
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.
61Credits37 TV · 24 films
1959–1992Years activefirst to latest
10.0 Highest ratedMrs. Lawrence Will Look After It
6.9 Average ratingacross 45 titles
Top TV shows 37best Ray Smith shows
- 1
The FrightenersThe Guvnor · 1 ep · 1972 - 2
The Main ChanceJoe Holroyd · 1 ep · 1969 - 3
Enemy at the DoorJohn Weston · 1 ep · 1978 - 4
Public EyeDI Percy Firbank · 14 eps · 1965 - 5
Shades of DarknessSylvester Brand · 1 ep · 1983 - 6
The Rivals of Sherlock HolmesChief prison officer · 1 ep · 1971 - 7
ColditzHans Hugenberg · 1 ep · 1972 - 8
SamGeorge Barraclough · 39 eps · 1973 - 9
VillainsDave Swift · 1 ep · 1972 - 10
Half Hour StoryThe Man · 1 ep · 1967 - 11
Bill BrandMoores · 2 eps · 1976 - 12
Callan1 ep · 1967 - 13The Hanged ManJosef Milcjek · 1 ep · 1975
- 14
TargetMP Jack Sissons · 1 ep · 1977 - 15
MasadaLentius · 1 ep · 1981 - 16
The Company of FiveArthur Gifford · 1 ep · 1968 - 17
ITV Playhouse1 ep · 1967 - 18
We'll Meet AgainAlbert Mundy · 11 eps · 1982 - 19
ThrillerBen Tamplin · 1 ep · 1973 - 20
Shadows of FearGerman · 2 eps · 1970 - 21
The Mill on the FlossMr Tulliver · 6 eps · 1978 - 22
How Green Was My ValleyDai Bando · 6 eps · 1975 - 23
Dempsey and MakepeaceSpikings · 30 eps · 1985 - 24
19901 ep · 1977 - 25
New Scotland YardArthur Clevedon, QC · 1 ep · 1972 - 26Sanctuary1 ep · 1967
- 27
Madame BovaryHomais · 4 eps · 1975 - 28
Crown Court1 ep · 1972 - 29The Sunday DramaHarry · 1 ep · 1977
- 30
No Hiding Place2 eps · 1959 - 31
Country MattersMr Holland · 1 ep · 1972 - 32
The InformerReceptionist / Bouncer · 1 ep · 1966 - 33Ring Out an AlibiWatty · 6 eps · 1964
- 34Plays of TodayEric · 1 ep · 1969
- 35Second City FirstsThomas Loftus · 1 ep · 1973
- 36A Question of GuiltSupt Foley · 7 eps · 1980
- 37Plays for PleasureClive Lewis · 1 ep · 1981
Top movies 24best Ray Smith movies
- 1
Mrs. Lawrence Will Look After ItStanley Maxwell · 1968 - 2
The Mayor's CharityCharlie Harris · 1977 - 3
The Next Voice You SeeBen Tamplin · 1975 - 4StellaMan · 1968
- 5
MadePoliceman · 1972 - 6
Operation: DaybreakHájek · 1975 - 7
The InformersPolice Sergeant (uncredited) · 1963 - 8
Shaggy DogMr Johnson · 1968 - 9
Rogue MaleFisherman · 1976 - 10
The Sailor's ReturnFred Leake · 1978 - 11
Under Milk WoodMr Waldo · 1972 - 12
Tomorrow at TenMr. Briggs · 1963 - 13
The Painted SmileGlynn · 1962 - 14
King LearKent · 1974 - 15
Mucking OutThomas Loftus · 1978 - 16Britannia: A BridgeNarrator (Voice) · 1973
- 17
BewitchedSylvester Brand · 1983 - 18
The Trial of Klaus BarbieMargaine · 1987 - 19
The Life and Times of David Lloyd GeorgeAneurin Bevan · 1981 - 20
The Old DevilsCharlie Norris · 1992 - 21The Ladies: DoreenEric · 1969
- 22
Candidate for MurderChauffeur · 1962 - 23The MillHolland · 1972
- 24The Atom SpiesDoctor Cockcroft · 1979