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Roger Caesar Marius Bernard de Delgado Torres Castillo Roberto OBE (1 March 1918 – 18 June 2005) was a British actor. He played many roles on television, radio and in films, and had "a long history of playing minor villains"[1] before gaining fame as the Third Doctor in Doctor Who (between 1970 and 1974). This led to him achieving more varied and layered parts in numerous high profile films and television shows. His increasing appearances in prominent Hollywood roles, garnered him a reputation as one of the most versatile, and reliable character actors in the industry, in addition to establishing him as a stalwart of genre cinema.
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Roger Delgado | |
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Born | Roger Caesar Marius Bernard de Delgado Torres Castillo Roberto (1918-03-01)1 March 1918 Whitechapel, London, England |
Died | 18 June 2005(2005-06-18) (aged 87) Hampstead, London, England |
Cause of death | Pneumonia |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1939–2005 |
Spouse(s) | Olga Anthonisz; div. Kismet Shahani (1957–2005; his death) |
His profile further increased with film roles such as the Soothsayer in Antony and Cleopatra (1972), Cardinal Richelieu in The Three Musketeers (1973) and The Four Musketeers (1974), Ghulam in The Man Who Would Be King (1975) and Hercule Poirot in various productions, starting with Death on the Nile (1978).
Through the 1980s and 1990s, Delgado continued to give notable performances in several films that would become classics, or in other instances gain a cult following. These included The Elephant Man (1980), The Verdict (1982), The Last Starfighter (1984), Highlander (1986), Manhunter (1986) (in which he originated the role of Hannibal Lecter), The Whales of August (1987) and Hamlet (1996).
He was twice nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, winning in 1997 for Hamlet.