Ray Smith
Known for: Acting
Born: May 1, 1936
Died: December 15, 1991
Place of birth: Trealaw, Glamorgan, Wales, UK
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
24 movies · 39 TV shows, newest first
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The Old Devils
1992
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The Trial of Klaus Barbie
1987
6.8
Dempsey and Makepeace
1985NR
Struggle
1983
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Bewitched
1983
7.7
Shades of Darkness
1983
7.0
We'll Meet Again
1982
7.0
Masada
1981NR
Plays for Pleasure
1981
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The Life and Times of David Lloyd George
1981NR
A Question of Guilt
1980NR
The Atom Spies
1979
6.7
The Mill on the Floss
1978
6.2
The Sailor's Return
1978
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Mucking Out
1978
8.2
Enemy at the Door
1978
9.0
The Mayor's Charity
1977
6.5
1990
1977
7.0
Target
19775.0
The Sunday Drama
1977
6.5
Rogue Male
1976
7.3
Bill Brand
1976
6.7
How Green Was My Valley
1975
6.9
Operation: Daybreak
1975
6.0
Madame Bovary
1975
9.0
The Next Voice You See
19757.0
The Hanged Man
1975
5.5
King Lear
1974NR
Second City Firsts
1973
7.5
Sam
1973
7.0
Thriller
1973NR
Britannia: A Bridge
1973
7.7
Colditz
1972
5.7
Crown Court
1972
7.0
Made
1972NR
The Mill
1972
4.6
Country Matters
1972
7.5
Villains
1972
8.5
The Frighteners
1972
6.3
New Scotland Yard
1972
6.1
Under Milk Wood
1972
7.5
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971
6.7
Shadows of Fear
1970NR
The Ladies: Doreen
1969NR
Plays of Today
1969
8.3
The Main Chance
1969
6.7
Shaggy Dog
1968
7.0
The Company of Five
1968
10.0
Mrs. Lawrence Will Look After It
19687.0
Stella
1968
7.0
ITV Playhouse
19676.0
Sanctuary
1967
7.5
Half Hour Story
1967
7.0
Callan
1967
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The Informer
1966NR
Moulded in Earth
1965
8.2
Public Eye
1965NR
Ring Out an Alibi
1964
6.8
The Informers
1963
6.0
Tomorrow at Ten
1963
5.8
The Painted Smile
1962
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Candidate for Murder
1962
4.8
No Hiding Place
1959