Acting · London, England, UK · Born March 1, 1918
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.
MovieRoger Delgado: The Master
2009
as (archive footage)
MovieThe Ties That Bind Us
2008
as The Master (archive footage)
TVThe World of Hammer
1994
as Self (archive footage)
MoviePolice 5: The Master
1993
as The Master (archive footage)
MovieDoctor Who: Mawdryn Undead
1983
as The Master (archive footage) (Special Edition)
MovieThe Last Appointment!
1977
as Estoban
TVThe Zoo Gang
1974
MovieDoctor Who: Frontier in Space
1973
as The Master
MovieThe Adventures Of Don Quixote
1973
as Officer of the Holy Brotherhood
MovieHorror Express
1972
as Inspector Mirov (voice)
MovieDoctor Who: The Time Monster
1972
as The Master
MovieDoctor Who: The Sea Devils
1972
as The Master
MovieAntony and Cleopatra
1972
as Soothsayer
TVThe Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971
as Silva
TVThe Persuaders!
1971
as Estoban
TVJason King
1971
MovieDoctor Who: The Dæmons
1971
as The Master
MovieDoctor Who: Colony in Space
1971
as The Master
MovieDoctor Who: The Claws of Axos
1971
as The Master
MovieDoctor Who: The Mind of Evil
1971
as The Master
MovieDoctor Who: Terror of the Autons
1971
as The Master
MovieUnderground
1970
as Xavier
MovieYou Can't Win 'Em All
1970
as Capt. Enver (uncredited) (voice)
Codename
1970
as Rogov
TVRandall and Hopkirk (Deceased)
1969
as Tapiro
MovieThe Assassination Bureau
1969
as Bureau Member (uncredited)
TVThe Champions
1968
as Yussef
TVThe Man in the Iron Mask
1968
as M. Fouquet
TVMan in a Suitcase
1967
MovieThe Mummy's Shroud
1967
as Hasmid
The Crossfire
1967
as Dr. Si Cada
MovieThe Sandwich Man
1966
as Abdul - Carpet Seller
MovieKhartoum
1966
as Sheikh Abdul Rahim
TVBBC Play of the Month
1965
as Officer of the Holy Brotherhood
MovieMasquerade
1965
as Ahmed bin Fayed
TVSherlock Holmes
1964
as Moser
TVThe Protectors
1964
as Boris Slankin
MovieHot Enough for June
1964
as Josef
TVDoctor Who
1963
as Master
TVEspionage
1963
as Gebal
MovieThe Running Man
1963
as Spanish Doctor
TVThe Human Jungle
1963
as Wirral
MovieThe Mind Benders
1963
as Dr. Jean Bonvoulois (uncredited)
MovieIn Search of the Castaways
1962
as Patagonian prisoner
TVThe Saint
1962
as Capt. Rodriguez
MovieThe Road to Hong Kong
1962
as Jinnah
TVZ-Cars
1962
TVSir Francis Drake
1961
as Mendoza
Plateau of Fear
1961
MovieThe Terror of the Tongs
1961
as Tang Hao
TVThe Avengers
1961
as Kreer
MovieThe Singer Not the Song
1961
as Pedro de Cortinez
TVMaigret
1960
as Pepito
TVThe Odd Man
1960
as Bernard Berridge
TVDanger Man
1960
as Von Golling
MovieSands of the Desert
1960
as Abu Nlal
Armchair Mystery Theatre
1960
as Curt
MovieThe Stranglers of Bombay
1959
as Bundar (uncredited)
TVThe Third Man
1959
MovieFirst Man into Space
1959
as Mexican Consul - Ramon de Guerrera
MovieMark of the Phoenix
1958
as Devron
TVThe Adventures of William Tell
1958
MovieSea Fury
1958
as Salgado
MovieMan in the Shadow
1957
as Alberto (uncredited)
MovieManuela
1957
as Stranger
Overseas Press Club - Exclusive!
1957
as Argentine Diplomat
MovieThe Case of The Smiling Widow
1957
as Commissario
MovieThe Battle of the River Plate
1956
as Captain Varela, Uruguayan Navy
TVThe Buccaneers
1956
as Capt. Mendoza
Destination Death
1956
as Lisbon Police Officer
TVArmchair Theatre
1956
as Antonio
MovieBhowani Junction
1956
as Train Driver
The Advancing Shadow
1956
as Talibh
MovieStorm Over the Nile
1955
as Native Spy
TVQuatermass II
1955
as Hugh Conrad
TVThe Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel
1955
as Andre
TVThe Adventures of Robin Hood
1955
as Ambassador
MovieThird Party Risk
1954
as Detective Gonzales
MovieBeautiful Stranger
1954
as Police Officer
MovieBlood Orange
1953
as Marlowe
MovieThe Captain's Paradise
1953
as Kalikan Policeman
MovieThe Broken Horseshoe
1953
as Felix Galegos
TVSunday Night Theatre
1950
as Mark Smeaton
