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Roger Delgado

Roger Delgado

Acting·1918–1973·46 films

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

Filmography

Horror Express
Horror Express (1972)Inspector Mirov (voice)
Khartoum
Khartoum (1966)Sheikh Abdul Rahim
The Assassination Bureau
The Assassination Bureau (1969)Bureau Member (uncredited)
In Search of the Castaways
In Search of the Castaways (1962)Patagonian prisoner
The Battle of the River Plate
The Battle of the River Plate (1956)Captain Varela, Uruguayan Navy
First Man into Space
First Man into Space (1959)Mexican Consul - Ramon de Guerrera
The Mummy's Shroud
The Mummy's Shroud (1967)Hasmid
The Running Man
The Running Man (1963)Spanish Doctor
You Can't Win 'Em All
You Can't Win 'Em All (1970)Capt. Enver (uncredited) (voice)
Bhowani Junction
Bhowani Junction (1956)Train Driver
The Terror of the Tongs
The Terror of the Tongs (1961)Tang Hao
The Road to Hong Kong
The Road to Hong Kong (1962)Jinnah
The Stranglers of Bombay
The Stranglers of Bombay (1959)Bundar (uncredited)
The Mind Benders
The Mind Benders (1963)Dr. Jean Bonvoulois (uncredited)
Hot Enough for June
Hot Enough for June (1964)Josef
The Captain's Paradise
The Captain's Paradise (1953)Kalikan Policeman
Antony and Cleopatra
Antony and Cleopatra (1972)Soothsayer
The Singer Not the Song
The Singer Not the Song (1961)Pedro de Cortinez
Beautiful Stranger
Beautiful Stranger (1954)Police Officer
Masquerade
Masquerade (1965)Ahmed bin Fayed
Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil
Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil (1971)The Master
Storm Over the Nile
Storm Over the Nile (1955)Native Spy
Blood Orange
Blood Orange (1953)Marlowe
Third Party Risk
Third Party Risk (1954)Detective Gonzales
The Sandwich Man
The Sandwich Man (1966)Abdul - Carpet Seller
Doctor Who: The Dæmons
Doctor Who: The Dæmons (1971)The Master
Doctor Who: The Sea Devils
Doctor Who: The Sea Devils (1972)The Master
Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons
Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons (1971)The Master
Manuela
Manuela (1957)Stranger
Sea Fury
Sea Fury (1958)Salgado
Sands of the Desert
Sands of the Desert (1960)Abu Nlal
Doctor Who: Colony in Space
Doctor Who: Colony in Space (1971)The Master
Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos
Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos (1971)The Master
Mark of the Phoenix
Mark of the Phoenix (1958)Devron
Doctor Who: The Time Monster
Doctor Who: The Time Monster (1972)The Master
Doctor Who: Frontier in Space
Doctor Who: Frontier in Space (1973)The Master
Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead
Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead (1983)The Master (archive footage) (Special Edition)
Underground
Underground (1970)Xavier
The Broken Horseshoe
The Broken Horseshoe (1953)Felix Galegos
Man in the Shadow
Man in the Shadow (1957)Alberto (uncredited)
The Adventures Of Don Quixote
The Adventures Of Don Quixote (1973)Officer of the Holy Brotherhood
The Last Appointment!
The Last Appointment! (1977)Estoban
The Case of The Smiling Widow
The Case of The Smiling Widow (1957)Commissario
The Ties That Bind Us
The Ties That Bind Us (2008)The Master (archive footage)
Roger Delgado: The Master
Roger Delgado: The Master (2009)(archive footage)
Police 5: The Master
Police 5: The Master (1993)The Master (archive footage)