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.
Filmography
all 48
Movies 25
TV Shows 23
self 1
The Old Devils (1992)
The Old Devils (1992)
Dempsey and Makepeace (1985)
Bewitched (1983)
We'll Meet Again (1982)
The Life and Times of David Lloyd George (1981)
Number on End (1980)
The Mill on the Floss (1978)
The Sailor's Return (1978)
Mucking Out (1978)
Enemy at the Door (1978)
The Mill on the Floss (1978)
The Mayor's Charity (1977)
Rogue Male (1976)
Bill Brand (1976)
How Green Was My Valley (1975)
Madame Bovary (1975)
The Next Voice You See (1975)
The Hanged Man (1975)
Sam (1973)
Thriller (1973)
Britannia: A Bridge (1973)
Colditz (1972)
Made (1972)
The Frighteners (1972)
Under Milk Wood (1972)
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (1971)
Shadows of Fear (1970)
The Main Chance (1969)
Shaggy Dog (1968)
The Company of Five (1968)
Mrs. Lawrence Will Look After It (1968)
Stella (1968)
Public Eye (1965)
The Informers (1963)
Tomorrow at Ten (1962)
Candidate for Murder (1962)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1936-05-01
Deathday1991-12-15 (55 years old)
Birth PlaceTrealaw, United Kingdom
CitizenshipsWales, United Kingdom
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