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