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Roger Delgado
London, England, UK
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…
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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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2009
Roger Delgado: The Master
Movie (archive footage)
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2008
The Ties That Bind Us
Movie The Master (archive footage)
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1994
The World of Hammer
TV show Self (archive footage)
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1993
Police 5: The Master
Movie The Master (archive footage)
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1983
Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead
Movie The Master (archive footage) (Special Edition)
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1977
The Last Appointment!
Movie Estoban
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1974
The Zoo Gang
TV show
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1973
Doctor Who: Frontier in Space
Movie The Master
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1973
The Adventures Of Don Quixote
Movie Officer of the Holy Brotherhood
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1972
Horror Express
Movie Inspector Mirov (voice)
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1972
Doctor Who: The Time Monster
Movie The Master
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1972
Doctor Who: The Sea Devils
Movie The Master
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1972
Antony and Cleopatra
Movie Soothsayer
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1971
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
TV show Silva
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1971
The Persuaders!
TV show Estoban
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1971
Jason King
TV show
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1971
Doctor Who: The Dæmons
Movie The Master
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1971
Doctor Who: Colony in Space
Movie The Master
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1971
Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos
Movie The Master
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1971
Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil
Movie The Master
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1971
Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons
Movie The Master
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1970
Underground
Movie Xavier
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1970
You Can't Win 'Em All
Movie Capt. Enver (uncredited) (voice)
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1970
Codename
TV show Rogov
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1969
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)
TV show Tapiro
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1969
The Assassination Bureau
Movie Bureau Member (uncredited)
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1968
The Champions
TV show Yussef
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1968
The Man in the Iron Mask
TV show M. Fouquet
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1967
Man in a Suitcase
TV show
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1967
The Mummy's Shroud
Movie Hasmid
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1967
The Crossfire
Movie Dr. Si Cada
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1966
The Sandwich Man
Movie Abdul - Carpet Seller
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1966
Khartoum
Movie Sheikh Abdul Rahim
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1965
BBC Play of the Month
TV show Officer of the Holy Brotherhood
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1965
Masquerade
Movie Ahmed bin Fayed
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1964
Sherlock Holmes
TV show Moser
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1964
The Protectors
TV show Boris Slankin
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1964
Hot Enough for June
Movie Josef
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1963
Doctor Who
TV show Master
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1963
Espionage
TV show Gebal
