Roger Delgado
Known For
Acting
Born
1918-03-01 in London, England, UK
Died
1973-06-18
Biography
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.
Most Known For
Doctor Who
as Master
Doctor Who
as The Master
The Avengers
as Kreer
The Avengers
as Vasco
The Saint
as Capt. Rodriguez
The Saint
as Hotel Manager
BBC Play of the Month
as Officer of the Holy Brotherhood
The Persuaders!
as Estoban
The Champions
as Yussef
Z-Cars
Sunday Night Theatre
as Mark Smeaton
Sunday Night Theatre
as Father Francisco
Sunday Night Theatre
as Hercules de Soysa
Khartoum
as Sheikh Abdul Rahim
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
as Silva
The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Ambassador
The Third Man
Maigret
as Pepito
The World of Hammer
as Self (archive footage)
The Human Jungle
as Wirral