Phoenix
Devron
The Adventures of William Tell
Sea Fury
Salgado
Man in the Shadow
Alberto (uncredited)
Manuela
Stranger
The Case of The Smiling Widow
Commissario
The Battle of the River Plate
Captain Varela, Uruguayan Navy
The Buccaneers
Capt. Mendoza
Armchair Theatre
Antonio
Bhowani Junction
Train Driver
Storm Over the Nile
Native Spy
Quatermass II
Hugh Conrad
The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel
Andre
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Ambassador
Third Party Risk
Detective Gonzales
Beautiful Stranger
Police Officer
Blood Orange
Marlowe
The Captain's Paradise
Kalikan Policeman
The Broken Horseshoe
Felix Galegos
Sunday Night Theatre
Mark Smeaton