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
all 67
Movies 41
TV Shows 26
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Resistance is Useless (1992)
The Last Appointment! (1977)
The Zoo Gang (1974)
Doctor Who: Frontier in Space (1973)
Doctor Who: The Time Monster (1972)
Doctor Who: The Sea Devils (1972)
Antony and Cleopatra (1972)
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (1971)
The Persuaders! (1971)
Jason King (1971)
Doctor Who: The Dæmons (1971)
Doctor Who: Colony in Space (1971)
Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos (1971)
Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil (1971)
Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons (1971)
Underground (1970)
You Can't Win 'Em All (1970)
Codename (1970)
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) (1969)
The Assassination Bureau (1969)
The Champions (1968)
Man in a Suitcase (1967)
The Mummy's Shroud (1967)
That Swinging City (1966)
Khartoum (1966)
BBC Play of the Month (1965)
Sherlock Holmes (1964)
The Protectors (1964)
Hot Enough for June (1964)
The Running Man (1963)
The Human Jungle (1963)
The Mind Benders (1963)
In Search of the Castaways (1962)
The Saint (1962)
The Road to Hong Kong (1962)
Z-Cars (1962)
Sir Francis Drake (1961)
Plateau of Fear (1961)
Ghost Squad (1961)
The Terror of the Tongs (1961)
The Avengers (1961)
The Singer Not the Song (1961)
Maigret (1960)
Sands of the Desert (1960)
Biggles (1960)
The Stranglers of Bombay (1959)
The Third Man (1959)
First Man into Space (1959)
Mark of the Phoenix (1958)
The Adventures of William Tell (1958)
Sea Fury (1958)
Man in the Shadow (1957)
Manuela (1957)
The Case of The Smiling Widow (1957)
The Battle of the River Plate (1956)
The Buccaneers (1956)
Bhowani Junction (1956)
The Advancing Shadow (1956)
Storm Over the Nile (1955)
Quatermass II (1955)
The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel (1955)
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955)
Third Party Risk (1954)
Beautiful Stranger (1954)
Blood Orange (1953)
The Captain's Paradise (1953)
The Broken Horseshoe (1953)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1918-03-01
Deathday1973-06-18 (55 years old)
Birth PlaceWhitechapel, United Kingdom
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom
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