Acting credits
75
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Roger Delgado
Acting
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Movies: 46Series: 29
TMDB ID: 21607
IMDb ID: nm0217069
Known for: Acting
Born: March 1, 1918
Died: June 18, 1973
Age: 55
Place of birth: London, England, UK
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1950 - 2009
Years active: 60
Average TMDB rating: 6.41
Wikidata: Q560067
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.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Roger Delgado.
as (archive footage)
Roger Delgado: The Master
2009 • Movie
as The Master (archive footage)
The Ties That Bind Us
2008 • Movie
as The Master (archive footage)
Police 5: The Master
1993 • Movie
as The Master (archive footage) (Special Edition)
Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead
1983 • Movie
as Estoban
The Last Appointment!
1977 • Movie
as The Master
Doctor Who: Frontier in Space
1973 • Movie
as Officer of the Holy Brotherhood
The Adventures Of Don Quixote
1973 • Movie
as Inspector Mirov (voice)
Horror Express
1972 • Movie
as The Master
Doctor Who: The Time Monster
1972 • Movie
as The Master
Doctor Who: The Sea Devils
1972 • Movie
as Soothsayer
Antony and Cleopatra
1972 • Movie
as The Master
Doctor Who: The Dæmons
1971 • Movie
as The Master
Doctor Who: Colony in Space
1971 • Movie
as The Master
Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos
1971 • Movie
as The Master
Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil
1971 • Movie
as The Master
Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons
1971 • Movie
as Xavier
Underground
1970 • Movie
as Capt. Enver (uncredited) (voice)
You Can't Win 'Em All
1970 • Movie
as Bureau Member (uncredited)
The Assassination Bureau
1969 • Movie
as Hasmid
The Mummy's Shroud
1967 • Movie
as Abdul - Carpet Seller
The Sandwich Man
1966 • Movie
as Sheikh Abdul Rahim
Khartoum
1966 • Movie
as Ahmed bin Fayed
Masquerade
1965 • Movie
as Josef
Hot Enough for June
1964 • Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Roger Delgado.
as Self (archive footage) • 1 eps
The World of Hammer
1994 • Series
1 eps
The Zoo Gang
1974 • Series
as Silva • 1 eps
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971 • Series
as Estoban • 1 eps
The Persuaders!
1971 • Series
1 eps
Jason King
1971 • Series
as Tapiro • 1 eps
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)
1969 • Series
as Yussef • 1 eps
The Champions
1968 • Series
as M. Fouquet • 7 eps
The Man in the Iron Mask
1968 • Series
1 eps
Man in a Suitcase
1967 • Series
as Officer of the Holy Brotherhood • 1 eps
BBC Play of the Month
1965 • Series
as Moser • 1 eps
Sherlock Holmes
1964 • Series
as Master
Doctor Who
1963 • Series
as Gebal • 1 eps
Espionage
1963 • Series
as Wirral • 1 eps
The Human Jungle
1963 • Series
as Capt. Rodriguez • 1 eps
The Saint
1962 • Series
1 eps
Z-Cars
1962 • Series
as Mendoza • 6 eps
Sir Francis Drake
1961 • Series
as Kreer • 1 eps
The Avengers
1961 • Series
as Pepito • 2 eps
Maigret
1960 • Series
as Bernard Berridge • 3 eps
The Odd Man
1960 • Series
as Von Golling • 1 eps
Danger Man
1960 • Series
2 eps
The Third Man
1959 • Series
1 eps
The Adventures of William Tell
1958 • Series
as Capt. Mendoza • 1 eps
The Buccaneers
1956 • Series