Ray Smith
Acting
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.
Known for
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movieThe Old Devils
1992
Charlie Norris
tvDempsey and Makepeace
1985
Spikings
Struggle
1983
Sir Bert
movieBewitched
1983
Sylvester Brand
tvShades of Darkness
1983
Sylvester Brand
tvWe'll Meet Again
1982
Albert Mundy
tvMasada
1981
Lentius
Plays for Pleasure
1981
Clive Lewis
movieThe Life and Times of David Lloyd George
1981
Aneurin Bevan
The Atom Spies
1979
Doctor Cockcroft
tvThe Mill on the Floss
1978
Mr Tulliver
movieThe Sailor's Return
1978
Fred Leake
movieMucking Out
1978
Thomas Loftus
tvEnemy at the Door
1978
John Weston
movieThe Mayor's Charity
1977
Charlie Harris
tvTarget
1977
MP Jack Sissons
movieRogue Male
1976
Fisherman
tvBill Brand
1976
Moores
tvHow Green Was My Valley
1975
Dai Bando
tvMadame Bovary
1975
Homais
movieThe Next Voice You See
1975
Ben Tamplin
The Hanged Man
1975
Josef Milcjek
Second City Firsts
1973
Thomas Loftus
tvSam
1973
George Barraclough
tvThriller
1973
Ben Tamplin
Britannia: A Bridge
1973
Narrator (Voice)
tvColditz
1972
Hans Hugenberg
movieMade
1972
Policeman
The Mill
1972
Holland
tvCountry Matters
1972
Mr Holland
tvVillains
1972
Dave Swift
tvThe Frighteners
1972
The Guvnor
tvNew Scotland Yard
1972
Arthur Clevedon, QC
movieUnder Milk Wood
1972
Mr Waldo
tvThe Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971
Chief prison officer
tvShadows of Fear
1970
German
tvThe Main Chance
1969
Joe Holroyd
movieShaggy Dog
1968
Mr Johnson
tvThe Company of Five
1968
Arthur Gifford / Mr Johnson / Charlie / Nino / Thomas Davies
movieMrs. Lawrence Will Look After It
1968
Stanley Maxwell
tvHalf Hour Story
1967
The Man
tvThe Informer
1966
Receptionist / Bouncer / Anker
tvPublic Eye
1965
DI Percy Firbank
movieThe Informers
1963
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
movieTomorrow at Ten
1963
Mr. Briggs
movieCandidate for Murder
1962
Chauffeur
