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Ray Smith

Ray Smith

Acting May 1, 1936 (55 years old) December 15, 1991 Trealaw, Glamorgan, Wales, UK

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.

Movies 24

TV Shows 46

Crown Court 5.7

Crown Court

1972
ITV Playhouse 7.0

ITV Playhouse

1967
No Hiding Place 4.8

No Hiding Place

1959
New Scotland Yard 6.3

New Scotland Yard

as Arthur Clevedon, QC

1972
Thriller 7.0

Thriller

as Ben Tamplin

1973
Public Eye 8.3

Public Eye

as DI Percy Firbank

1965
Dempsey and Makepeace 6.8

Dempsey and Makepeace

as Spikings

1985
Callan 7.2

Callan

1967
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes 7.5

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

as Chief prison officer

1971
Colditz 7.7

Colditz

as Hans Hugenberg

1972
The Main Chance 8.2

The Main Chance

as Joe Holroyd

1969
Second City Firsts

Second City Firsts

as Thomas Loftus

1973
Enemy at the Door 8.2

Enemy at the Door

as John Weston

1978
A Question of Guilt

A Question of Guilt

as Supt Foley

1980
Special Branch 5.8

Special Branch

as DCI Jeffries

1969
We'll Meet Again 7.0

We'll Meet Again

as Albert Mundy

1982
Target 7.0

Target

as MP Jack Sissons

1977
Masada 7.1

Masada

as Lentius

1981
The Sunday Drama 5.0

The Sunday Drama

as Harry

1977
Sam 7.5

Sam

as George Barraclough

1973
Half Hour Story 7.5

Half Hour Story

as The Man

1967
Country Matters 4.6

Country Matters

as Mr Holland

1972
Villains 7.5

Villains

as Dave Swift

1972
The Informer

The Informer

as Receptionist / Bouncer

1966
The Informer

The Informer

as Anker

1966
The Frighteners 8.5

The Frighteners

as The Guvnor

1972
Bill Brand 7.2

Bill Brand

as Moores

1976
1990 6.5

1990

1977
Sanctuary 6.0

Sanctuary

1967
How Green Was My Valley 6.7

How Green Was My Valley

as Dai Bando

1975
Shadows of Fear 6.7

Shadows of Fear

as German

1970
Madame Bovary 6.0

Madame Bovary

as Homais

1975
The Company of Five 7.0

The Company of Five

as Arthur Gifford

1968
The Company of Five 7.0

The Company of Five

as Mr Johnson

1968
The Company of Five 7.0

The Company of Five

as Charlie

1968
The Company of Five 7.0

The Company of Five

as Nino

1968
The Company of Five 7.0

The Company of Five

as Thomas Davies

1968
The Hanged Man 7.0

The Hanged Man

as Josef Milcjek

1975
The Mill on the Floss 6.7

The Mill on the Floss

as Mr Tulliver

1978
Shades of Darkness 7.7

Shades of Darkness

as Sylvester Brand

1983
Plays for Pleasure

Plays for Pleasure

as Clive Lewis

1981
Moulded in Earth

Moulded in Earth

as Jeff Ellis

1965
Plays of Today

Plays of Today

as Eric

1969
Struggle

Struggle

as Sir Bert

1983
The Hills of Heaven

The Hills of Heaven

as Tramp

1978
Ring Out an Alibi

Ring Out an Alibi

as Watty

1964

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