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.
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
Roger Delgado: The Master
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:05/10/2009
The Ties That Bind Us
Character:The Master (archive footage)
Release Date:03/03/2008
Police 5: The Master
Character:The Master (archive footage)
Release Date:10/12/1993
Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead
Character:The Master (archive footage) (Special Edition)
Release Date:09/02/1983
The Last Appointment!
Character:Estoban
Release Date:11/06/1977
Doctor Who: Frontier in Space
Character:The Master
Release Date:31/03/1973
The Adventures Of Don Quixote
Character:Officer of the Holy Brotherhood
Release Date:07/01/1973
Horror Express
Character:Inspector Mirov (voice)
Release Date:30/09/1972
Doctor Who: The Time Monster
Character:The Master
Release Date:24/06/1972
Doctor Who: The Sea Devils
Character:The Master
Release Date:01/04/1972
Antony and Cleopatra
Character:Soothsayer
Release Date:18/03/1972
Doctor Who: The Dæmons
Character:The Master
Release Date:19/06/1971
Doctor Who: Colony in Space
Character:The Master
Release Date:15/05/1971
Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos
Character:The Master
Release Date:03/04/1971
Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil
Character:The Master
Release Date:06/03/1971
Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons
Character:The Master
Release Date:23/01/1971
Underground
Character:Xavier
Release Date:07/10/1970
You Can't Win 'Em All
Character:Capt. Enver (uncredited) (voice)
Release Date:23/07/1970
The Assassination Bureau
Character:Bureau Member (uncredited)
Release Date:09/03/1969
The Mummy's Shroud
Character:Hasmid
Release Date:15/03/1967
The Crossfire
Character:Dr. Si Cada
Release Date:07/02/1967
The Sandwich Man
Character:Abdul - Carpet Seller
Release Date:15/07/1966
Khartoum
Character:Sheikh Abdul Rahim
Release Date:09/06/1966
Masquerade
Character:Ahmed bin Fayed
Release Date:13/04/1965
Hot Enough for June
Character:Josef
Release Date:10/03/1964
The Running Man
Character:Spanish Doctor
Release Date:01/10/1963
The Mind Benders
Character:Dr. Jean Bonvoulois (uncredited)
Release Date:01/02/1963
In Search of the Castaways
Character:Patagonian prisoner
Release Date:01/12/1962
The Road to Hong Kong
Character:Jinnah
Release Date:29/03/1962
The Terror of the Tongs
Character:Tang Hao
Release Date:15/03/1961
The Singer Not the Song
Character:Pedro de Cortinez
Release Date:05/01/1961
Sands of the Desert
Character:Abu Nlal
Release Date:08/09/1960
The Stranglers of Bombay
Character:Bundar (uncredited)
Release Date:04/12/1959
First Man into Space
Character:Mexican Consul - Ramon de Guerrera
Release Date:01/02/1959
Mark of the Phoenix
Character:Devron
Release Date:31/10/1958
Sea Fury
Character:Salgado
Release Date:26/08/1958
Man in the Shadow
Character:Alberto (uncredited)
Release Date:01/09/1957
Manuela
Character:Stranger
Release Date:18/07/1957
The Case of The Smiling Widow
Character:Commissario
Release Date:01/01/1957
The Battle of the River Plate
Character:Captain Varela, Uruguayan Navy
Release Date:30/10/1956
Destination Death
Character:Lisbon Police Officer
Release Date:10/09/1956
Bhowani Junction
Character:Train Driver
Release Date:01/05/1956
The Advancing Shadow
Character:Talibh
Release Date:08/03/1956
Storm Over the Nile
Character:Native Spy
Release Date:26/12/1955
Third Party Risk
Character:Detective Gonzales
Release Date:08/10/1954
Beautiful Stranger
Character:Police Officer
Release Date:13/07/1954
Blood Orange
Character:Marlowe
Release Date:10/10/1953
The Captain's Paradise
Character:Kalikan Policeman
Release Date:09/06/1953
The Broken Horseshoe
Character:Felix Galegos
Release Date:10/01/1953
Television Appearances
The World of Hammer
Character:Self (archive footage)
The Zoo Gang
Character:
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
Character:Silva
The Persuaders!
Character:Estoban
Jason King
Character:
Codename
Character:Rogov
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)
Character:Tapiro
The Champions
Character:Yussef
The Man in the Iron Mask
Character:M. Fouquet
Man in a Suitcase
Character:
BBC Play of the Month
Character:Officer of the Holy Brotherhood
Sherlock Holmes
Character:Moser
The Protectors
Character:Boris Slankin
Doctor Who
Character:Master
Doctor Who
Character:The Master
The Human Jungle
Character:Wirral
The Saint
Character:Capt. Rodriguez
The Saint
Character:Hotel Manager
Z-Cars
Character:
Sir Francis Drake
Character:Mendoza
Sir Francis Drake
Character:The Governor
Sir Francis Drake
Character:Spanish Ambassador
Plateau of Fear
Character:
The Avengers
Character:Kreer
The Avengers
Character:Vasco
Maigret
Character:Pepito
The Odd Man
Character:Bernard Berridge
The Third Man
Character:
The Adventures of William Tell
Character:
Overseas Press Club - Exclusive!
Character:Argentine Diplomat
The Buccaneers
Character:Capt. Mendoza
The Buccaneers
Character:Don Ferdinand Esteban
Quatermass II
Character:Hugh Conrad
The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel
Character:Andre
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Character:Ambassador
Sunday Night Theatre
Character:Mark Smeaton
Sunday Night Theatre
Character:Father Francisco
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