Roger Delgado
Acting • Born 1918-03-01 – Died 1973-06-18
Biography
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
87 credits
Hot Enough for June
Movie • 1964
Josef
In Search of the Castaways
Movie • 1962
Patagonian prisoner
The Mummy's Shroud
Movie • 1967
Hasmid
The Battle of the River Plate
Movie • 1956
Captain Varela, Uruguayan Navy
The Assassination Bureau
Movie • 1969
Bureau Member (uncredited)
The Singer Not the Song
Movie • 1961
Pedro de Cortinez
The Last Appointment!
Movie • 1977
Estoban
Bhowani Junction
Movie • 1956
Train Driver
The Advancing Shadow
Movie • 1956
Talibh
Underground
Movie • 1970
Xavier
Sea Fury
Movie • 1958
Salgado
Mark of the Phoenix
Movie • 1958
Devron
The Sandwich Man
Movie • 1966
Abdul - Carpet Seller
Antony and Cleopatra
Movie • 1972
Soothsayer
First Man into Space
Movie • 1959
Mexican Consul - Ramon de Guerrera
Storm Over the Nile
Movie • 1955
Native Spy
Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons
Movie • 1971
The Master
Doctor Who: The Sea Devils
Movie • 1972
The Master
Doctor Who: The Time Monster
Movie • 1972
The Master
The Terror of the Tongs
Movie • 1961
Tang Hao
You Can't Win 'Em All
Movie • 1970
Capt. Enver (uncredited) (voice)
The Road to Hong Kong
Movie • 1962
Jinnah
The Broken Horseshoe
Movie • 1953
Felix Galegos
Man in the Shadow
Movie • 1957
Alberto (uncredited)
The Stranglers of Bombay
Movie • 1959
Bundar (uncredited)
The Captain's Paradise
Movie • 1953
Kalikan Policeman
Beautiful Stranger
Movie • 1954
Police Officer
Third Party Risk
Movie • 1954
Detective Gonzales
Manuela
Movie • 1957
Stranger
Blood Orange
Movie • 1953
Marlowe
Sands of the Desert
Movie • 1960
Abu Nlal
The Mind Benders
Movie • 1963
Dr. Jean Bonvoulois (uncredited)
Khartoum
Movie • 1966
Sheikh Abdul Rahim
Doctor Who: Frontier in Space
Movie • 1973
The Master
Doctor Who: The Dæmons
Movie • 1971
The Master
Doctor Who: Colony in Space
Movie • 1971
The Master
Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil
Movie • 1971
The Master
Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos
Movie • 1971
The Master
The Case of The Smiling Widow
Movie • 1957
Commissario
The Running Man
Movie • 1963
Spanish Doctor
The Adventures Of Don Quixote
Movie • 1973
Officer of the Holy Brotherhood
Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead
Movie • 1983
The Master (archive footage) (Special Edition)
Police 5: The Master
Movie • 1993
The Master (archive footage)
The Ties That Bind Us
Movie • 2008
The Master (archive footage)
Roger Delgado: The Master
Movie • 2009
(archive footage)
Destination Death
Movie • 1956
Lisbon Police Officer
Horror Express
Movie • 1972
Inspector Mirov (voice)
Masquerade
Movie • 1965
Ahmed bin Fayed
The Crossfire
Movie • 1967
Dr. Si Cada
Doctor Who
TV • 1963
Master
Z-Cars
TV • 1962
The Avengers
TV • 1961
Kreer
The Persuaders!
TV • 1971
Estoban
Jason King
TV • 1971
The Saint
TV • 1962
Capt. Rodriguez
The Champions
TV • 1968
Yussef
The Buccaneers
TV • 1956
Capt. Mendoza
The Zoo Gang
TV • 1974
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
TV • 1971
Silva
Codename
TV • 1970
Rogov
Man in a Suitcase
TV • 1967
Plateau of Fear
TV • 1961
Sir Francis Drake
TV • 1961
Mendoza
The Adventures of William Tell
TV • 1958
The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel
TV • 1955
Andre
Maigret
TV • 1960
Pepito
The Third Man
TV • 1959
The Adventures of Robin Hood
TV • 1955
Ambassador
Doctor Who
TV • 1963
The Master
Sir Francis Drake
TV • 1961
The Governor
The Buccaneers
TV • 1956
Don Ferdinand Esteban
The Protectors
TV • 1964
Boris Slankin
Sir Francis Drake
TV • 1961
Spanish Ambassador
The Human Jungle
TV • 1963
Wirral
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)
TV • 1969
Tapiro
The Saint
TV • 1962
Hotel Manager
Sherlock Holmes
TV • 1964
Moser
The Avengers
TV • 1961
Vasco
Sunday Night Theatre
TV • 1950
Mark Smeaton
Sunday Night Theatre
TV • 1950
Father Francisco
BBC Play of the Month
TV • 1965
Officer of the Holy Brotherhood
The Man in the Iron Mask
TV • 1968
M. Fouquet
Overseas Press Club - Exclusive!
TV • 1957
Argentine Diplomat
The Odd Man
TV • 1960
Bernard Berridge
Quatermass II
TV • 1955
Hugh Conrad
The World of Hammer
TV • 1994
Self (archive footage)
Sunday Night Theatre
TV • 1950
Hercules de Soysa