Acting credits
72
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Roger Delgado
Acting
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Movies: 46Series: 26
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: 6.28
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.
Roger Delgado: The Master
as (archive footage)
2009 Movie
The Ties That Bind Us
as The Master (archive footage)
2008 Movie
Police 5: The Master
as The Master (archive footage)
1993 Movie
7.0
Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead
as The Master (archive footage) (Special Edition)
1983 Movie
The Last Appointment!
as Estoban
1977 Movie
7.5
Doctor Who: Frontier in Space
as The Master
1973 Movie
The Adventures Of Don Quixote
as Officer of the Holy Brotherhood
1973 Movie
6.3
Horror Express
as Inspector Mirov (voice)
1972 Movie
5.9
Doctor Who: The Time Monster
as The Master
1972 Movie
7.6
Doctor Who: The Sea Devils
as The Master
1972 Movie
5.5
Antony and Cleopatra
as Soothsayer
1972 Movie
7.6
Doctor Who: The Dæmons
as The Master
1971 Movie
6.6
Doctor Who: Colony in Space
as The Master
1971 Movie
6.8
Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos
as The Master
1971 Movie
7.5
Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil
as The Master
1971 Movie
7.8
Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons
as The Master
1971 Movie
6.0
Underground
as Xavier
1970 Movie
5.9
You Can't Win 'Em All
as Capt. Enver (uncredited) (voice)
1970 Movie
6.6
The Assassination Bureau
as Bureau Member (uncredited)
1969 Movie
5.4
The Mummy's Shroud
as Hasmid
1967 Movie
6.1
The Sandwich Man
as Abdul - Carpet Seller
1966 Movie
6.3
Khartoum
as Sheikh Abdul Rahim
1966 Movie
5.0
Masquerade
as Ahmed bin Fayed
1965 Movie
5.6
Hot Enough for June
as Josef
1964 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Roger Delgado.
6.5
The World of Hammer
as Self (archive footage) • 1 eps
1994 Series
7.0
The Zoo Gang
1 eps
1974 Series
7.4
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
as Silva • 1 eps
1971 Series
7.6
The Persuaders!
as Estoban • 1 eps
1971 Series
7.6
Jason King
1 eps
1971 Series
7.0
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)
as Tapiro • 1 eps
1969 Series
6.2
The Champions
as Yussef • 1 eps
1968 Series
The Man in the Iron Mask
as M. Fouquet • 7 eps
1968 Series
7.0
Man in a Suitcase
1 eps
1967 Series
5.0
BBC Play of the Month
as Officer of the Holy Brotherhood • 1 eps
1965 Series
6.6
Sherlock Holmes
as Moser • 1 eps
1964 Series
7.9
Doctor Who
as Master
1963 Series
8.2
The Human Jungle
as Wirral • 1 eps
1963 Series
7.4
The Saint
as Capt. Rodriguez • 1 eps
1962 Series
7.0
Z-Cars
1 eps
1962 Series
4.5
Sir Francis Drake
as Mendoza • 6 eps
1961 Series
7.7
The Avengers
as Kreer • 1 eps
1961 Series
7.2
Maigret
as Pepito • 2 eps
1960 Series
The Odd Man
as Bernard Berridge • 3 eps
1960 Series
6.9
The Third Man
2 eps
1959 Series
6.3
The Adventures of William Tell
1 eps
1958 Series
5.5
The Buccaneers
as Capt. Mendoza • 1 eps
1956 Series
6.2
Quatermass II
as Hugh Conrad • 2 eps
1955 Series
7.6
The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel
as Andre • 1 eps
1955 Series