Ray Smith
Known for Acting · 58 credits
- Born
- 1936-05-01
- Died
- 1991-12-15
- Place of birth
- 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.
Known For
TV Shows (34)
Crown Court
1972
ITV Playhouse
1967
No Hiding Place
1959
Thriller
1973
as Ben Tamplin
Dempsey and Makepeace
1985
as Spikings
Public Eye
1965
as DI Percy Firbank
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971
as Chief prison officer
Callan
1967
The Main Chance
1969
as Joe Holroyd
Enemy at the Door
1978
as John Weston
New Scotland Yard
1972
as Arthur Clevedon, QC
Target
1977
as MP Jack Sissons
Colditz
1972
as Hans Hugenberg
Half Hour Story
1967
as The Man
Country Matters
1972
as Mr Holland
The Sunday Drama
1977
as Harry
Bill Brand
1976
as Moores
Masada
1981
as Lentius
The Informer
1966
as Receptionist / Bouncer / Anker
Sam
1973
as George Barraclough
Shadows of Fear
1970
as German
1990
1977
The Frighteners
1972
as The Guvnor
The Company of Five
1968
as Arthur Gifford / Mr Johnson / Charlie / Nino / Thomas Davies
We'll Meet Again
1982
as Albert Mundy
The Hanged Man
1975
as Josef Milcjek
How Green Was My Valley
1975
as Dai Bando
Shades of Darkness
1983
as Sylvester Brand
Sanctuary
1967
The Mill on the Floss
1978
as Mr Tulliver
Villains
1972
as Dave Swift
Madame Bovary
1975
as Homais
Plays of Today
1969
as Eric
Ring Out an Alibi
1964
as Watty
Movies (24)
Rogue Male
1976
as Fisherman
Operation: Daybreak
1975
as Hájek
Under Milk Wood
1972
as Mr Waldo
The Informers
1963
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Tomorrow at Ten
1963
as Mr. Briggs
The Life and Times of David Lloyd George
1981
as Aneurin Bevan
The Trial of Klaus Barbie
1987
as Margaine
The Old Devils
1992
as Charlie Norris
Stella
1968
as Man
Made
1972
as Policeman
King Lear
1974
as Kent
Bewitched
1983
as Sylvester Brand
The Mayor's Charity
1977
as Charlie Harris
The Painted Smile
1962
as Glynn
The Sailor's Return
1978
as Fred Leake
Candidate for Murder
1962
as Chauffeur
The Mill
1972
as Holland
The Next Voice You See
1975
as Ben Tamplin
Shaggy Dog
1968
as Mr Johnson
Mucking Out
1978
as Thomas Loftus
Britannia: A Bridge
1973
as Narrator (Voice)
The Ladies: Doreen
1969
as Eric
Mrs. Lawrence Will Look After It
1968
as Stanley Maxwell
The Atom Spies
1979
as Doctor Cockcroft
About Ray Smith
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 Ol… With 58 credits spanning from 1959 to 1992, Ray Smith has appeared in 24 films and 34 TV shows.
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Most Popular Ray Smith Movies
- Rogue Male (1976) — as Fisherman
- Operation: Daybreak (1975) — as Hájek
- Under Milk Wood (1972) — as Mr Waldo
- The Informers (1963) — as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
- Tomorrow at Ten (1963) — as Mr. Briggs
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