Autographs of Roger Delgado
Roger Caesar Marius Bernard de Delgado Torres Castillo Roberto (1 March 1918 – 18 June 1973) was a British actor. He played many roles on stage, television, radio and in films, including a wide range of villainous characters, before becoming best known as the first actor to play the Master in Doctor Who (1971–73). More about Roger Delgado
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Delgado was born in Whitechapel, in the East End of London; he often remarked to Doctor Who co-star and close friend Jon Pertwee that this made him a true Cockney, as he was born within the sound of Bow bells, even though his mother was Belgian and his father was Spanish. He did not live in the East End, but was brought up in Bedford Park in west London. He attended Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School, a Roman Catholic secondary school in Holland Park, and the London School of Economics for a brief period but did not complete his degree. He served in the Second World War with both the Leicestershire Regiment and the Royal Corps of Signals, attaining the rank of major.
Delgado worked extensively on the British stage, and on television, film and radio. His theatre debut was in 1939 and his first television appearance was 1948. He appeared in the BBC Television serial Quatermass II (1955), the Powell and Pressburger wartime drama Battle of the River Plate (1956), and came to wide popular attention in Britain when he played the duplicitous Spanish envoy Mendoza in the ITC Entertainment series, Sir Francis Drake, from 1961 to 1962, after which he was in much demand. An in-joke in the 1971 Doctor Who story Colony in Space refers to that role, when the Brigadier tells the Doctor not to worry as the suspected sighting of the Master "was only the Spanish Ambassador". Delgado was frequently cast as a villain, appearing in many British action-adventure TV series by ITC, including Danger Man (1961), The Saint (1962 and 1966), The Champions (1969), and Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) (1969). Read even more about Roger Delgado at Wikipedia
Delgado worked extensively on the British stage, and on television, film and radio. His theatre debut was in 1939 and his first television appearance was 1948. He appeared in the BBC Television serial Quatermass II (1955), the Powell and Pressburger wartime drama Battle of the River Plate (1956), and came to wide popular attention in Britain when he played the duplicitous Spanish envoy Mendoza in the ITC Entertainment series, Sir Francis Drake, from 1961 to 1962, after which he was in much demand. An in-joke in the 1971 Doctor Who story Colony in Space refers to that role, when the Brigadier tells the Doctor not to worry as the suspected sighting of the Master "was only the Spanish Ambassador". Delgado was frequently cast as a villain, appearing in many British action-adventure TV series by ITC, including Danger Man (1961), The Saint (1962 and 1966), The Champions (1969), and Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) (1969). Read even more about Roger Delgado at Wikipedia
Traded items with a signature of Roger Delgado
The most expensive item with a signature of Roger Delgado (Rare Original 1968 Hand Signed Photo and Note Roger Delgado Dr Who The Master) was sold in July 2015 for £815.00 while the cheapest item (ROGER DELGADO DOCTOR WHO THE MASTER B/W AUTOGRAPH SIGNED 6 x 4 PRE PRINTED PHOTO) found a new owner for £0.49 in February 2024. The month with the most items sold (2) was May 2014 with an average selling price of £187.50 for an autographed item of Roger Delgado. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in July 2015 with £815.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £21.00 was September 2022. In average, an autographed item from Roger Delgado is worth £166.61.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Roger Delgado were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Item Title | Price | Store | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Doctor Who ROGER DELGADO 'The Master' - SIGNED Autograph Album Page (1971) | £199.95 | |
| Dr Who (The Master) ROGER DELGADO d@55 rare signed piece & PC pic plus early Bio | £51.00 | |
| Dr Who (The Master) ROGER DELGADO ink SIGNED Antony and Cleopatra 8x10 pic *RARE | £21.00 | |
| Dr Who (The Master) ROGER DELGADO ink SIGNED Antony and Cleopatra 8x10 pic *RARE | £31.00 | |
| Dr Who - A Rarity indeed - ROGER DELGADO - `The Master` ink signed BBC 3x5 pic | £400.00 | |
| Dr Who - A Rarity indeed - ROGER DELGADO - `The Master` ink signed BBC 3x5 pic | £390.00 | |
| Rare Original 1968 Hand Signed Photo and Note Roger Delgado Dr Who The Master | £815.00 | |
| ROGER DELGADO - HAND SIGNED ALBUM PAGE - DR WHO - THE MASTER - FILM & TV STAR | £82.00 | |
| ROGER DELGADO AUTOGRAPH | £58.00 | |
| ROGER DELGADO DR WHO THE MASTER SIGNED AUTOGRAPH BOOK PAGE DISPLAY SCARCE | £99.99 | |
| Roger Delgado played The Master in Doctor Who Signed Album Page Autographed | £395.00 | |
| ROGER DELGADO THE MASTER DOCTOR WHO SIGNED AUTOGRAPH BOOK /ALBUM PAGE DISPLAY | £99.99 | |
| ROGER DELGADO THE MASTER DR.WHO AUTHENTIC SIGNED AUTOGRAPH DISPLAY SCARCE | £379.99 | |
| Roger Delgado, Mary Merrall vintage signed album page AFTAL | £199.99 | |
| VERY SCARCE ROGER DELGADO 'THE MASTER DOCTOR WHO' SIGNED AUTOGRAPHED 6x4 PHOTO | £412.00 | |