Acting
Roger Delgado
EN cinema · 49 credits
Born
1 March 1918
Died
18 June 1973 (aged 55)
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.
Known for
Filmography
Roger Delgado: The Master
as (archive footage)
The Ties That Bind Us
as The Master (archive footage)
Police 5: The Master
as The Master (archive footage)
Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead
as The Master (archive footage) (Special Edition)
The Last Appointment!
as Estoban
Doctor Who: Frontier in Space
as The Master
The Adventures Of Don Quixote
as Officer of the Holy Brotherhood
Antony and Cleopatra
as Soothsayer
Doctor Who: The Sea Devils
as The Master
Doctor Who: The Time Monster
as The Master
Horror Express
as Inspector Mirov (voice)
Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons
as The Master
Doctor Who: The Dæmons
as The Master
Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil
as The Master
Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos
as The Master
Doctor Who: Colony in Space
as The Master
Underground
as Xavier
You Can't Win 'Em All
as Capt. Enver (uncredited) (voice)
The Assassination Bureau
as Bureau Member (uncredited)
The Mummy's Shroud
as Hasmid
The Crossfire
1967
The Crossfire
as Dr. Si Cada
The Sandwich Man
as Abdul - Carpet Seller
Khartoum
as Sheikh Abdul Rahim
Masquerade
as Ahmed bin Fayed
Hot Enough for June
as Josef
The Mind Benders
as Dr. Jean Bonvoulois (uncredited)
The Running Man
as Spanish Doctor
In Search of the Castaways
as Patagonian prisoner
The Road to Hong Kong
as Jinnah
The Singer Not the Song
as Pedro de Cortinez
The Terror of the Tongs
as Tang Hao
Sands of the Desert
as Abu Nlal
First Man into Space
as Mexican Consul - Ramon de Guerrera
The Stranglers of Bombay
as Bundar (uncredited)
Sea Fury
as Salgado
Mark of the Phoenix
as Devron
Manuela
as Stranger
Man in the Shadow
as Alberto (uncredited)
The Case of The Smiling Widow
as Commissario
The Battle of the River Plate
as Captain Varela, Uruguayan Navy
Bhowani Junction
as Train Driver
Destination Death
1956
Destination Death
as Lisbon Police Officer
Storm Over the Nile
as Native Spy
Beautiful Stranger
as Police Officer
Third Party Risk
as Detective Gonzales
The Captain's Paradise
as Kalikan Policeman
The Broken Horseshoe
as Felix Galegos
Blood Orange
as Marlowe