Roger Delgado
Acting
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.
First Man into Space
as Mexican Consul - Ramon de Guerrera
Age 40 (now 55)
The Battle of the River Plate
as Captain Varela, Uruguayan Navy
Age 38 (now 55)
In Search of the Castaways
as Patagonian prisoner
Age 44 (now 55)
Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead
as The Master (archive footage) (Special Edition)
Age 64 (now 55)
The Adventures Of Don Quixote
as Officer of the Holy Brotherhood
Age 54 (now 55)
Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons
as The Master
Age 52 (now 55)
You Can't Win 'Em All
as Capt. Enver (uncredited) (voice)
Age 52 (now 55)
The Assassination Bureau
as Bureau Member (uncredited)
Age 51 (now 55)
In Search of the Castaways
as Patagonian prisoner
Age 44 (now 55)
First Man into Space
as Mexican Consul - Ramon de Guerrera
Age 40 (now 55)
The Battle of the River Plate
as Captain Varela, Uruguayan Navy
Age 38 (now 55)
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)
as Tapiro
Age 51 (now 55)
BBC Play of the Month
as Officer of the Holy Brotherhood
Age 47 (now 55)
Overseas Press Club - Exclusive!
as Argentine Diplomat
Age 39 (now 55)
The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel
as Andre
Age 37 (now 55)
The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Ambassador
Age 37 (now 55)
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