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Roger Delgado
Character actor (1918-1973) · United Kingdom · On the map · Actors · Died at 55
Roger Caesar Marius Bernard de Delgado Torres Castillo Roberto was an English actor. He played many roles on television, radio and in films, and had "a long history of playing minor villains" before becoming best known as the first actor to play the Master in Doctor Who (1971-73).
Roger Delgado is read about 137 times a day, in 15 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 20 September 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
Something wrong?A life in dates
1973Died18 June 1973
Doctor Who: Frontier in SpaceFilm, 1973The Master1972
Antony and CleopatraFilm, Soothsayer1970
UndergroundFilm, Xavier1969
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)Series, Tapiro
The Assassination BureauFilm, 1969Bureau Member (uncredited)1968
The ChampionsSeries, Yussef1966
KhartoumFilm, Sheikh Abdul Rahim1965
BBC Play of the MonthSeries, Officer of the Holy Brotherhood1964
Hot Enough for JuneFilm, Josef1963
Doctor WhoSeries, Master
The Mind BendersFilm, 1963Dr. Jean Bonvoulois (uncredited)1962
The SaintSeries, Capt. Rodriguez1961
The Singer Not the SongFilm, Pedro de Cortinez1960
Danger ManSeries, Von Golling1959
First Man into SpaceFilm, Mexican Consul - Ramon de Guerrera1958
The Adventures of William TellSeries
Mark of the PhoenixFilm, 1958Devron1956
The BuccaneersSeries, Capt. Mendoza
Bhowani JunctionFilm, 1956Train Driver1955
Storm Over the NileFilm, Native Spy1953
Blood OrangeFilm, Marlowe1950
Sunday Night TheatreSeries, Mark Smeaton1918Born1 March 1918
Doctor Who: Frontier in SpaceFilm, 1973The Master1972Antony and CleopatraFilm, Soothsayer1970UndergroundFilm, Xavier1969Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)Series, TapiroThe Assassination BureauFilm, 1969Bureau Member (uncredited)1968The ChampionsSeries, Yussef1966KhartoumFilm, Sheikh Abdul Rahim1965BBC Play of the MonthSeries, Officer of the Holy Brotherhood1964Hot Enough for JuneFilm, Josef1963Doctor WhoSeries, MasterThe Mind BendersFilm, 1963Dr. Jean Bonvoulois (uncredited)1962The SaintSeries, Capt. Rodriguez1961The Singer Not the SongFilm, Pedro de Cortinez1960Danger ManSeries, Von Golling1959First Man into SpaceFilm, Mexican Consul - Ramon de Guerrera1958The Adventures of William TellSeriesMark of the PhoenixFilm, 1958Devron1956The BuccaneersSeries, Capt. MendozaBhowani JunctionFilm, 1956Train Driver1955Storm Over the NileFilm, Native Spy1953Blood OrangeFilm, Marlowe1950Sunday Night TheatreSeries, Mark Smeaton1918Born1 March 1918Known for
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The Assassination Bureau 1969
In Search of the Castaways 1962
Khartoum 1966
The Battle of the River Plate 1956
Horror Express 1972
People around Roger
Close ties
Katy Manning Also in Doctor Who
Nicholas Courtney Also in Doctor Who
Jon Pertwee Also in Doctor Who
Richard Franklin Also in Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons (1971)
John Levene Also in Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons (1971)
Basil Dearden Directed Khartoum and Masquerade
Peter Arne Also in Antony and Cleopatra (1972)- Alan Tilvern Also in Khartoum and Bhowani Junction
- Peter Illing Also in Bhowani Junction (1956)
- Marne Maitland Also in Bhowani Junction (1956)
- George Murcell Also in In Search of the Castaways (1962)
Christopher Lee Also in The Battle of the River Plate (1957)
Charlton Heston Directed Antony and Cleopatra (1972)
John Le Mesurier Also in The Battle of the River Plate (1957)- Douglas Wilmer Also in Khartoum (1966)
Anthony Ainley Duets: The Master, also in Doctor Who
Felix Aylmer Also in The Road to Hong Kong (1962)- Malcolm Hulke Wrote Doctor Who: Colony in Space (1971)
Geoffrey Beevers Duets: The Master, also in Doctor Who
Peter Pratt Duets: The Master, also in Doctor Who
Tutte Lemkow Also in Sands of the Desert and Masquerade
Warren Mitchell Also in Manuela and The Sandwich Man- Barry Letts Directed Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons (1971)
- Michael Carreras Produced The Mummy's Shroud (1967)
Filmography 40
92 credits on file
Television 24
About this person
Country
United Kingdom
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1918 to 1973 · aged 55
