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.
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
The Old Devils
Character:Charlie Norris
Release Date:16/03/1992
The Trial of Klaus Barbie
Character:Margaine
Release Date:15/07/1987
Bewitched
Character:Sylvester Brand
Release Date:08/07/1983
The Life and Times of David Lloyd George
Character:Aneurin Bevan
Release Date:04/03/1981
The Sailor's Return
Character:Fred Leake
Release Date:15/11/1978
Mucking Out
Character:Thomas Loftus
Release Date:06/05/1978
The Mayor's Charity
Character:Charlie Harris
Release Date:29/11/1977
Rogue Male
Character:Fisherman
Release Date:22/09/1976
Operation: Daybreak
Character:Hájek
Release Date:01/11/1975
The Next Voice You See
Character:Ben Tamplin
Release Date:17/05/1975
King Lear
Character:Kent
Release Date:24/09/1974
Britannia: A Bridge
Character:Narrator (Voice)
Release Date:02/01/1973
Made
Character:Policeman
Release Date:01/10/1972
Under Milk Wood
Character:Mr Waldo
Release Date:27/01/1972
The Ladies: Doreen
Character:Eric
Release Date:18/09/1969
Shaggy Dog
Character:Mr Johnson
Release Date:10/11/1968
Mrs. Lawrence Will Look After It
Character:Stanley Maxwell
Release Date:21/08/1968
Stella
Character:Man
Release Date:19/06/1968
The Informers
Character:Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Release Date:29/11/1963
Tomorrow at Ten
Character:Mr. Briggs
Release Date:23/06/1963
The Painted Smile
Character:Glynn
Release Date:01/05/1962
Candidate for Murder
Character:Chauffeur
Release Date:01/01/1962
Television Appearances
Dempsey and Makepeace
Character:Spikings
We'll Meet Again
Character:Albert Munday
Masada
Character:Lentius
The Mill on the Floss
Character:Mr Tulliver
Enemy at the Door
Character:John Weston
1990
Character:
Target
Character:MP Jack Sissons
Bill Brand
Character:Moores
How Green Was My Valley
Character:Dai Bando
Madame Bovary
Character:Homais
The Hanged Man
Character:Josef Milcjek
Sam
Character:George Barraclough
Thriller
Character:Ben Tamplin
Colditz
Character:Hans Hugenberg
Crown Court
Character:
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
Character:Chief prison officer
Shadows of Fear
Character:German
The Main Chance
Character:Joe Holroyd
The Company of Five
Character:
Callan
Character:
Sanctuary
Character:
The Informer
Character:Receptionist / Bouncer
The Informer
Character:Anker
Public Eye
Character:Det. Insp. Percy Firbank
Public Eye
Character:Firbank
Public Eye
Character:Percy Firbank
Ring Out an Alibi
Character:Watty
No Hiding Place
Character:
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