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