Roger Delgado
Acting
Born: 1918-03-01 in 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.
Known For
The Avengers
Kreer
The Avengers
Vasco
Doctor Who
Master
Doctor Who
The Master
The Saint
Capt. Rodriguez
The Saint
Hotel Manager
BBC Play of the Month
Officer of the Holy Brotherhood
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Ambassador of Aragon
Z-Cars
Maigret
Pepito
The Persuaders!
Estoban
Danger Man
Von Golling
The Champions
Yussef
The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel
Andre
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
Silva
Sunday Night Theatre
Mark Smeaton
Sunday Night Theatre
Father Francisco
Sunday Night Theatre
Hercules de Soysa
Sunday Night Theatre
Jean-Marie Merminod
The Buccaneers
Capt. Mendoza
The Buccaneers
Don Ferdinand Esteban
The World of Hammer
Self (archive footage)
The Odd Man
Bernard Berridge
The Third Man
Man in a Suitcase
Espionage
Gebal
Jason King
The Adventures of William Tell
The Human Jungle
Wirral
Sir Francis Drake
Mendoza
Sir Francis Drake
The Governor
Sir Francis Drake
Spanish Ambassador
Sherlock Holmes
Moser
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)
Tapiro
The Protectors
Boris Slankin
Antony and Cleopatra
Soothsayer
The Battle of the River Plate
Captain Varela, Uruguayan Navy
The Assassination Bureau
Bureau Member (uncredited)