Personal Info
Roger Delgado
Acting
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
Filmography
Movies
Roger Delgado: The Master
as (archive footage)
The Ties That Bind Us
as The Master (archive footage)
Police 5: The Master
as The Master (archive footage)
Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead
as The Master (archive footage) (Special Edition)
The Last Appointment!
as Estoban
The Adventures Of Don Quixote
as Officer of the Holy Brotherhood
Doctor Who: Frontier in Space
as The Master
Horror Express
as Inspector Mirov (voice)
Antony and Cleopatra
as Soothsayer
Doctor Who: The Time Monster
as The Master
TV Shows
The World of Hammer
as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep.
The Zoo Gang
1 ep.
The Persuaders!
as Estoban · 1 ep.
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
as Silva · 1 ep.
Jason King
1 ep.
Codename
as Rogov · 1 ep.
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)
as Tapiro · 1 ep.
The Champions
as Yussef · 1 ep.
The Man in the Iron Mask
as M. Fouquet · 7 ep.
Man in a Suitcase
1 ep.
