Master (Doctor Who)
The Master is a recurring character in the British television science fiction series Doctor Who. He is a renegade Time Lord and the archenemy of the Doctor.
The Master was played by Roger Delgado when the character first appeared in 1971 and continued in the role until his death in 1973, Peter Pratt and Geoffrey Beevers played a physically decayed version of the Time Lord until Anthony Ainley assumed the part in 1981 until the show's cancellation in 1989. The Master was played briefly by Gordon Tipple and then by Eric Roberts while in a human body in the 1996 TV movie, Derek Jacobi provided the character's re-introduction in the revived series before handing over to John Simm with William Hughes also portraying the character at the age of 8.
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