Ray Smith

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

50

Gender

Male

Birthday

1936-05-01

Day of death

1991-12-15 (55 years old)

Place of Birth

Trealaw, Glamorgan, Wales, UK

Ray Smith

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.

Known For

  • Crown Court

    Crown Court

  • No Hiding Place

    No Hiding Place

  • Callan

    Callan

  • Dempsey and Makepeace

    Dempsey and Makepeace

  • Thriller

    Thriller

  • Mrs. Lawrence Will Look After It

    Mrs. Lawrence Will Look After It

  • Public Eye

    Public Eye

  • Public Eye

    Public Eye

  • Public Eye

    Public Eye

  • The Main Chance

    The Main Chance

  • Rogue Male

    Rogue Male

  • Made

    Made

  • The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

    The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

  • Colditz

    Colditz

  • Stella

    Stella

  • Masada

    Masada

  • Enemy at the Door

    Enemy at the Door

  • Target

    Target

  • Madame Bovary

    Madame Bovary

  • Shaggy Dog

    Shaggy Dog

  • Candidate for Murder

    Candidate for Murder

  • Sam

    Sam

  • Bill Brand

    Bill Brand

  • 1990

    1990

  • The Hanged Man

    The Hanged Man

  • The Life and Times of David Lloyd George

    The Life and Times of David Lloyd George

  • Shadows of Fear

    Shadows of Fear

  • The Trial of Klaus Barbie

    The Trial of Klaus Barbie

  • The Old Devils

    The Old Devils

  • Mucking Out

    Mucking Out

  • Under Milk Wood

    Under Milk Wood

  • The Informer

    The Informer

  • The Informer

    The Informer

  • The Mayor's Charity

    The Mayor's Charity

  • The Sailor's Return

    The Sailor's Return

  • The Painted Smile

    The Painted Smile

  • Tomorrow at Ten

    Tomorrow at Ten

  • How Green Was My Valley

    How Green Was My Valley

  • We'll Meet Again

    We'll Meet Again

  • Sanctuary

    Sanctuary

  • Operation: Daybreak

    Operation: Daybreak

  • The Ladies: Doreen

    The Ladies: Doreen

  • The Mill on the Floss

    The Mill on the Floss

  • The Company of Five

    The Company of Five

  • The Informers

    The Informers

  • King Lear

    King Lear

  • Bewitched

    Bewitched

  • The Next Voice You See

    The Next Voice You See

  • Ring Out an Alibi

    Ring Out an Alibi

  • Britannia: A Bridge

    Britannia: A Bridge