Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
3/1/1918
Place of Birth
London, England, UK
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...
Known For
Blood Orange
as Marlowe
Khartoum
as Sheikh Abdul Rahim
The Captain's Paradise
as Kalikan Policeman
Beautiful Stranger
as Police Officer
Bhowani Junction
as Train Driver
The Mind Benders
as Dr. Jean Bonvoulois (uncredited)
Underground
as Xavier
Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil
as The Master
Sea Fury
as Salgado
The Running Man
as Spanish Doctor
The Ties That Bind Us
as The Master (archive footage)
The Battle of the River Plate
as Captain Varela, Uruguayan Navy
The Assassination Bureau
as Bureau Member (uncredited)
Doctor Who: The Sea Devils
as The Master (archive footage)
The Terror of the Tongs
as Tang Hao
The Stranglers of Bombay
as Bundar (uncredited)
Storm Over the Nile
as Native Spy
Manuela
as Stranger
Doctor Who: The Sea Devils
as The Master
First Man into Space
as Mexican Consul - Ramon de Guerrera
Career Timeline
1973
1972
1971
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
as Silva
The Persuaders!
as Estoban
Jason King
Role unknown
Doctor Who: The Dæmons
as The Master
Doctor Who: Colony in Space
as The Master
Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos
as The Master
Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil
as The Master
Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons
as The Master