Roger Delgado
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 1, 1918
- Died
- June 18, 1973
- Birthplace
- 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 2009
as (archive footage)
The Ties That Bind Us 2008
as The Master (archive footage)
Police 5: The Master 1993
as The Master (archive footage)
Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead 1983
as The Master (archive footage) (Special Edition)
The Last Appointment! 1977
as Estoban
Doctor Who: Frontier in Space 1973
as The Master
The Adventures Of Don Quixote 1973
as Officer of the Holy Brotherhood
Horror Express 1972
as Inspector Mirov (voice)
Doctor Who: The Time Monster 1972
as The Master
Doctor Who: The Sea Devils 1972
as The Master
Antony and Cleopatra 1972
as Soothsayer
Doctor Who: The Dæmons 1971
as The Master
Doctor Who: Colony in Space 1971
as The Master
Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos 1971
as The Master
Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil 1971
as The Master
Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons 1971
as The Master
Underground 1970
as Xavier
You Can't Win 'Em All 1970
as Capt. Enver (uncredited) (voice)
The Assassination Bureau 1969
as Bureau Member (uncredited)
The Mummy's Shroud 1967
as Hasmid
- The Crossfire
The Crossfire 1967
as Dr. Si Cada
The Sandwich Man 1966
as Abdul - Carpet Seller
Khartoum 1966
as Sheikh Abdul Rahim
Masquerade 1965
as Ahmed bin Fayed
Hot Enough for June 1964
as Josef
The Running Man 1963
as Spanish Doctor
The Mind Benders 1963
as Dr. Jean Bonvoulois (uncredited)
In Search of the Castaways 1962
as Patagonian prisoner
The Road to Hong Kong 1962
as Jinnah
The Terror of the Tongs 1961
as Tang Hao
The Singer Not the Song 1961
as Pedro de Cortinez
Sands of the Desert 1960
as Abu Nlal
The Stranglers of Bombay 1959
as Bundar (uncredited)
First Man into Space 1959
as Mexican Consul - Ramon de Guerrera
Mark of the Phoenix 1958
as Devron
Sea Fury 1958
as Salgado
Man in the Shadow 1957
as Alberto (uncredited)
Manuela 1957
as Stranger
The Case of The Smiling Widow 1957
as Commissario
The Battle of the River Plate 1956
as Captain Varela, Uruguayan Navy
- Destination Death
Destination Death 1956
as Lisbon Police Officer
Bhowani Junction 1956
as Train Driver
- The Advancing Shadow
The Advancing Shadow 1956
as Talibh
Storm Over the Nile 1955
as Native Spy
Third Party Risk 1954
as Detective Gonzales
Beautiful Stranger 1954
as Police Officer
Blood Orange 1953
as Marlowe
The Captain's Paradise 1953
as Kalikan Policeman
The Broken Horseshoe 1953
as Felix Galegos
Credits from TMDB.