Roger Delgado
Known for Acting
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.
Filmography
Hot Enough for June
1964
as Josef
Khartoum
1966
as Sheikh Abdul Rahim
Manuela
1957
as Stranger
The Battle of the River Plate
1956
as Captain Varela, Uruguayan Navy
The Sandwich Man
1966
as Abdul - Carpet Seller
The Road to Hong Kong
1962
as Jinnah
Horror Express
1972
as Inspector Mirov (voice)
The Assassination Bureau
1969
as Bureau Member (uncredited)
Antony and Cleopatra
1972
as Soothsayer
The Running Man
1963
as Spanish Doctor
Storm Over the Nile
1955
as Native Spy
Masquerade
1965
as Ahmed bin Fayed
The Ties That Bind Us
2008
as The Master (archive footage)
Beautiful Stranger
1954
as Police Officer
Bhowani Junction
1956
as Train Driver
First Man into Space
1959
as Mexican Consul - Ramon de Guerrera
You Can't Win 'Em All
1970
as Capt. Enver (uncredited) (voice)
In Search of the Castaways
1962
as Patagonian prisoner
Doctor Who: The Time Monster
1972
as The Master
The Stranglers of Bombay
1959
as Bundar (uncredited)