1918-03-01 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.
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Roger Delgado: The Master | (archive footage) | 2009-10-05 |
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The Ties That Bind Us | The Master (archive footage) | 2008-03-03 |
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Police 5: The Master | The Master (archive footage) | 1993-12-10 |
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Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead | The Master (archive footage) (Special Edition) | 1983-02-09 |
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The Last Appointment! | Estoban | 1977-06-11 |
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Doctor Who: Frontier in Space | The Master | 1973-03-31 |
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The Adventures Of Don Quixote | Officer of the Holy Brotherhood | 1973-01-07 |
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Doctor Who: The Time Monster | The Master | 1972-06-24 |
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Doctor Who: The Sea Devils | The Master | 1972-04-01 |
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Antony and Cleopatra | Soothsayer | 1972-03-18 |
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Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons | The Master | 1971-01-23 |
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Doctor Who: The Dæmons | The Master | 1971-06-19 |
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Doctor Who: Colony in Space | The Master | 1971-05-15 |
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Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos | The Master | 1971-04-03 |
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Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil | The Master | 1971-03-06 |
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You Can't Win 'Em All | Capt. Enver (uncredited) (voice) | 1970-07-23 |
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Underground | Xavier | 1970-10-07 |
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The Assassination Bureau | Bureau Member (uncredited) | 1969-03-09 |
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The Mummy's Shroud | Hasmid | 1967-03-15 |
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The Sandwich Man | Abdul - Carpet Seller | 1966-07-01 |
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Khartoum | Sheikh Abdul Rahim | 1966-06-09 |
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Hot Enough for June | Josef | 1964-01-01 |
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The Mind Benders | Dr. Jean Bonvoulois (uncredited) | 1963-02-01 |
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The Running Man | Spanish Doctor | 1963-10-01 |
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The Road to Hong Kong | Jinnah | 1962-03-29 |
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In Search of the Castaways | Patagonian prisoner | 1962-12-01 |
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The Singer Not the Song | Pedro de Cortinez | 1961-01-05 |
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The Terror of the Tongs | Tang Hao | 1961-03-15 |
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Sands of the Desert | Abu Nlal | 1960-09-08 |
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The Stranglers of Bombay | Bundar (uncredited) | 1959-12-04 |
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First Man into Space | Mexican Consul - Ramon de Guerrera | 1959-02-27 |
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Mark of the Phoenix | Devron | 1958-10-31 |
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Sea Fury | Salgado | 1958-08-26 |
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Man in the Shadow | Alberto (uncredited) | 1957-09-01 |
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The Case of The Smiling Widow | Commissario | 1957-01-01 |
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Manuela | Stranger | 1957-07-18 |
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Bhowani Junction | Train Driver | 1956-05-01 |
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Destination Death | Lisbon Police Officer | 1956-09-10 |
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The Battle of the River Plate | Captain Varela, Uruguayan Navy | 1956-10-30 |
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The Advancing Shadow | Talibh | 1956-03-08 |
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Storm Over the Nile | Native Spy | 1955-12-26 |
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Beautiful Stranger | Police Officer | 1954-07-13 |
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Third Party Risk | Detective Gonzales | 1954-10-08 |
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The Broken Horseshoe | Felix Galegos | 1953-01-10 |
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The Captain's Paradise | Kalikan Policeman | 1953-09-28 |
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Blood Orange | Marlowe | 1953-10-10 |
