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Roger Delgado

Roger Delgado

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.

Personal information

Birthday

1918-03-01

Birth Place

London, England, UK

Movies and TV shows :

Antony and Cleopatra

Antony and Cleopatra

1972

5.6

Movie
poster

BBC Play of the Month

1965

5.0

TV
Beautiful Stranger

Beautiful Stranger

1954

5.0

Movie
Bhowani Junction

Bhowani Junction

1956

5.9

Movie
Blood Orange

Blood Orange

1953

5.3

Movie
poster

Codename

1970

0.0

TV
poster

Doctor Who

1963

7.9

TV
Doctor Who: Colony in Space

Doctor Who: Colony in Space

1971

7.0

Movie
Doctor Who: Frontier in Space

Doctor Who: Frontier in Space

1973

8.0

Movie
Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons

Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons

1971

7.6

Movie
Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos

Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos

1971

6.8

Movie
Doctor Who: The Dæmons

Doctor Who: The Dæmons

1971

7.4

Movie
Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil

Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil

1971

7.0

Movie
Doctor Who: The Sea Devils

Doctor Who: The Sea Devils

1972

7.4

Movie
Doctor Who: The Time Monster

Doctor Who: The Time Monster

1972

7.5

Movie
First Man into Space

First Man into Space

1959

4.9

Movie
Hot Enough for June

Hot Enough for June

1964

6.1

Movie
In Search of the Castaways

In Search of the Castaways

1962

6.4

Movie
poster

Jason King

1971

7.3

TV
Jikuu Bouken Doctor Who

Jikuu Bouken Doctor Who

2011

0.0

Movie
Khartoum

Khartoum

1966

6.2

Movie
poster

Maigret

1960

6.9

TV
poster

Man in a Suitcase

1967

7.0

TV
Man in the Shadow

Man in the Shadow

1957

0.0

Movie
Manuela

Manuela

1957

5.7

Movie
Mark of the Phoenix

Mark of the Phoenix

1958

4.8

Movie
poster

Plateau of Fear

1961

0.0

TV
poster

Quatermass II

1955

6.1

TV
poster

Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)

1969

7.0

TV
Sands of the Desert

Sands of the Desert

1960

6.3

Movie
Sea Fury

Sea Fury

1958

6.0

Movie
poster

Sherlock Holmes

1964

6.4

TV
poster

Sir Francis Drake

1961

4.0

TV
Storm Over the Nile

Storm Over the Nile

1955

6.1

Movie
poster

Sunday Night Theatre

1950

3.5

TV
The Advancing Shadow

The Advancing Shadow

1956

0.0

Movie
The Adventures Of Don Quixote

The Adventures Of Don Quixote

1973

0.0

Movie
poster

The Adventures of Robin Hood

1955

6.4

TV
poster

The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel

1955

7.6

TV
poster

The Adventures of William Tell

1958

6.3

TV
The Assassination Bureau

The Assassination Bureau

1969

6.4

Movie
poster

The Avengers

1961

7.7

TV
The Battle of the River Plate

The Battle of the River Plate

1956

6.2

Movie
The Broken Horseshoe

The Broken Horseshoe

1953

5.0

Movie
poster

The Buccaneers

1956

6.0

TV
The Captain's Paradise

The Captain's Paradise

1953

5.5

Movie
The Case of The Smiling Widow

The Case of The Smiling Widow

1957

0.0

Movie
poster

The Champions

1968

6.1

TV
poster

The Human Jungle

1963

8.2

TV
The Last Appointment!

The Last Appointment!

1977

0.0

Movie
The Mind Benders

The Mind Benders

1963

6.3

Movie
The Mummy's Shroud

The Mummy's Shroud

1967

5.5

Movie
poster

The Persuaders!

1971

7.6

TV
poster

The Protectors

1964

0.0

TV
poster

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

1971

7.3

TV
The Road to Hong Kong

The Road to Hong Kong

1962

5.7

Movie
The Running Man

The Running Man

1963

6.6

Movie
poster

The Saint

1962

7.3

TV
The Sandwich Man

The Sandwich Man

1966

6.1

Movie
The Singer Not the Song

The Singer Not the Song

1961

6.8

Movie
The Stranglers of Bombay

The Stranglers of Bombay

1959

6.3

Movie
The Terror of the Tongs

The Terror of the Tongs

1961

5.8

Movie
poster

The Third Man

1959

6.4

TV
poster

The Zoo Gang

1974

7.0

TV
Third Party Risk

Third Party Risk

1954

4.6

Movie
Underground

Underground

1970

6.0

Movie
You Can't Win 'Em All

You Can't Win 'Em All

1970

5.8

Movie
poster

Z-Cars

1962

7.0

TV