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.
83 acting credits
Acting · 83
Doctor Who
1963
The Avengers
1961
The Saint
1962
BBC Play of the Month
1965
Z-Cars
1962
The Champions
1968
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955
Danger Man
1960
The Persuaders!
1971
Sunday Night Theatre
1950
Maigret
1960
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971
The Buccaneers
1956
The Third Man
1959
The Human Jungle
1963
Jason King
1971
Man in a Suitcase
1967
The World of Hammer
1994
Espionage
1963
Sir Francis Drake
1961
Sherlock Holmes
1964
Armchair Mystery Theatre
1960
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)
1969
The Adventures of William Tell
1958
The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel
1955
The Zoo Gang
1974
Overseas Press Club - Exclusive!
1957
The Odd Man
1960
Codename
1970
Armchair Theatre
1956
Khartoum
1966
Quatermass II
1955
Horror Express
1972
The Battle of the River Plate
1956
The Assassination Bureau
1969
You Can't Win 'Em All
1970
In Search of the Castaways
1962
The Stranglers of Bombay
1959
The Protectors
1964
The Running Man
1963
Hot Enough for June
1964
The Mummy's Shroud
1967
The Road to Hong Kong
1962
Antony and Cleopatra
1972
The Man in the Iron Mask
1968
Bhowani Junction
1956
The Sandwich Man
1966
The Captain's Paradise
1953
Manuela
1957
First Man into Space
1959
The Mind Benders
1963
The Ties That Bind Us
2008
Beautiful Stranger
1954
The Terror of the Tongs
1961
Masquerade
1965
Blood Orange
1953
Doctor Who: Colony in Space
1971
Storm Over the Nile
1955
Underground
1970
Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos
1971
The Singer Not the Song
1961
Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead
1983
The Case of The Smiling Widow
1957
Plateau of Fear
1961
Doctor Who: The Dæmons
1971
The Last Appointment!
1977
Doctor Who: The Sea Devils
1972
Sea Fury
1958
The Broken Horseshoe
1953
Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons
1971
Mark of the Phoenix
1958
Doctor Who: The Time Monster
1972
Man in the Shadow
1957
Third Party Risk
1954
Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil
1971
The Adventures Of Don Quixote
1973
Sands of the Desert
1960
Police 5: The Master
1993
Destination Death
1956
Doctor Who: Frontier in Space
1973
The Advancing Shadow
1956
Roger Delgado: The Master
2009
The Crossfire
1967