Roger Delgado

Roger Delgado

Date of Birth:

Mar 01, 1918

Place of Birth:

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.

filmography:

Third Party Risk Third Party Risk

1954

The Captain's Paradise The Captain's Paradise

1953

The Stranglers of Bombay The Stranglers of Bombay

1959

The Broken Horseshoe The Broken Horseshoe

1953

Sands of the Desert Sands of the Desert

1960

Manuela Manuela

1957

The Road to Hong Kong The Road to Hong Kong

1962

Beautiful Stranger Beautiful Stranger

1954

Blood Orange Blood Orange

1953

Man in the Shadow Man in the Shadow

1957

The Mind Benders The Mind Benders

1963

Doctor Who: Colony in Space Doctor Who: Colony in Space

1971

The Case of The Smiling Widow The Case of The Smiling Widow

1957

The Running Man The Running Man

1963

The Adventures Of Don Quixote The Adventures Of Don Quixote

1973

Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos

1971

Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil

1971

Khartoum Khartoum

1966

Doctor Who: Frontier in Space Doctor Who: Frontier in Space

1973

Doctor Who: The Dæmons Doctor Who: The Dæmons

1971

You Can't Win 'Em All You Can't Win 'Em All

1970

The Terror of the Tongs The Terror of the Tongs

1961

The Last Appointment! The Last Appointment!

1977

Bhowani Junction Bhowani Junction

1956

The Advancing Shadow The Advancing Shadow

1956

Underground Underground

1970

The Singer Not the Song The Singer Not the Song

1961

The Assassination Bureau The Assassination Bureau

1969

In Search of the Castaways In Search of the Castaways

1962

The Mummy's Shroud The Mummy's Shroud

1967

The Battle of the River Plate The Battle of the River Plate

1956

Sea Fury Sea Fury

1958

Mark of the Phoenix Mark of the Phoenix

1958

Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons

1971

Doctor Who: The Sea Devils Doctor Who: The Sea Devils

1972

Doctor Who: The Time Monster Doctor Who: The Time Monster

1972

Storm Over the Nile Storm Over the Nile

1955

Jikuu Bouken Doctor Who Jikuu Bouken Doctor Who

2011

The Sandwich Man The Sandwich Man

1966

Antony and Cleopatra Antony and Cleopatra

1972

First Man into Space First Man into Space

1959

Hot Enough for June Hot Enough for June

1964

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