Roger Delgado
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 1 March 1918 · London, England, UK
- Died
- 18 June 1973
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.
Known for
Acting 51
- 2025Doctor Who: The Sea Devils as The Master (archive footage)
- 2009Roger Delgado: The Master as (archive footage)
- 2008The Ties That Bind Us as The Master (archive footage)
- 1997Myth Makers 37: Roger Delgado as Self (Archive)
- 1993Police 5: The Master as The Master (archive footage)
- 1983Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead as The Master (archive footage) (Special Edition)
- 1977The Last Appointment! as Estoban
- 1973Doctor Who: Frontier in Space as The Master
- 1973The Adventures Of Don Quixote as Officer of the Holy Brotherhood
- 1972Horror Express as Inspector Mirov (voice)
- 1972Doctor Who: The Time Monster as The Master
- 1972Doctor Who: The Sea Devils as The Master
- 1972Antony and Cleopatra as Soothsayer
- 1971Doctor Who: The Dæmons as The Master
- 1971Doctor Who: Colony in Space as The Master
- 1971Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos as The Master
- 1971Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil as The Master
- 1971Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons as The Master
- 1970Underground as Xavier
- 1970You Can't Win 'Em All as Capt. Enver (uncredited) (voice)
- 1969The Assassination Bureau as Bureau Member (uncredited)
- 1967The Mummy's Shroud as Hasmid
- 1967The Crossfire as Dr. Si Cada
- 1966The Sandwich Man as Abdul - Carpet Seller
- 1966Khartoum as Sheikh Abdul Rahim
- 1965Masquerade as Ahmed bin Fayed
- 1964Hot Enough for June as Josef
- 1963The Running Man as Spanish Doctor
- 1963The Mind Benders as Dr. Jean Bonvoulois (uncredited)
- 1962In Search of the Castaways as Patagonian prisoner
- 1962The Road to Hong Kong as Jinnah
- 1961The Terror of the Tongs as Tang Hao
- 1961The Singer Not the Song as Pedro de Cortinez
- 1960Sands of the Desert as Abu Nlal
- 1959The Stranglers of Bombay as Bundar (uncredited)
- 1959First Man into Space as Mexican Consul - Ramon de Guerrera
- 1958Mark of the Phoenix as Devron
- 1958Sea Fury as Salgado
- 1957Man in the Shadow as Alberto (uncredited)
- 1957Manuela as Stranger
- 1957The Case of The Smiling Widow as Commissario
- 1956The Battle of the River Plate as Captain Varela, Uruguayan Navy
- 1956Destination Death as Lisbon Police Officer
- 1956Bhowani Junction as Train Driver
- 1956The Advancing Shadow as Talibh
- 1955Storm Over the Nile as Native Spy
- 1954Third Party Risk as Detective Gonzales
- 1954Beautiful Stranger as Police Officer
- 1953Blood Orange as Marlowe
- 1953The Captain's Paradise as Kalikan Policeman
- 1953The Broken Horseshoe as Felix Galegos