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Roger Delgado

Acting · 0.8 popularity

Age

108

Movies

49

TV

34

Born: March 1, 1918 – June 18, 1973
From: London, England, UK

Biography

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.

Works

49 films

Horror Express

Horror Express

19726.3

The Battle of the River Plate

The Battle of the River Plate

19566.4

Khartoum

Khartoum

19666.3

The Running Man

The Running Man

19636.7

Manuela

Manuela

19576.3

The Road to Hong Kong

The Road to Hong Kong

19625.8

You Can't Win 'Em All

You Can't Win 'Em All

19705.9

In Search of the Castaways

In Search of the Castaways

19626.5

The Assassination Bureau

The Assassination Bureau

19696.7

Hot Enough for June

Hot Enough for June

19645.7

Antony and Cleopatra

Antony and Cleopatra

19725.7

Storm Over the Nile

Storm Over the Nile

19556.3

The Mummy's Shroud

The Mummy's Shroud

19675.5

The Singer Not the Song

The Singer Not the Song

19616.4

The Ties That Bind Us

The Ties That Bind Us

2008

The Sandwich Man

The Sandwich Man

19666.5

Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos

Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos

19716.8

First Man into Space

First Man into Space

19595.1

Masquerade

Masquerade

19655.1

The Terror of the Tongs

The Terror of the Tongs

19615.7

The Stranglers of Bombay

The Stranglers of Bombay

19596.5

The Captain's Paradise

The Captain's Paradise

19535.7

The Mind Benders

The Mind Benders

19636.3

The Last Appointment!

The Last Appointment!

197710.0

Beautiful Stranger

Beautiful Stranger

19545.2

Doctor Who: The Time Monster

Doctor Who: The Time Monster

19725.9

The Crossfire

The Crossfire

1967

Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil

Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil

19717.5

Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead

Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead

19837.0

Third Party Risk

Third Party Risk

19544.7

Bhowani Junction

Bhowani Junction

19566.1

Doctor Who: Frontier in Space

Doctor Who: Frontier in Space

19737.5

Roger Delgado: The Master

Roger Delgado: The Master

2009

Sea Fury

Sea Fury

19586.1

Blood Orange

Blood Orange

19535.5

Doctor Who: Colony in Space

Doctor Who: Colony in Space

19716.6

Doctor Who: The Dæmons

Doctor Who: The Dæmons

19717.6

The Adventures Of Don Quixote

The Adventures Of Don Quixote

197310.0

Doctor Who: The Sea Devils

Doctor Who: The Sea Devils

19727.6

Underground

Underground

19707.0

The Broken Horseshoe

The Broken Horseshoe

19537.5

Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons

Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons

19717.8

Sands of the Desert

Sands of the Desert

19605.6

Mark of the Phoenix

Mark of the Phoenix

19585.3

Man in the Shadow

Man in the Shadow

19578.0

Police 5: The Master

Police 5: The Master

1993

The Advancing Shadow

The Advancing Shadow

1956

The Case of The Smiling Widow

The Case of The Smiling Widow

19578.0

Destination Death

Destination Death

195610.0