Biography
Ray Smith (1 May 1936 – 15 December 1991) was a Welsh actor who played the tough-talking police chief, Detective Superintendent Gordon Spikings, in the television series Dempsey and Makepeace. He was the first actor to play Brother Cadfael for BBC radio, and played a memorable Dai Bando in the BBC's 1975 adaptation of How Green Was My Valley - a touching performance given that Smith;s own father was a miner killed in a pit accident when Smith was just three years old. His final role work was in the TV adaptation of Kingsley Amis' novel, The Old Devils. He died just before filming concluded at the age of 55 from a massive heart attack and won the posthumous BAFTA Cymru Award for Best Actor in 1992.
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Filmography
all 45
TV Shows 23
Movies 22
self 1
Charlie Norris
The Old Devils (1992)
Movie
Charlie Norris
The Old Devils (1992)
TV
Margaine
The Trial of Klaus Barbie (1987)
Movie
Spikings
Dempsey and Makepeace The Movie (1985)
Movie
Spikings
Dempsey and Makepeace (1985)
TV
7
Sylvester Brand
Bewitched (1983)
Movie
Albert Mundy
We'll Meet Again (1982)
TV
Aneurin Bevan
The Life and Times of David Lloyd George (1981)
Movie
Mr. Tulliver
The Mill on the Floss (1978)
TV
Fred Leake
The Sailor's Return (1978)
Movie
Thomas Loftus
Mucking Out (1978)
Movie
John Weston
Enemy at the Door (1978)
TV
Mr. Tulliver
The Mill on the Floss (1978)
Movie
Charlie Harris
The Mayor's Charity (1977)
Movie
1990 (1977)
TV
Fisherman
Rogue Male (1976)
Movie
Moores
Bill Brand (1976)
TV
Dai Bando
How Green Was My Valley (1975)
TV
Hájek
Operation: Daybreak (1975)
Movie
Homais
Madame Bovary (1975)
TV
Ben Tamplin
The Next Voice You See (1975)
Movie
Josef Milcjek
The Hanged Man (1975)
TV
Kent
King Lear (1974)
Movie
George Barraclough
Sam (1973)
TV
Ben Tamplin
Thriller (1973)
TV
Self - Commentator
Britannia: A Bridge (1973)
Movie
Hans Hugenberg
Colditz (1972)
TV
Crown Court (1972)
TV
Policeman
Made (1972)
Movie
Guvnor
The Frighteners (1972)
TV
Mr Waldo
Under Milk Wood (1972)
Movie
Chief prison officer
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (1971)
TV
German / Newman
Shadows of Fear (1970)
TV
Joe Holroyd
The Main Chance (1969)
TV
Mr. Johnson
Shaggy Dog (1968)
Movie
Arthur Gifford / Charlie / Mr. Johnson
The Company of Five (1968)
TV
Stanley Maxwell
Mrs. Lawrence Will Look After It (1968)
Movie
The Man
Stella (1968)
Movie
Callan (1967)
TV
Sanctuary (1967)
TV
Firbank / Det. Insp. Percy Firbank / Percy Firbank
Public Eye (1965)
TV
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
The Informers (1963)
Movie
Mr. Briggs
Tomorrow at Ten (1962)
Movie
Glynn
The Painted Smile (1962)
Movie
No Hiding Place (1959)
TV
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1936-05-01
Deathday1991-12-15 (55 years old)
Birth PlaceTrealaw, United Kingdom
CitizenshipsWales, United Kingdom
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