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Roger Delgado
Actor
Born March 1, 1918Died June 18, 1973 (55 years)
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
| 2014 | Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion · as The Master |
| 2011 | The U.N.I.T Family: Part Two · as The Master |
| 2008 | Hello Sailor!: Making the Sea Devils · as The Master |
| 2008 | The Ties That Bind Us · as The Master |
| 2005 | Terrance Dicks: Fact & Fiction · as The Master |
| 2003 | The Story of 'Doctor Who' · as The Master |
| 1993 | Crimefile: The Master · as The Master |
| 1993 | Doctor Who: Thirty Years in the TARDIS · as The Master |
| 1977 | The Last Appointment! · as Estoban |
| 1974 | The yellow caravan (TV Series) · as Paco |
| 1974 | The Zoo Gang (TV Series) |
| 1972 | Doctor Who: The Sea Devils · as The Master |
| 1972 | Antony and Cleopatra · as Soothsayer |
| 1971 | The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (TV Series) · as Silva |
| 1971 | The Persuaders! (TV Series) · as Estoban |
| 1971 | Jason King (TV Series) |
| 1971 | Doctor Who: The Dæmons · as The Master |
| 1971 | Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil · as The Master |
| 1971 | Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons · as The Master |
| 1970 | Underground · as Xavier |
| 1970 | You Can't Win 'Em All · as Capt. Enver (uncredited) (voice) |
| 1969 | Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) (1969) (TV Series) · as Tapiro |
| 1969 | The Assassination Bureau · as Bureau Member (uncredited) |
| 1968 | Star! · as French Ambassador |
| 1968 | The Champions (TV Series) · as Yussef |
| 1968 | Virgin of the Secret Service (TV Series) · as Vizier |
| 1967 | Man in a Suitcase (TV Series) |
| 1967 | The Mummy's Shroud · as Hasmid |
| 1966 | The Sandwich Man · as Abdul - Carpet Seller |
| 1966 | Khartoum · as Sheikh Abdul Rahim |
| 1965 | The Power Game (TV Series) · as Farid Salem |
| 1965 | Play of the Month (TV Series) · as Officer Of The Holy Brotherhood |
| 1965 | Court Martial (TV Series) · as Salvatore Fratuzzi |
| 1965 | Masquerade · as Ahmed Ben Faãfffãf'ã'â¯d |
| 1965 | The Troubleshooters (TV Series) · as Souza |
| 1964 | Hot Enough for June · as Josef |
| 1964 | Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes (TV Series) · as Moser |
| 1963 | Doctor Who (TV Series) · as The Master |
| 1963 | Espionage (TV Series) · as Gebal |
| 1963 | The Running Man · as Spanish Doctor |
| 1963 | Sergeant Cork (TV Series) · as Inspector Puichard |
| 1963 | The Human Jungle (TV Series) · as Wirral |
| 1963 | The Mind Benders · as Dr. Jean Bonvoulois (uncredited) |
| 1962 | In Search of the Castaways · as Patagonian Prisoner |
| 1962 | |
| 1962 | Guns of Darkness · as Hernandez |
| 1962 | Richard the Lionheart (TV Series) · as Laki |
| 1962 | The Road to Hong Kong · as Jinnah |
| 1962 | Village of Daughters · as Francisco Predati |
| 1962 | Z Cars (TV Series) |
| 1961 | Comedy Playhouse (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1961 | Sir Francis Drake (TV Series) · as Mendoza |
| 1961 | Ghost Squad (TV Series) · as Ben Ali |
| 1961 | The Singer Not the Song · as Pedro De Cortinez |
| 1961 | The Terror of the Tongs · as Tang Hao |
| 1961 | The Avengers (TV Series) · as Vasco |
| 1960 | Danger Man (TV Series) · as Von Golling |
| 1960 | Sands of the Desert · as Abu Nlal |
| 1959 | Maigret (1960) (TV Series) · as Pepito |
| 1959 | The Stranglers of Bombay · as Bundar (uncredited) |
| 1959 | Third Man on the Mountain · as Italian Tourist |
| 1959 | The Four Just Men (TV Series) · as Inspector Rossi |
| 1959 | First Man Into Space · as Mexican Consul - Ramon De Guerrera |
| 1959 | The Third Man (TV Series) |
| 1959 | One Step Beyond (TV Series) · as Capt. Santoro |
| 1958 | Mark of the Phoenix · as Devron |
| 1958 | The Adventures of William Tell (TV Series) |
| 1958 | Sea Fury · as Salgado |
| 1957 | Stowaway Girl · as Stranger |
| 1956 | Pursuit of the Graf Spee · as Captain Varela, Uruguayan Navy |
| 1956 | The Buccaneers (TV Series) · as Don Ferdinand Esteban |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatre (TV Series) · as Antonio |
| 1956 | Hancock's Half Hour (TV Series) · as Night Club Manager |
| 1956 | Bhowani Junction · as Train Driver |
| 1955 | Storm Over the Nile · as Native Spy |
| 1955 | Quatermass II (TV Series) · as Hugh Conrad |
| 1955 | ITV Play of the Week (TV Series) · as Alvaro Catalde |
| 1955 | The Adventures of Robin Hood (TV Series) · as Ambassador |
| 1955 | The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel (TV Series) · as Andre |
| 1954 | Twist of Fate · as Police Officer |
| 1954 | The Belles of St. Trinian's · as Sultan's Aide |
| 1954 | The Deadly Game · as Detective Gonzales |
| 1953 | Three Stops to Murder · as Marlowe |
| 1953 | The Broken Horseshoe · as Felix Galegos |
| 1953 | The Captain's Paradise · as Kalikan Policeman |
| 1953 | The Missing Man · as Paris Police Inspector |
| 1950 | Sunday Night Theatre (TV Series) · as Mark Smeaton |