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.
Acting
TV
Doctor Who
as Master
1963
TV
Doctor Who
as The Master
1963
Movie
Horror Express
as Inspector Mirov (voice)
1972
TV
The Avengers
as Kreer
1961
TV
The Avengers
as Vasco
1961
TV
The Persuaders!
as Estoban
1971
TV
The Saint
as Capt. Rodriguez
1962
TV
The Saint
as Hotel Manager
1962
Movie
Khartoum
as Sheikh Abdul Rahim
1966
Movie
The Assassination Bureau
as Bureau Member (uncredited)
1969
Movie
In Search of the Castaways
as Patagonian prisoner
1962
Movie
The Battle of the River Plate
as Captain Varela, Uruguayan Navy
1956
Movie
First Man into Space
as Mexican Consul - Ramon de Guerrera
1959
Movie
The Mummy's Shroud
as Hasmid
1967
Movie
The Running Man
as Spanish Doctor
1963
Movie
You Can't Win 'Em All
as Capt. Enver (uncredited) (voice)
1970
Movie
Bhowani Junction
as Train Driver
1956
Movie
The Terror of the Tongs
as Tang Hao
1961
Movie
The Road to Hong Kong
as Jinnah
1962
Movie
The Stranglers of Bombay
as Bundar (uncredited)
1959
Movie
The Mind Benders
as Dr. Jean Bonvoulois (uncredited)
1963
Movie
Hot Enough for June
as Josef
1964
Movie
The Captain's Paradise
as Kalikan Policeman
1953
TV
Danger Man
as Von Golling
1960