Roger Delgado
Biography
Roger Delgado was an English actor who worked extensively in theater, television, film and radio. Born in Whitechapel and raised in Bedford Park, London, he made his stage debut in 1939 and first appeared on television in 1948. After the Second World War he joined the York repertory company and later the BBC drama repertory, where he remained from 1950 to 1962. He was often cast as a villain, and after playing the duplicitous Mendoza in the ITC series Sir Francis Drake from 1961 to 1962 he became much in demand. Among his films were The Battle of the River Plate (1956), The Mummy's Shroud (1967), The Road to Hong Kong (1962), The Terror of the Tongs (1961) and Antony and Cleopatra (1972). He was the original Master in Doctor Who, first appearing in Terror of the Autons in 1971 and returning in several serials. He died in 1973.
55years old at death
- Born Whitechapel
- Died Nevşehir
- Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20
- Also credited as Roger Caesar Marius Bernard de Delgado Torres Castillo Roberto
Movie Career
- Films
- 13
- Career span
- 16 years1956 to 1972
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Big break
Delgado started playing the Master on Doctor Who in late 1970, and his first appearance on screen came in the January 1971 story Terror of the Autons.
A first
Delgado appeared as a guest in 16 ITC shows, more than any other actor. His final completed role was in ITC's The Zoo Gang.
Big break
Delgado gained wide popularity in Britain for playing Mendoza, a duplicitous Spanish envoy, in the ITC Entertainment series Sir Francis Drake from 1961 to 1962, and afterward he was much in demand.
Roger Delgado movies on Netflix
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The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- First Man into Space1959 Drama, Horror, Sci-Fias Mexican Consul - Ramon de Guerrera
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Most often with
Basil Dearden directed two of these films. Marne Maitland appears in four of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Basil DeardenDirector, 2 films, 1963 to 1966
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- Felix AylmerThe Running Man (1963) and The Road to Hong Kong (1962)
- Allan CuthbertsonThe Running Man (1963) and The Stranglers of Bombay (1959)
- Peter ArneAntony and Cleopatra (1972) and Khartoum (1966)
- Norman BirdThe Mind Benders (1963) and In Search of the Castaways (1962)
- Douglas WilmerKhartoum (1966) and The Battle of the River Plate (1956)
- Jack GwillimIn Search of the Castaways (1962) and The Battle of the River Plate (1956)
- Andreas MalandrinosThe Mummy's Shroud (1967) and In Search of the Castaways (1962)
- Peter IllingBhowani Junction (1956) and The Battle of the River Plate (1956)
- Alan TilvernKhartoum (1966) and Bhowani Junction (1956)
- Andrew CruickshankThe Stranglers of Bombay (1959) and The Battle of the River Plate (1956)
- Ewen SolonThe Terror of the Tongs (1961) and The Stranglers of Bombay (1959)
- Robert AyresThe Road to Hong Kong (1962) and First Man into Space (1959)
- Harold GoldblattThe Mind Benders (1963) and The Running Man (1963)
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