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 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.
Born: March 1, 1918
Place of Birth: London, England, UK
Known For
The Human Jungle
The Human Jungle is a British TV series about a psychiatrist, made for ABC Television by the small production company Independent Artists for transmission on ITV. Starring Herbert Lom, it ran for two series which were first transmitted during 1963 and 1965.
Doctor Who
The adventures of The Doctor, a time-traveling humanoid alien known as a Time Lord. He explores the universe in his TARDIS, a sentient time-traveling spaceship. Its exterior appears as a blue British police box, which was a common sight in Britain in 1963 when the series first aired. Along with a succession of companions, The Doctor faces a variety of foes while working to save civilizations, help ordinary people, and right many wrongs.
Doctor Who
The adventures of The Doctor, a time-traveling humanoid alien known as a Time Lord. He explores the universe in his TARDIS, a sentient time-traveling spaceship. Its exterior appears as a blue British police box, which was a common sight in Britain in 1963 when the series first aired. Along with a succession of companions, The Doctor faces a variety of foes while working to save civilizations, help ordinary people, and right many wrongs.
Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons
The Master, an old adversary of the Doctor, has arrived on Earth to destroy humanity with the aid of the Nestene Consciousness and their army of Autons and killer plastic daffodils - unless the Doctor, joined by new assistant Jo Grant, can stop them.
The Avengers
A quirky spy show of the adventures of eccentrically suave British Agent John Steed and his predominantly female partners. Jonathan Steed - an urbane, proper gentleman spy - teams with various assistants throughout the series' run, including Dr. David Keel, Cathy Gale, Emma Peel and Tara King, to repeatedly save the world from diabolical schemes plotted by equally diabolical evil-doers (among them robots and man-eating monsters).
The Avengers
A quirky spy show of the adventures of eccentrically suave British Agent John Steed and his predominantly female partners. Jonathan Steed - an urbane, proper gentleman spy - teams with various assistants throughout the series' run, including Dr. David Keel, Cathy Gale, Emma Peel and Tara King, to repeatedly save the world from diabolical schemes plotted by equally diabolical evil-doers (among them robots and man-eating monsters).
The Persuaders!
An English aristocrat and an American millionaire come together to tackle crime.
Jason King
Jason King - a suavely sophisticated former secret agent turned novelist - travels the world searching for material to fill his books, encountering an endless parade of glamorous women, exotic locales, menacing villains and daring intrigue! Before Austin Powers swung into action, Jason King set the standard for the hip crime-fighting international playboy!
The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel
The second collection of short stories written by Baroness Orczy about the gallant English hero, the Scarlet Pimpernel and his League.
Doctor Who: The Sea Devils
The Doctor and Jo visit the Master in his high-security prison on an island off the south coast of England. The governor, Colonel Trenchard, says ships have been disappearing mysteriously at sea. The Doctor discovers that Trenchard and the Master are in league to contact the Sea Devils, a race of reptiles in hibernation in a base beneath the sea, who have been awoken by recent work on a nearby sea fort. The Master intends to use his new allies to help him conquer the world!
Filmography
as (archive footage)
as The Master (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as The Master (archive footage)
as The Master (archive footage) (Special Edition)
as Estoban
as The Master
as Officer of the Holy Brotherhood
as Inspector Mirov (voice)
as The Master
as The Master
as Soothsayer
as Silva
as Estoban
as The Master
as The Master
as The Master
as The Master
as The Master
as Xavier
as Capt. Enver (uncredited) (voice)
as Tapiro
as Bureau Member (uncredited)
as Yussef
as M. Fouquet
as Hasmid
as Abdul - Carpet Seller
as Sheikh Abdul Rahim
as Officer of the Holy Brotherhood
as Ahmed bin Fayed
as Moser
as Josef
as Master
as The Master
as Spanish Doctor
as Wirral
as Dr. Jean Bonvoulois (uncredited)
as Patagonian prisoner
as Capt. Rodriguez
as Hotel Manager
as Jinnah
as Mendoza
as The Governor
as Spanish Ambassador
as Tang Hao
as Kreer
as Vasco
as Pedro de Cortinez
as Pepito
as Bernard Berridge
as Abu Nlal
as Bundar (uncredited)
as Mexican Consul - Ramon de Guerrera
as Devron
as Salgado
as Alberto (uncredited)
as Stranger
as Commissario
as Captain Varela, Uruguayan Navy
as Capt. Mendoza
as Don Ferdinand Esteban
as Train Driver
as Native Spy
as Hugh Conrad
as Ambassador
as Detective Gonzales
as Police Officer
as Marlowe
as Kalikan Policeman
as Felix Galegos
as Mark Smeaton
as Father Francisco
as Hercules de Soysa