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