Ray Smith
Acting
Born: 1936-05-01 · Trealaw, Glamorgan, Wales, UK
Died: 1991-12-15
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
🎬 Movies (20)
The Old Devils
1992
Charlie Norris
The Trial of Klaus Barbie
1987
Margaine
Bewitched
1983
Sylvester Brand
The Life and Times of David Lloyd George
1981
Aneurin Bevan
The Atom Spies
1979
Doctor Cockcroft
The Sailor's Return
1978
Fred Leake
Mucking Out
1978
Thomas Loftus
The Mayor's Charity
1977
Charlie Harris
Rogue Male
1976
Fisherman
Operation: Daybreak
1975
Hájek
The Next Voice You See
1975
Ben Tamplin
King Lear
1974
Kent
Britannia: A Bridge
1973
Narrator (Voice)
Made
1972
Policeman
The Mill
1972
Holland
Under Milk Wood
1972
Mr Waldo
The Ladies: Doreen
1969
Eric
Shaggy Dog
1968
Mr Johnson
Mrs. Lawrence Will Look After It
1968
Stanley Maxwell
Stella
1968
Man
📺 TV Shows (20)
Dempsey and Makepeace
1985
Spikings
Shades of Darkness
1983
Sylvester Brand
We'll Meet Again
1982
Albert Mundy
Masada
1981
Lentius
Plays for Pleasure
1981
Clive Lewis
A Question of Guilt
1980
Supt Foley
The Mill on the Floss
1978
Mr Tulliver
Enemy at the Door
1978
John Weston
1990
1977
Target
1977
MP Jack Sissons
The Sunday Drama
1977
Harry
Bill Brand
1976
Moores
How Green Was My Valley
1975
Dai Bando
Madame Bovary
1975
Homais
The Hanged Man
1975
Josef Milcjek
Second City Firsts
1973
Thomas Loftus
Sam
1973
George Barraclough
Thriller
1973
Ben Tamplin
Colditz
1972
Hans Hugenberg
Crown Court
1972