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name: "Roger Delgado"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "1 March 1918"
died: "18 June 1973"
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updated: "2026-09-16T15:43:44.191001+00:00"
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# Roger Delgado

Actor. Born 1 March 1918 in London, England, UK. Died 18 June 1973.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 1 March 1918, London, England, UK
- **Died:** 18 June 1973

## Biography

Roger Delgado (1918–1973) was an English actor best known for originating the role of the Master in the BBC series *Doctor Who* (1963). He first appeared as the character in the 1971 serial *Terror of the Autons* and reprised it across multiple Third Doctor stories until 1973.

Born in Whitechapel, London, to a Spanish father and French mother, Delgado served in the British Army during the Second World War, rising to the rank of major. He began his acting career on stage in 1939 and on television in 1948, appearing in numerous films and series, often in villainous roles. He died in a car accident in Turkey while filming the mini-series *La Cloche tibétaine*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, tardis.fandom.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Doctor Who* (1963), Fi1m 81, as The Master — [page](https://film.one/tv/doctor-who.md)

## Also known for

- *Horror Express* (1972), Inspector Mirov (voice)
- *The Avengers* (1961), Kreer, Vasco
- *The Saint* (1962), Capt. Rodriguez, Hotel Manager
- *The Persuaders!* (1971), Estoban
- *Khartoum* (1966), Sheikh Abdul Rahim
- *The Assassination Bureau* (1969), Bureau Member  (uncredited)
- *In Search of the Castaways* (1962), Patagonian prisoner
- *The Battle of the River Plate* (1956), Captain Varela, Uruguayan Navy

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