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Birthday: Mar 01, 1918
Place of Birth: London, England, UK

Roger Delgado

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
Movie Cast Year
Hot Enough for June Josef 1964
In Search of the Castaways Patagonian prisoner 1962
The Mummy's Shroud Hasmid 1967
The Battle of the River Plate Captain Varela, Uruguayan Navy 1956
The Assassination Bureau Bureau Member (uncredited) 1969
The Singer Not the Song Pedro de Cortinez 1961
The Last Appointment! Estoban 1977
Bhowani Junction Train Driver 1956
The Advancing Shadow Talibh 1956
Underground Xavier 1970
Sea Fury Salgado 1958
Mark of the Phoenix Devron 1958
The Sandwich Man Abdul - Carpet Seller 1966
Antony and Cleopatra Soothsayer 1972
First Man into Space Mexican Consul - Ramon de Guerrera 1959
Jikuu Bouken Doctor Who The Master (archive footage) 2011
Storm Over the Nile Native Spy 1955
Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons The Master 1971
Doctor Who: The Sea Devils The Master 1972
Doctor Who: The Time Monster The Master 1972
The Terror of the Tongs Tang Hao 1961
You Can't Win 'Em All Capt. Enver (uncredited) (voice) 1970
The Road to Hong Kong Jinnah 1962
The Broken Horseshoe Felix Galegos 1953
Man in the Shadow Alberto (uncredited) 1957
The Stranglers of Bombay Bundar (uncredited) 1959
The Captain's Paradise Kalikan Policeman 1953
Beautiful Stranger Police Officer 1954
Third Party Risk Detective Gonzales 1954
Manuela Stranger 1957
Blood Orange Marlowe 1953
Sands of the Desert Abu Nlal 1960
The Mind Benders Dr. Jean Bonvoulois (uncredited) 1963
Khartoum Sheikh Abdul Rahim 1966
Doctor Who: Frontier in Space The Master 1973
Doctor Who: The Dæmons The Master 1971
Doctor Who: Colony in Space The Master 1971
Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil The Master 1971
Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos The Master 1971
The Case of The Smiling Widow Commissario 1957
The Running Man Spanish Doctor 1963
The Adventures Of Don Quixote Officer of the Holy Brotherhood 1973
Series Cast Year
Doctor Who Master 1963
Z-Cars 1962
The Avengers Kreer 1961
The Persuaders! Estoban 1971
Jason King 1971
The Saint Capt. Rodriguez 1962
The Champions Yussef 1968
The Buccaneers Capt. Mendoza 1956
The Zoo Gang 1974
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes Silva 1971
Codename Rogov 1970
Man in a Suitcase 1967
Plateau of Fear 1961
Sir Francis Drake Mendoza 1961
The Adventures of William Tell 1958
The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel Andre 1955
BBC Play of the Month Officer of the Holy Brotherhood 1965
Maigret Pepito 1960
The Third Man 1959
Quatermass II Hugh Conrad 1955
The Adventures of Robin Hood Ambassador 1955
Doctor Who The Master 1963
Sir Francis Drake The Governor 1961
The Buccaneers Don Ferdinand Esteban 1956
The Protectors Boris Slankin 1964
Sir Francis Drake Spanish Ambassador 1961
The Human Jungle Wirral 1963
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) Tapiro 1969
The Saint Hotel Manager 1962
Sherlock Holmes Moser 1964
The Avengers Vasco 1961
Sunday Night Theatre Mark Smeaton 1950
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