
Ray Smith
May 01, 1936 - Dec 15, 1991 (55 years old) in Trealaw, Glamorgan, Wales, UK
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

The Main Chance
Joe Holroyd

Public Eye
Det. Insp. Percy Firbank

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
Chief prison officer

Dempsey and Makepeace
Spikings

Thriller
Ben Tamplin

Target
MP Jack Sissons

Shadows of Fear
German
Credits
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The Old Devils 1992Charlie Norris★ NR
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Margaine★ NR
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Spikings★ 6.4
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Bewitched 1983Sylvester Brand★ NR
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We'll Meet Again 1982★ 5.5
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Aneurin Bevan★ NR
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The Sailor's Return 1978Fred Leake★ 6
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Mucking Out 1978Thomas Loftus★ NR
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Enemy at the Door 1978John Weston★ 7.8
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The Mayor's Charity 1977Charlie Harris★ NR
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1990 1977★ 6
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Target 1977MP Jack Sissons★ 6.5
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Rogue Male 1976Fisherman★ 6.5
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Bill Brand 1976Moores★ 6.3
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Dai Bando★ 6.5
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Operation: Daybreak 1975Hájek★ 6.9
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Madame Bovary 1975Homais★ 4.7
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Ben Tamplin★ 8.5
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The Hanged Man 1975Josef Milcjek★ 5.5
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King Lear 1974Kent★ 4.3
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Sam 1973George Barraclough★ 5
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Thriller 1973Ben Tamplin★ 6.6
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Britannia: A Bridge 1973Narrator (Voice)★ NR
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Colditz 1972Hans Hugenberg★ 7.3
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Crown Court 1972★ 5.4
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Made 1972Policeman★ 5.5
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Under Milk Wood 1972Mr Waldo★ 6.2
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Chief prison officer★ 7.4
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Shadows of Fear 1970German★ 6
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The Ladies: Doreen 1969Eric★ NR
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The Main Chance 1969Joe Holroyd★ 7.7
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Shaggy Dog 1968Mr Johnson★ 6
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The Company of Five 1968★ 6.5
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Stanley Maxwell★ NR
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Stella 1968Man★ 5
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Callan 1967★ 7
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Sanctuary 1967★ 5
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Public Eye 1965Det. Insp. Percy Firbank★ 7.8
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The Informers 1963Police Sergeant (uncredited)★ 6.8
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Tomorrow at Ten 1963Mr. Briggs★ 6.1
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The Painted Smile 1962Glynn★ 5.6
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No Hiding Place 1959★ 3.7