Ray Smith
Acting
Born: 1936-05-01 in Trealaw, Glamorgan, Wales, UK
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.
Known For
Crown Court
ITV Playhouse
No Hiding Place
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
Chief prison officer
Dempsey and Makepeace
Spikings
Villains
Dave Swift
Thriller
Ben Tamplin
Public Eye
DI Percy Firbank
New Scotland Yard
Arthur Clevedon, QC
The Main Chance
Joe Holroyd
Callan
Masada
Lentius
Enemy at the Door
John Weston
Madame Bovary
Homais
Colditz
Hans Hugenberg
Half Hour Story
The Man
Target
MP Jack Sissons
The Frighteners
The Guvnor
Country Matters
Mr Holland
Shades of Darkness
Sylvester Brand
Sanctuary
1990
Sam
George Barraclough
The Informer
Receptionist / Bouncer
The Informer
Anker
How Green Was My Valley
Dai Bando
We'll Meet Again
Albert Mundy
Bill Brand
Moores
The Company of Five
Arthur Gifford
The Company of Five
Mr Johnson
The Company of Five
Charlie
The Company of Five
Nino
The Company of Five
Thomas Davies
Shadows of Fear
German
Operation: Daybreak
Hájek
The Mill on the Floss
Mr Tulliver