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Roger Delgado

Roger Delgado

Actor · Died June 18, 1973, aged 55 · London, England, UK

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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Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 1, 1918
Died
June 18, 1973 (aged 55)
From
London, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
34 on MovieCove · 83 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Up 22% in 30 days

What are Roger Delgado's films like?

Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 24th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 43rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
36%
Bonds
20%
Society
18%
Survival
14%
Self
6%
Power
5%
Ideas
2%
Legacy2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 11 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 3 · Dark 4

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 5 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 4 · Charged 3 · Intense 4

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 6 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 2

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 1

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 6 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0

Easy watch: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their easy watch movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 4 · Affecting 6 · Heavy 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 10 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Dread
4
Warm
3
Joyful
3
Romantic
2
Other
9

How their films linger

Bittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet3
  • Tragic2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Roger Delgado's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 16 of their 34 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Roger Delgado's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

83 credits, 34 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty(2013)

    as The Master

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Roger Delgado: The Master(2009)

    as (archive footage)

  • The Ties That Bind Us(2008)

    as The Master (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Police 5: The Master (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as The Master (archive footage)

  • Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as The Master (archive footage) (Special Edition)

  • The Last Appointment! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Estoban

  • The Zoo Gang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Doctor Who: Frontier in Space (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as The Master

  • The Adventures Of Don Quixote (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Officer of the Holy Brotherhood

  • Horror Express(1972)

    as Inspector Mirov (voice)

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Doctor Who: The Time Monster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as The Master

  • Doctor Who: The Sea Devils (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as The Master

  • Antony and Cleopatra(1972)

    as Soothsayer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes(1971)

    Show 1 episode · as Silva

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • The Persuaders!(1971)

    Show 1 episode · as Estoban

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Jason King (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Doctor Who: The Dæmons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as The Master

  • Doctor Who: Colony in Space (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as The Master

  • Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as The Master

  • Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as The Master

  • Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as The Master

  • Underground(1970)

    as Xavier

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • You Can't Win 'Em All(1970)

    as Capt. Enver (uncredited) (voice)

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Codename (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 1 episode · as Rogov

  • My Partner the Ghost(1969)

    Show 1 episode · as Tapiro

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • The Assassination Bureau(1969)

    as Bureau Member (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Champions(1968)

    Show 1 episode · as Yussef

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • The Man in the Iron Mask (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 7 episodes · as M. Fouquet

  • Man in a Suitcase (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Mummy's Shroud(1967)

    as Hasmid

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • The Crossfire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Dr. Si Cada

  • The Sandwich Man(1966)

    as Abdul - Carpet Seller

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Khartoum(1966)

    as Sheikh Abdul Rahim

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • BBC Play of the Month (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Officer of the Holy Brotherhood

  • Masquerade(1965)

    as Ahmed bin Fayed

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Sherlock Holmes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 1 episode · as Moser

  • The Protectors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 1 episode · as Boris Slankin

  • Agent 8 3/4(1964)

    as Josef

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Doctor Who(1963)

    Show 41 episodes · as Master · as The Master

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Espionage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Gebal

  • The Running Man(1963)

    as Spanish Doctor

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • The Human Jungle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Wirral

  • The Mind Benders(1963)

    as Dr. Jean Bonvoulois (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • In Search of the Castaways(1962)

    as Patagonian prisoner

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Saint (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 1 episode · as Capt. Rodriguez · as Hotel Manager

  • The Road to Hong Kong(1962)

    as Jinnah

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Z-Cars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Sir Francis Drake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 6 episodes · as Mendoza · as Spanish Ambassador · as The Governor

  • Plateau of Fear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Terror of the Tongs(1961)

    as Tang Hao

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Avengers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · as Kreer · as Vasco

  • The Singer Not the Song(1961)

    as Pedro de Cortinez

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Maigret(1960)

    Show 2 episodes · as Pepito

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • The Odd Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 3 episodes · as Bernard Berridge

  • Danger Man(1960)

    Show 1 episode · as Von Golling

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Sands of the Desert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Abu Nlal

  • Armchair Mystery Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · as Curt

  • The Stranglers of Bombay(1959)

    as Bundar (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Third Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • First Man Into Space(1959)

    as Mexican Consul - Ramon de Guerrera

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Mark of the Phoenix (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Devron

  • The Adventures of William Tell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Sea Fury (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Salgado

  • Man in the Shadow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Alberto (uncredited)

  • Stowaway Girl(1957)

    as Stranger

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Overseas Press Club - Exclusive! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Argentine Diplomat

  • The Case of The Smiling Widow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Commissario

  • Pursuit of the Graf Spee(1956)

    as Captain Varela, Uruguayan Navy

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Buccaneers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 2 episodes · as Capt. Mendoza · as Don Ferdinand Esteban

  • Destination Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Lisbon Police Officer

  • Armchair Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · as Antonio

  • Bhowani Junction(1956)

    as Train Driver

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Advancing Shadow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Talibh

  • Storm Over the Nile(1955)

    as Native Spy

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Quatermass II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 2 episodes · as Hugh Conrad

  • The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Andre

  • The Adventures of Robin Hood(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Ambassador of Aragon

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Third Party Risk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Detective Gonzales

  • Beautiful Stranger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Police Officer

  • Blood Orange (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Marlowe

  • The Captain's Paradise(1953)

    as Kalikan Policeman

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Broken Horseshoe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Felix Galegos

  • Sunday Night Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Show 1 episode · as Father Francisco · as Hercules de Soysa · as Jean-Marie Merminod · as Mark Smeaton

Career shape

Star power in the 92nd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 82 titles from 1950 to 2009; peak year 1963.

Highest rated

The Singer Not the Song (1961)

Midcredits 56th

Most popular right now

The Stranglers of Bombay (1959)

Film career

19502009

Peak 1963 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1953Screen debut· The Captain's Paradise
  • 1963Career best· Doctor Who
  • 1972Career best· Horror Express

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting82 of 82: 82 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score59th

By decade

1950s26 · acting1960s33 · acting1970s19 · acting1980s1 · acting1990s1 · acting2000s2 · acting

Billing

usually 12th · top billed in 0% of 16 roles
5363

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Roger Delgado's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 54th percentile, the median of the 25 of 26 with a score; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 42nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 33 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th16
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

17 of their 33 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser17
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · actor

Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty (2013)

94th percentile spread · 41% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Doctor Who (1963)

Midcredits 93rd · 88% liked

Reviewers score the acting 65/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles; fans 74, detractors 40. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Roger Delgado work with?

People who share at least 2 of Roger Delgado's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Arthur Grant shares the most, 3.

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles