Ray Smith
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Acting Credits
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 ...
Known For
Filmography
The Old Devils
1992
as Charlie Norris
The Trial of Klaus Barbie
1987
as Margaine
Dempsey and Makepeace
1985
as Spikings
Bewitched
1983
as Sylvester Brand
Shades of Darkness
1983
as Sylvester Brand
Struggle
1983
as Sir Bert
We'll Meet Again
1982
as Albert Mundy
The Life and Times of David Lloyd George
1981
as Aneurin Bevan
Masada
1981
as Lentius
Plays for Pleasure
1981
as Clive Lewis
A Question of Guilt
1980
as Supt Foley
The Atom Spies
1979
as Doctor Cockcroft
Mucking Out
1978
as Thomas Loftus
The Sailor's Return
1978
as Fred Leake
Enemy at the Door
1978
as John Weston
The Mill on the Floss
1978
as Mr Tulliver
The Mayor's Charity
1977
as Charlie Harris
1990
1977
Target
1977
as MP Jack Sissons
The Sunday Drama
1977
as Harry
Rogue Male
1976
as Fisherman
Bill Brand
1976
as Moores
Operation: Daybreak
1975
as Hájek
The Next Voice You See
1975
as Ben Tamplin
Madame Bovary
1975
as Homais
The Hanged Man
1975
as Josef Milcjek
How Green Was My Valley
1975
as Dai Bando
King Lear
1974
as Kent
Britannia: A Bridge
1973
as Narrator (Voice)
Thriller
1973
as Ben Tamplin
Sam
1973
as George Barraclough
Second City Firsts
1973
as Thomas Loftus
Made
1972
as Policeman
Under Milk Wood
1972
as Mr Waldo
The Mill
1972
as Holland
Colditz
1972
as Hans Hugenberg
Crown Court
1972
Country Matters
1972
as Mr Holland
Villains
1972
as Dave Swift
The Frighteners
1972
as The Guvnor
New Scotland Yard
1972
as Arthur Clevedon, QC
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971
as Chief prison officer
Shadows of Fear
1970
as German
The Ladies: Doreen
1969
as Eric
The Main Chance
1969
as Joe Holroyd
Plays of Today
1969
as Eric
Mrs. Lawrence Will Look After It
1968
as Stanley Maxwell
Shaggy Dog
1968
as Mr Johnson
Stella
1968
as Man
The Company of Five
1968
as Arthur Gifford
The Company of Five
1968
as Mr Johnson
The Company of Five
1968
as Charlie
The Company of Five
1968
as Nino
The Company of Five
1968
as Thomas Davies
Callan
1967
Sanctuary
1967
ITV Playhouse
1967
Half Hour Story
1967
as The Man
The Informer
1966
as Receptionist / Bouncer
The Informer
1966
as Anker
Public Eye
1965
as DI Percy Firbank
Moulded in Earth
1965
as Jeff Ellis
Ring Out an Alibi
1964
as Watty
The Informers
1963
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Tomorrow at Ten
1963
as Mr. Briggs
The Painted Smile
1962
as Glynn
Candidate for Murder
1962
as Chauffeur
No Hiding Place
1959