Roger Delgado
Known for: Acting
Born: February 28, 1918 in London, England, UK - Died: June 17, 1973
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.
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Josef
In Search of the Castaways
Patagonian prisoner
The Mummy's Shroud
Hasmid
The Battle of the River Plate
Captain Varela, Uruguayan Navy
The Assassination Bureau
Bureau Member (uncredited)
The Singer Not the Song
Pedro de Cortinez
The Last Appointment!
Estoban
Bhowani Junction
Train Driver
The Advancing Shadow
Talibh
Underground
Xavier
Sea Fury
Salgado
The Sandwich Man
Abdul - Carpet Seller
Antony and Cleopatra
Soothsayer
First Man into Space
Mexican Consul - Ramon de Guerrera
Storm Over the Nile
Native Spy
Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons
The Master
Doctor Who: The Sea Devils
The Master
Doctor Who: The Time Monster
The Master
The Terror of the Tongs
Tang Hao
You Can't Win 'Em All
Capt. Enver (uncredited) (voice)
The Road to Hong Kong
Jinnah
The Captain's Paradise
Kalikan Policeman
The Broken Horseshoe
Felix Galegos
Blood Orange
Marlowe