
Roger Delgado
Acting
🎂 1918-03-01
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.
Cast credits(82)

Ambassador
1955

Master
1963

The Master
1963

1962

Kreer
1961

Vasco
1961

Mendoza
1961

The Governor
1961

Spanish Ambassador
1961

Officer of the Holy Brotherhood
1965

Capt. Rodriguez
1962

Hotel Manager
1962

Silva
1971

Estoban
1971

1958

1959

Mark Smeaton
1950

Father Francisco
1950

Wirral
1963

1971

Capt. Mendoza
1956

Don Ferdinand Esteban
1956

Yussef
1968

Pepito
1960

1967
Boris Slankin
1964

Moser
1964

Andre
1955
Rogov
1970

Hugh Conrad
1955
1961

Tapiro
1969

Police Officer
1954

Captain Varela, Uruguayan Navy
1956

Bureau Member (uncredited)
1969

1974

Sheikh Abdul Rahim
1966

Spanish Doctor
1963

Soothsayer
1972

Capt. Enver (uncredited) (voice)
1970

Patagonian prisoner
1962

Jinnah
1962

Mexican Consul - Ramon de Guerrera
1959

Pedro de Cortinez
1961

Train Driver
1956

Argentine Diplomat
1957

Dr. Jean Bonvoulois (uncredited)
1963

Bundar (uncredited)
1959

Stranger
1957

Hasmid
1967

Commissario
1957

The Master (archive footage)
2008

Native Spy
1955

M. Fouquet
1968

Josef
1964

Abdul - Carpet Seller
1966
Bernard Berridge
1960

Kalikan Policeman
1953

Tang Hao
1961

Xavier
1970

The Master
1971

Detective Gonzales
1954

The Master
1971

Marlowe
1953

Abu Nlal
1960

The Master
1972

The Master
1971

Salgado
1958

The Master
1971

The Master
1971

The Master
1973

The Master
1972

Felix Galegos
1953

Estoban
1977

The Master (archive footage) (Special Edition)
1983

The Master (archive footage)
1993

Devron
1958

Officer of the Holy Brotherhood
1973

(archive footage)
2009

Alberto (uncredited)
1957

Lisbon Police Officer
1956
Talibh
1956