Roger Delgado
Born March 01, 1918 (Age: 108)
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London, England, UK
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.
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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Filmography
Roger Delgado: The Master
2009
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as (archive footage)
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Age: 91
Police 5: The Master
1993
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as The Master (archive footage)
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Age: 75
The Last Appointment!
1977
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as Estoban
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Age: 59
The Adventures Of Don Quixote
1973
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as Officer of the Holy Brotherhood
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Age: 54
Horror Express
1972
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as Inspector Mirov (voice)
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Age: 54
Antony and Cleopatra
1972
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as Soothsayer
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Age: 54
The Assassination Bureau
1969
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as Bureau Member (uncredited)
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Age: 51
Masquerade
1965
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as Ahmed bin Fayed
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Age: 47
Hot Enough for June
1964
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as Josef
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Age: 46
The Running Man
1963
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as Spanish Doctor
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Age: 45
The Mind Benders
1963
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as Dr. Jean Bonvoulois (uncredited)
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Age: 44
In Search of the Castaways
1962
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as Patagonian prisoner
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Age: 44
The Road to Hong Kong
1962
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as Jinnah
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Age: 44
The Terror of the Tongs
1961
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as Tang Hao
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Age: 43
The Singer Not the Song
1961
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as Pedro de Cortinez
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Age: 42
Sands of the Desert
1960
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as Abu Nlal
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Age: 42
The Stranglers of Bombay
1959
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as Bundar (uncredited)
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Age: 41
First Man into Space
1959
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as Mexican Consul - Ramon de Guerrera
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Age: 40
Mark of the Phoenix
1958
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as Devron
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Age: 40
Sea Fury
1958
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as Salgado
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Age: 40
The Battle of the River Plate
1956
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as Captain Varela, Uruguayan Navy
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Age: 38
No Image
Destination Death
1956
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as Lisbon Police Officer
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Age: 38
Bhowani Junction
1956
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as Train Driver
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Age: 38
No Image
The Advancing Shadow
1956
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as Talibh
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Age: 38
Storm Over the Nile
1955
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as Native Spy
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Age: 37
Third Party Risk
1954
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as Detective Gonzales
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Age: 36
Beautiful Stranger
1954
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as Police Officer
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Age: 36
Blood Orange
1953
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as Marlowe
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Age: 35
The Captain's Paradise
1953
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as Kalikan Policeman
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Age: 35
The Broken Horseshoe
1953
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as Felix Galegos
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Age: 34