Roger Delgado

Roger Delgado

Acting
March 1, 1918 June 18, 1973 London, England, UK 1 popularity
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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.

Movies

20 titles
Roger Delgado: The Master
4K

(archive footage)

Roger Delgado: The Master

2009
The Ties That Bind Us
4K

The Master (archive footage)

The Ties That Bind Us

2008
Police 5: The Master
4K

The Master (archive footage)

Police 5: The Master

1993
Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead
4K 7.0

The Master (archive footage) (Special Edition)

Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead

1983
The Last Appointment!
4K 10.0

Estoban

The Last Appointment!

1977
Doctor Who: Frontier in Space
4K 7.5

The Master

Doctor Who: Frontier in Space

1973
The Adventures Of Don Quixote
4K 10.0

Officer of the Holy Brotherhood

The Adventures Of Don Quixote

1973
Horror Express
4K 6.3

Inspector Mirov (voice)

Horror Express

1972
Doctor Who: The Time Monster
4K 5.9

The Master

Doctor Who: The Time Monster

1972
Doctor Who: The Sea Devils
4K 7.6

The Master

Doctor Who: The Sea Devils

1972
Antony and Cleopatra
4K 5.7

Soothsayer

Antony and Cleopatra

1972
Doctor Who: The Dæmons
4K 7.6

The Master

Doctor Who: The Dæmons

1971
Doctor Who: Colony in Space
4K 6.6

The Master

Doctor Who: Colony in Space

1971
Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos
4K 6.8

The Master

Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos

1971
Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil
4K 7.5

The Master

Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil

1971
Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons
4K 7.8

The Master

Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons

1971
Underground
4K 7.0

Xavier

Underground

1970
You Can't Win 'Em All
4K 5.8

Capt. Enver (uncredited) (voice)

You Can't Win 'Em All

1970
The Assassination Bureau
4K 6.7

Bureau Member (uncredited)

The Assassination Bureau

1969
The Mummy's Shroud
4K 5.4

Hasmid

The Mummy's Shroud

1967

TV Shows

20 titles
The World of Hammer
4K 6.8
TV

Self (archive footage)

The World of Hammer

1994
The Zoo Gang
4K 7.8
TV

The Zoo Gang

1974
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
4K 7.5
TV

Silva

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

1971
The Persuaders!
4K 7.7
TV

Estoban

The Persuaders!

1971
Jason King
4K 7.8
TV

Jason King

1971
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)
4K 7.0
TV

Tapiro

Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)

1969
The Champions
4K 6.5
TV

Yussef

The Champions

1968
The Man in the Iron Mask
4K 8.0
TV

M. Fouquet

The Man in the Iron Mask

1968
Man in a Suitcase
4K 7.2
TV

Man in a Suitcase

1967
BBC Play of the Month
4K 5.2
TV

Officer of the Holy Brotherhood

BBC Play of the Month

1965
Sherlock Holmes
4K 6.9
TV

Moser

Sherlock Holmes

1964
The Protectors
4K 8.0
TV

Boris Slankin

The Protectors

1964
Doctor Who
4K 7.9
TV

Master

Doctor Who

1963
Doctor Who
4K 7.9
TV

The Master

Doctor Who

1963
Espionage
4K 10.0
TV

Gebal

Espionage

1963
The Human Jungle
4K 8.2
TV

Wirral

The Human Jungle

1963
The Saint
4K 7.4
TV

Capt. Rodriguez

The Saint

1962
The Saint
4K 7.4
TV

Hotel Manager

The Saint

1962
Z-Cars
4K 7.3
TV

Z-Cars

1962
Sir Francis Drake
4K 5.1
TV

Mendoza

Sir Francis Drake

1961

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