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.
Acted in 49
1990s
- 1992
The Old Devils
Charlie Norris
1980s
- 1987
The Trial of Klaus Barbie
Margaine
- 1985
- 1983
Bewitched
Sylvester Brand
Shades of Darkness
Sylvester Brand · 1 episode
- 1982
We'll Meet Again
Albert Mundy · 11 episodes
- 1981
The Life and Times of David Lloyd George
Aneurin Bevan
1970s
- 1978
The Mill on the Floss
Mr Tulliver · 6 episodes
The Sailor's Return
Fred Leake
Mucking Out
Thomas Loftus
- 1977
The Mayor's Charity
Charlie Harris
1990
TV
- 1976
Rogue Male
Fisherman
Bill Brand
Moores · 2 episodes
- 1975
How Green Was My Valley
Dai Bando · 6 episodes
Operation: Daybreak
Hájek
Madame Bovary
Homais · 4 episodes
The Next Voice You See
Ben Tamplin
- 1974
King Lear
Kent
- 1973
Sam
George Barraclough · 39 episodes
- 1972
Colditz
Hans Hugenberg · 1 episode
Made
Policeman
The Frighteners
The Guvnor · 1 episode
Under Milk Wood
Mr Waldo
- 1971
- 1970
Shadows of Fear
German · 2 episodes
1960s
- 1969
- 1968
Shaggy Dog
Mr Johnson
The Company of Five
Arthur Gifford, Mr Johnson, Charlie, Nino, Thomas Davies · 1 episode
Mrs. Lawrence Will Look After It
Stanley Maxwell
- 1967
Half Hour Story
The Man · 1 episode
- 1966
The Informer
Receptionist / Bouncer, Anker · 1 episode
- 1965
- 1963
The Informers
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
- 1962
Candidate for Murder
Chauffeur
