Roger Delgado

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.

Filmografi

Khartoum1966 · Sheikh Abdul RahimManuela1957 · StrangerThe Crossfire1967 · Dr. Si CadaThe Battle of the River Plate1956 · Captain Varela, Uruguayan NavyHorror Express1972 · Inspector Mirov (voice)You Can't Win 'Em All1970 · Capt. Enver (uncredited) (voice)The Assassination Bureau1969 · Bureau Member (uncredited)Hot Enough for June1964 · JosefBhowani Junction1956 · Train DriverThe Last Appointment!1977 · EstobanThe Mummy's Shroud1967 · HasmidDoctor Who: The Dæmons1971 · The MasterThe Running Man1963 · Spanish DoctorAntony and Cleopatra1972 · SoothsayerThe Road to Hong Kong1962 · JinnahThe Stranglers of Bombay1959 · Bundar (uncredited)First Man into Space1959 · Mexican Consul - Ramon de GuerreraThe Captain's Paradise1953 · Kalikan PolicemanThe Terror of the Tongs1961 · Tang HaoStorm Over the Nile1955 · Native SpyDoctor Who: Frontier in Space1973 · The MasterIn Search of the Castaways1962 · Patagonian prisonerDoctor Who: Colony in Space1971 · The MasterThe Singer Not the Song1961 · Pedro de Cortinez