Roger Delgado

Roger Delgado

Birthday: 1918-03-01

Deathday: 1973-06-18

Place of birth: London, England, UK

Also known as:

imdb_id: nm0217069

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.

Played in movies:

Doctor Who: Frontier in Space

Score: 8.0

Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons

Score: 7.7

Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil

Score: 7.6

Doctor Who: The Dæmons

Score: 7.5

Doctor Who: The Sea Devils

Score: 7.5

Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead

Score: 7.0

Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos

Score: 6.8

The Running Man

Score: 6.7

Doctor Who: Colony in Space

Score: 6.7

The Singer Not the Song

Score: 6.6

The Assassination Bureau

Score: 6.6

The Stranglers of Bombay

Score: 6.5

The Mind Benders

Score: 6.4

In Search of the Castaways

Score: 6.4

Khartoum

Score: 6.3

Sands of the Desert

Score: 6.3

The Battle of the River Plate

Score: 6.2

Storm Over the Nile

Score: 6.1

The Sandwich Man

Score: 6.1

Sea Fury

Score: 6.0

Underground

Score: 6.0

Hot Enough for June

Score: 5.9

You Can't Win 'Em All

Score: 5.8

The Terror of the Tongs

Score: 5.8

Bhowani Junction

Score: 5.8

The Road to Hong Kong

Score: 5.8

Manuela

Score: 5.7

Doctor Who: The Time Monster

Score: 5.7

Antony and Cleopatra

Score: 5.5

The Mummy's Shroud

Score: 5.5

The Captain's Paradise

Score: 5.5

Blood Orange

Score: 5.2

Beautiful Stranger

Score: 5.0

The Broken Horseshoe

Score: 5.0

First Man into Space

Score: 4.9

Mark of the Phoenix

Score: 4.8

Third Party Risk

Score: 4.6

Myth Makers 37: Roger Delgado

Score: 0.0

Destination Death

Score: 0.0

Roger Delgado: The Master

Score: 0.0

The Ties That Bind Us

Score: 0.0

Police 5: The Master

Score: 0.0

The Adventures Of Don Quixote

Score: 0.0

The Case of The Smiling Widow

Score: 0.0

Man in the Shadow

Score: 0.0

The Advancing Shadow

Score: 0.0

The Last Appointment!

Score: 0.0

Played in tv shows:

The Human Jungle

Score: 8.2

Doctor Who

Score: 7.9

Doctor Who

Score: 7.9

The Avengers

Score: 7.7

The Avengers

Score: 7.7

The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel

Score: 7.6

The Persuaders!

Score: 7.6

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

Score: 7.4

The Saint

Score: 7.3

The Saint

Score: 7.3

Jason King

Score: 7.3

The Third Man

Score: 7.1

Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)

Score: 7.0

Man in a Suitcase

Score: 7.0

The Zoo Gang

Score: 7.0

Z-Cars

Score: 7.0

Maigret

Score: 6.9

Sherlock Holmes

Score: 6.4

The Adventures of William Tell

Score: 6.3

The Adventures of Robin Hood

Score: 6.1

The Champions

Score: 6.1

Quatermass II

Score: 5.9

The Buccaneers

Score: 5.5

The Buccaneers

Score: 5.5

BBC Play of the Month

Score: 5.0

Sir Francis Drake

Score: 4.5

Sir Francis Drake

Score: 4.5

Sir Francis Drake

Score: 4.5

Sunday Night Theatre

Score: 3.5

Sunday Night Theatre

Score: 3.5

The Odd Man

Score: 0.0

Overseas Press Club - Exclusive!

Score: 0.0

The Man in the Iron Mask

Score: 0.0

The Protectors

Score: 0.0

Plateau of Fear

Score: 0.0

Codename

Score: 0.0