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Roger Delgado

Roger Delgado

Known For Acting
Birthday Mar 01, 1918
Died Jun 18, 1973 (55)
Birthplace London, England, UK
Popularity 0.4 (history)
Updated Aug 08, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 an ... d 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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The Last Appointment!

The Last Appointment!

1977

as Estoban

Doctor Who: The Time Monster

Doctor Who: The Time Monster

1972

as The Master

Antony and Cleopatra

Antony and Cleopatra

1972

as Soothsayer

Underground

Underground

1970

as Xavier

You Can't Win 'Em All

You Can't Win 'Em All

1970

as Capt. Enver (uncredited) (voice)

The Assassination Bureau

The Assassination Bureau

1969

as Bureau Member (uncredited)

The Mummy's Shroud

The Mummy's Shroud

1967

as Hasmid

Khartoum

Khartoum

1966

as Sheikh Abdul Rahim

The Sandwich Man

The Sandwich Man

1966

as Abdul - Carpet Seller

Hot Enough for June

Hot Enough for June

1964

as Josef

The Mind Benders

The Mind Benders

1963

as Dr. Jean Bonvoulois (uncredited)

The Running Man

The Running Man

1963

as Spanish Doctor

The Road to Hong Kong

The Road to Hong Kong

1962

as Jinnah

In Search of the Castaways

In Search of the Castaways

1962

as Patagonian prisoner

The Terror of the Tongs

The Terror of the Tongs

1961

as Tang Hao

The Singer Not the Song

The Singer Not the Song

1961

as Pedro de Cortinez

Sands of the Desert

Sands of the Desert

1960

as Abu Nlal

First Man into Space

First Man into Space

1959

as Mexican Consul - Ramon de Guerrera

The Stranglers of Bombay

The Stranglers of Bombay

1959

as Bundar (uncredited)

Mark of the Phoenix

Mark of the Phoenix

1958

as Devron

Sea Fury

Sea Fury

1958

as Salgado

The Case of The Smiling Widow

The Case of The Smiling Widow

1957

as Commissario

Manuela

Manuela

1957

as Stranger

Man in the Shadow

Man in the Shadow

1957

as Alberto (uncredited)

The Advancing Shadow

The Advancing Shadow

1956

as Talibh

Bhowani Junction

Bhowani Junction

1956

as Train Driver

The Battle of the River Plate

The Battle of the River Plate

1956

as Captain Varela, Uruguayan Navy

Storm Over the Nile

Storm Over the Nile

1955

as Native Spy

Third Party Risk

Third Party Risk

1954

as Detective Gonzales

Beautiful Stranger

Beautiful Stranger

1954

as Police Officer

The Broken Horseshoe

The Broken Horseshoe

1953

as Felix Galegos

The Captain's Paradise

The Captain's Paradise

1953

as Kalikan Policeman

Blood Orange

Blood Orange

1953

as Marlowe

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Doctor Who

as The Master

Episodes: 39

First Aired: Nov 23, 1963

Sir Francis Drake

as Mendoza

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Nov 12, 1961

Maigret

as Pepito

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 31, 1960

The Buccaneers

as Don Ferdinand Esteban

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 19, 1956

Doctor Who

as Master

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 23, 1963

The Avengers

as Kreer

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 07, 1961

The Persuaders!

as Estoban

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1971

The Saint

as Capt. Rodriguez

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 04, 1962

The Champions

as Yussef

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 1968

The Buccaneers

as Capt. Mendoza

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1956

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

as Silva

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1971

Codename

as Rogov

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 07, 1970

The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel

as Andre

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 28, 1955

BBC Play of the Month

as Officer of the Holy Brotherhood

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 19, 1965

Quatermass II

as Hugh Conrad

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 22, 1955

The Adventures of Robin Hood

as Ambassador

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 26, 1955

Sir Francis Drake

as The Governor

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 12, 1961

The Protectors

as Boris Slankin

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 28, 1964

Sir Francis Drake

as Spanish Ambassador

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 12, 1961

The Human Jungle

as Wirral

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 30, 1963

Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)

as Tapiro

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1969

The Saint

as Hotel Manager

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 04, 1962

Sherlock Holmes

as Moser

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 17, 1964

The Avengers

as Vasco

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 07, 1961

Sunday Night Theatre

as Mark Smeaton

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 01, 1950

The Third Man

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 02, 1959

Z-Cars

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 02, 1962

Jason King

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1971

The Zoo Gang

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 05, 1974

Man in a Suitcase

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 27, 1967

Plateau of Fear

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1961

The Adventures of William Tell

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1958

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