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