Roger Delgado
Acting
Born 1918-03-01
Died 1973-06-18
London, England, UK
83 credits
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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 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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Acting
53 credits
The World of Hammer
Doctor Who
The Avengers
The Saint
BBC Play of the Month
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Maigret
The Persuaders!
Sunday Night Theatre
Danger Man
The Champions
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
The Buccaneers
Espionage
Sir Francis Drake
The Human Jungle
The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel
Sherlock Holmes
Armchair Mystery Theatre
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)
Khartoum
Overseas Press Club - Exclusive!
The Protectors
The Battle of the River Plate
Codename
Horror Express
The Odd Man
You Can't Win 'Em All
The Running Man
The Assassination Bureau
Manuela
Antony and Cleopatra
In Search of the Castaways
The Man in the Iron Mask
Hot Enough for June
Quatermass II
The Road to Hong Kong
Armchair Theatre
Bhowani Junction
The Terror of the Tongs
The Crossfire
The Ties That Bind Us
The Mummy's Shroud
The Mind Benders
The Captain's Paradise
Masquerade
The Stranglers of Bombay
Storm Over the Nile
First Man into Space
The Singer Not the Song
Beautiful Stranger
The Sandwich Man
Doctor Who: The Sea Devils
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7 credits
Z-Cars
The Third Man
Man in a Suitcase
Jason King
The Adventures of William Tell
The Zoo Gang
Plateau of Fear
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