Roger Delgado
Acting
Born March 1, 1918 · London, England, UK
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.
Films (49)
Roger Delgado: The Master
2009
The Ties That Bind Us
2008
Police 5: The Master
1993
Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead
1983
The Last Appointment!
1977
Doctor Who: Frontier in Space
1973
The Adventures Of Don Quixote
1973
Horror Express
1972
Doctor Who: The Time Monster
1972
Doctor Who: The Sea Devils
1972
Antony and Cleopatra
1972
Doctor Who: The Dæmons
1971
Doctor Who: Colony in Space
1971
Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos
1971
Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil
1971
Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons
1971
Underground
1970
You Can't Win 'Em All
1970
The Assassination Bureau
1969
The Mummy's Shroud
1967
The Crossfire
1967
The Sandwich Man
1966
Khartoum
1966
Masquerade
1965
Hot Enough for June
1964
The Running Man
1963
The Mind Benders
1963
In Search of the Castaways
1962
The Road to Hong Kong
1962
The Terror of the Tongs
1961
The Singer Not the Song
1961
Sands of the Desert
1960
The Stranglers of Bombay
1959
First Man into Space
1959
Mark of the Phoenix
1958
Sea Fury
1958
Man in the Shadow
1957
Manuela
1957
The Case of The Smiling Widow
1957
The Battle of the River Plate
1956
Destination Death
1956
Bhowani Junction
1956
The Advancing Shadow
1956
Storm Over the Nile
1955
Third Party Risk
1954
Beautiful Stranger
1954
Blood Orange
1953
The Captain's Paradise
1953
The Broken Horseshoe
1953