Acting · Trealaw, Glamorgan, Wales, UK · Born May 1, 1936
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.
MovieThe Old Devils
1992
as Charlie Norris
MovieThe Trial of Klaus Barbie
1987
as Margaine
TVDempsey and Makepeace
1985
as Spikings
Struggle
1983
as Sir Bert
MovieBewitched
1983
as Sylvester Brand
TVShades of Darkness
1983
as Sylvester Brand
TVWe'll Meet Again
1982
as Albert Mundy
TVMasada
1981
as Lentius
Plays for Pleasure
1981
as Clive Lewis
MovieThe Life and Times of David Lloyd George
1981
as Aneurin Bevan
A Question of Guilt
1980
as Supt Foley
The Atom Spies
1979
as Doctor Cockcroft
TVThe Mill on the Floss
1978
as Mr Tulliver
MovieThe Sailor's Return
1978
as Fred Leake
MovieMucking Out
1978
as Thomas Loftus
TVEnemy at the Door
1978
as John Weston
MovieThe Mayor's Charity
1977
as Charlie Harris
TV1990
1977
TVTarget
1977
as MP Jack Sissons
The Sunday Drama
1977
as Harry
MovieRogue Male
1976
as Fisherman
TVBill Brand
1976
as Moores
TVHow Green Was My Valley
1975
as Dai Bando
MovieOperation: Daybreak
1975
as Hájek
TVMadame Bovary
1975
as Homais
MovieThe Next Voice You See
1975
as Ben Tamplin
The Hanged Man
1975
as Josef Milcjek
MovieKing Lear
1974
as Kent
Second City Firsts
1973
as Thomas Loftus
TVSam
1973
as George Barraclough
TVThriller
1973
as Ben Tamplin
Britannia: A Bridge
1973
as Narrator (Voice)
TVColditz
1972
as Hans Hugenberg
TVCrown Court
1972
MovieMade
1972
as Policeman
The Mill
1972
as Holland
TVCountry Matters
1972
as Mr Holland
TVVillains
1972
as Dave Swift
TVThe Frighteners
1972
as The Guvnor
TVNew Scotland Yard
1972
as Arthur Clevedon, QC
MovieUnder Milk Wood
1972
as Mr Waldo
TVThe Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971
as Chief prison officer
TVShadows of Fear
1970
as German
The Ladies: Doreen
1969
as Eric
Plays of Today
1969
as Eric
TVThe Main Chance
1969
as Joe Holroyd
MovieShaggy Dog
1968
as Mr Johnson
TVThe Company of Five
1968
as Arthur Gifford
MovieMrs. Lawrence Will Look After It
1968
as Stanley Maxwell
Stella
1968
as Man
TVITV Playhouse
1967
Sanctuary
1967
TVHalf Hour Story
1967
as The Man
TVCallan
1967
TVThe Informer
1966
as Receptionist / Bouncer
TVPublic Eye
1965
as DI Percy Firbank
Ring Out an Alibi
1964
as Watty
MovieThe Informers
1963
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
MovieTomorrow at Ten
1963
as Mr. Briggs
MovieThe Painted Smile
1962
as Glynn
MovieCandidate for Murder
1962
as Chauffeur
TVNo Hiding Place
1959
