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Ray Smith‌

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1936-05-01

Popularity

star2.7

Ray Smith

Trealaw, Glamorgan, Wales, UK

Ray Smith

Trealaw, Glamorgan, Wales, UK

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1936-05-01

Popularity

star2.7

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.

Movie Credits

Mucking Out

Mucking Out‌
star0.0
calendar 1978

Britannia: A Bridge

Britannia: A Bridge‌
star0.0
calendar 1973

Mrs. Lawrence Will Look After It

Mrs. Lawrence Will Look After It‌
star0.0
calendar 1968

The Sailor's Return

The Sailor's Return‌
star6.0
calendar 1978

The Painted Smile

The Painted Smile‌
star5.6
calendar 1962

Rogue Male

Rogue Male‌
star6.4
calendar 1976

The Informers

The Informers‌
star6.8
calendar 1963

King Lear

King Lear‌
star4.3
calendar 1974

Bewitched

Bewitched‌
star0.0
calendar 1983

Shaggy Dog

Shaggy Dog‌
star6.0
calendar 1968

The Trial of Klaus Barbie

The Trial of Klaus Barbie‌
star0.0
calendar 1987

Operation: Daybreak

Operation: Daybreak‌
star6.8
calendar 1975

The Life and Times of David Lloyd George

The Life and Times of David Lloyd George‌
star0.0
calendar 1981

Stella

Stella‌
star5.0
calendar 1968

Made

Made‌
star5.5
calendar 1972

Under Milk Wood

Under Milk Wood‌
star6.2
calendar 1972

Tomorrow at Ten

Tomorrow at Ten‌
star6.3
calendar 1962

The Mayor's Charity

The Mayor's Charity‌
star0.0
calendar 1977

The Next Voice You See

The Next Voice You See‌
star8.5
calendar 1975

The Old Devils

The Old Devils‌
star0.0
calendar 1992

Tv Credits

Thriller

Thriller‌
star6.6
calendar 1973

Colditz

Colditz‌
star7.3
calendar 1972

Dempsey and Makepeace

Dempsey and Makepeace‌
star6.4
calendar 1985

Crown Court

Crown Court‌
star5.0
calendar 1972

Callan

Callan‌
star7.0
calendar 1967

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes‌
star7.3
calendar 1971

No Hiding Place

No Hiding Place‌
star3.7
calendar 1959

1990

1990‌
star6.0
calendar 1977

We'll Meet Again

We'll Meet Again‌
star5.5
calendar 1982

How Green Was My Valley

How Green Was My Valley‌
star5.0
calendar 1975

Sanctuary

Sanctuary‌
star5.0
calendar 1967

Shadows of Fear

Shadows of Fear‌
star6.0
calendar 1970

Madame Bovary

Madame Bovary‌
star4.7
calendar 1975

The Company of Five

The Company of Five‌
star6.5
calendar 1968

The Main Chance

The Main Chance‌
star8.0
calendar 1969

Public Eye

Public Eye‌
star7.8
calendar 1965

Sam

Sam‌
star5.0
calendar 1973

Bill Brand

Bill Brand‌
star6.3
calendar 1976

The Hanged Man

The Hanged Man‌
star5.5
calendar 1975

Public Eye

Public Eye‌
star7.8
calendar 1965

The Frighteners

The Frighteners‌
star8.5
calendar 1972

Public Eye

Public Eye‌
star7.8
calendar 1965

Enemy at the Door

Enemy at the Door‌
star8.0
calendar 1978