Ray Smith
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 (62 titles)
MovieThe Old Devils
Charlie Norris · 1992
MovieThe Trial of Klaus Barbie
Margaine · 1987
6.6ShowDempsey and Makepeace
Spikings · 1985
Struggle
Sir Bert · 1983
MovieBewitched
Sylvester Brand · 1983
7.7ShowShades of Darkness
Sylvester Brand · 1983
7.0ShowWe'll Meet Again
Albert Mundy · 1982
7.0ShowMasada
Lentius · 1981
Plays for Pleasure
Clive Lewis · 1981
MovieThe Life and Times of David Lloyd George
Aneurin Bevan · 1981
A Question of Guilt
Supt Foley · 1980
The Atom Spies
Doctor Cockcroft · 1979
6.7ShowThe Mill on the Floss
Mr Tulliver · 1978
6.2MovieThe Sailor's Return
Fred Leake · 1978
MovieMucking Out
Thomas Loftus · 1978
8.2ShowEnemy at the Door
John Weston · 1978
9.0MovieThe Mayor's Charity
Charlie Harris · 1977
6.5Show1990
1977
7.0ShowTarget
MP Jack Sissons · 1977
The Sunday Drama
Harry · 1977
6.5MovieRogue Male
Fisherman · 1976
7.3ShowBill Brand
Moores · 1976
6.7ShowHow Green Was My Valley
Dai Bando · 1975
6.9MovieOperation: Daybreak
Hájek · 1975
6.0ShowMadame Bovary
Homais · 1975
9.0MovieThe Next Voice You See
Ben Tamplin · 1975
The Hanged Man
Josef Milcjek · 1975
5.5MovieKing Lear
Kent · 1974
Second City Firsts
Thomas Loftus · 1973
7.5ShowSam
George Barraclough · 1973