Roger Delgado
Born in London, England, UK — Mar 01 1918• Died Jun 18 1973
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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…
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Doctor Who
Master
The Avengers
Kreer
The Saint
Capt. Rodriguez
BBC Play of the Month
Officer of the Holy Brotherhood
The Champions
Yussef
Z-Cars
Sunday Night Theatre
Mark Smeaton
The Persuaders!
Estoban
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Ambassador
Maigret
Pepito
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
Silva
The Third Man
The Buccaneers
Capt. Mendoza
The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel
Andre
Jason King
The World of Hammer
Self (archive footage)
Man in a Suitcase
The Human Jungle
Wirral
The Adventures of William Tell
Sir Francis Drake
Mendoza
Sherlock Holmes
Moser
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)
Tapiro
Overseas Press Club - Exclusive!
Argentine Diplomat
The Odd Man
Bernard Berridge
Codename
Rogov
The Zoo Gang
Armchair Mystery Theatre
Curt
Quatermass II
Hugh Conrad
Khartoum
Sheikh Abdul Rahim
The Sandwich Man
Abdul - Carpet Seller
The Man in the Iron Mask
M. Fouquet
Hot Enough for June
Josef
Armchair Theatre
Antonio
Horror Express
Inspector Mirov (voice)
The Battle of the River Plate
Captain Varela, Uruguayan Navy
The Running Man
Spanish Doctor
Antony and Cleopatra
Soothsayer
The Protectors
Boris Slankin
The Mummy's Shroud
Hasmid
Storm Over the Nile
Native Spy
Beautiful Stranger
Police Officer
The Assassination Bureau
Bureau Member (uncredited)
The Road to Hong Kong
Jinnah
Manuela
Stranger
Sea Fury
Salgado
You Can't Win 'Em All
Capt. Enver (uncredited) (voice)
Third Party Risk
Detective Gonzales
The Stranglers of Bombay
Bundar (uncredited)
In Search of the Castaways
Patagonian prisoner
Underground
Xavier
Plateau of Fear
The Singer Not the Song
Pedro de Cortinez
Bhowani Junction
Train Driver
First Man into Space
Mexican Consul - Ramon de Guerrera
Masquerade
Ahmed bin Fayed
The Last Appointment!
Estoban
The Captain's Paradise
Kalikan Policeman
The Terror of the Tongs
Tang Hao
Doctor Who: Frontier in Space
The Master
The Mind Benders
Dr. Jean Bonvoulois (uncredited)
Blood Orange
Marlowe
Sands of the Desert
Abu Nlal
The Broken Horseshoe
Felix Galegos
Doctor Who: The Sea Devils
The Master
Doctor Who: Colony in Space
The Master
The Ties That Bind Us
The Master (archive footage)
Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos
The Master
Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead
The Master (archive footage) (Special Edition)
The Adventures Of Don Quixote
Officer of the Holy Brotherhood
The Case of The Smiling Widow
Commissario
Destination Death
Lisbon Police Officer
Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons
The Master
Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil
The Master
Man in the Shadow
Alberto (uncredited)
Doctor Who: The Time Monster
The Master
Mark of the Phoenix
Devron
Roger Delgado: The Master
(archive footage)
Police 5: The Master
The Master (archive footage)
Doctor Who: The Dæmons
The Master
The Crossfire
Dr. Si Cada
The Advancing Shadow
Talibh