Ray Smith
Born
May 1, 1936 (age 55)
Died
December 15, 1991
Birthplace
Trealaw, Glamorgan, Wales, UK

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 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

The Old Devils
The Old Devils
1992
Charlie Norris
The Trial of Klaus Barbie
The Trial of Klaus Barbie
1987
Margaine
Bewitched
Bewitched
1983
Sylvester Brand
The Life and Times of David Lloyd George
The Life and Times of David Lloyd George
1981
Aneurin Bevan
The Sailor's Return
The Sailor's Return
1978 ★ 6.0
Fred Leake
Mucking Out
Mucking Out
1978
Thomas Loftus
The Mayor's Charity
The Mayor's Charity
1977
Charlie Harris
Rogue Male
Rogue Male
1976 ★ 6.5
Fisherman
Operation: Daybreak
Operation: Daybreak
1975 ★ 6.9
Hájek
The Next Voice You See
The Next Voice You See
1975 ★ 8.5
Ben Tamplin
King Lear
King Lear
1974 ★ 4.3
Kent
Britannia: A Bridge
Britannia: A Bridge
1973
Narrator (Voice)
Made
Made
1972 ★ 5.5
Policeman
Under Milk Wood
Under Milk Wood
1972 ★ 5.9
Mr Waldo
The Ladies: Doreen
The Ladies: Doreen
1969
Eric
Shaggy Dog
Shaggy Dog
1968 ★ 6.0
Mr Johnson
Mrs. Lawrence Will Look After It
Mrs. Lawrence Will Look After It
1968
Stanley Maxwell
Stella
Stella
1968 ★ 5.0
Man
The Informers
The Informers
1963 ★ 6.5
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Tomorrow at Ten
Tomorrow at Ten
1963 ★ 5.7
Mr. Briggs
The Painted Smile
The Painted Smile
1962 ★ 5.6
Glynn
Candidate for Murder
Candidate for Murder
1962
Chauffeur

TV Series

Dempsey and Makepeace
Dempsey and Makepeace
1985 ★ 6.4
Spikings
30 Episodes
We'll Meet Again
We'll Meet Again
1982 ★ 5.5
13 Episodes
Masada
Masada
1981 ★ 7.0
Lentius
1 Episode
The Mill on the Floss
The Mill on the Floss
1978 ★ 5.5
Mr Tulliver
6 Episodes
Enemy at the Door
Enemy at the Door
1978 ★ 7.8
John Weston
1 Episode
1990
1990
1977 ★ 6.0
1 Episode
Target
Target
1977 ★ 6.3
MP Jack Sissons
1 Episode
Bill Brand
Bill Brand
1976 ★ 6.3
Moores
2 Episodes
How Green Was My Valley
How Green Was My Valley
1975 ★ 6.5
Dai Bando
6 Episodes
Madame Bovary
Madame Bovary
1975 ★ 4.7
Homais
4 Episodes
The Hanged Man
The Hanged Man
1975 ★ 5.5
Josef Milcjek
1 Episode
Sam
Sam
1973 ★ 5.0
George Barraclough
39 Episodes
Thriller
Thriller
1973 ★ 6.6
Ben Tamplin
1 Episode
Colditz
Colditz
1972 ★ 7.3
Hans Hugenberg
1 Episode
Crown Court
Crown Court
1972 ★ 5.4
1 Episode
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971 ★ 7.4
Chief prison officer
1 Episode
Shadows of Fear
Shadows of Fear
1970 ★ 6.0
German
2 Episodes
The Main Chance
The Main Chance
1969 ★ 7.7
Joe Holroyd
1 Episode
The Company of Five
The Company of Five
1968 ★ 6.5
6 Episodes
Callan
Callan
1967 ★ 7.0
1 Episode
Sanctuary
Sanctuary
1967 ★ 5.0
1 Episode
The Informer
The Informer
1966
Receptionist / Bouncer
1 Episode
Public Eye
Public Eye
1965 ★ 7.8
Det. Insp. Percy Firbank
6 Episodes
Ring Out an Alibi
Ring Out an Alibi
1964
Watty
6 Episodes
No Hiding Place
No Hiding Place
1959 ★ 3.7
2 Episodes