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Underground

as Xavier

1970
The Mummy's Shroud

as Hasmid

1967
Hot Enough for June

as Josef

1964
The Road to Hong Kong

as Jinnah

1962
The Terror of the Tongs

as Tang Hao

1961
First Man into Space

as Mexican Consul - Ramon de Guerrera

1959
The Stranglers of Bombay

as Bundar (uncredited)

1960
Sea Fury

as Salgado

1958
Mark of the Phoenix

as Devron

1958
Third Party Risk

as Detective Gonzales

1954
Roger Delgado Roger Delgado

Birthday

1918-03-01

Place of Birth

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.
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