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Ray Smith

Cast & creator

Ray Smith

1936-05-01 (died at 55) Trealaw, Glamorgan, Wales, UKIMDb

Best known for Crown Court, ITV Playhouse, No Hiding Place

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.

Movies

24

film credits

Series

45

television credits

Career

69

1959–1992 · acting roles

Credit score

6.9

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

Crown Court

Crown Court

Acting · 1972

ITV Playhouse

ITV Playhouse

Acting · 1967

No Hiding Place

No Hiding Place

Acting · 1959

Dempsey and Makepeace

Dempsey and Makepeace

Spikings · 1985

New Scotland Yard

New Scotland Yard

Arthur Clevedon, QC · 1972

Across film & television

Filmography (69)

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Crown Court

Crown Court

ITV Playhouse

ITV Playhouse

No Hiding Place

No Hiding Place

Dempsey and Makepeace

Dempsey and Makepeace

Spikings

New Scotland Yard

New Scotland Yard

Arthur Clevedon, QC

Thriller

Thriller

Ben Tamplin

Public Eye

Public Eye

DI Percy Firbank

Callan

Callan

Target

Target

MP Jack Sissons

The Main Chance

The Main Chance

Joe Holroyd

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

Chief prison officer

Enemy at the Door

Enemy at the Door

John Weston

Country Matters

Country Matters

Mr Holland

Colditz

Colditz

Hans Hugenberg

The Sunday Drama

Harry

Bill Brand

Moores

Villains

Villains

Dave Swift

Masada

Masada

Lentius

Second City Firsts

Thomas Loftus

The Frighteners

The Frighteners

The Guvnor

The Informer

The Informer

Receptionist / Bouncer

The Informer

The Informer

Anker

A Question of Guilt

Supt Foley

Half Hour Story

Half Hour Story

The Man

Shadows of Fear

Shadows of Fear

German

We'll Meet Again

We'll Meet Again

Albert Mundy

The Company of Five

The Company of Five

Arthur Gifford

The Company of Five

The Company of Five

Mr Johnson

The Company of Five

The Company of Five

Charlie

The Company of Five

The Company of Five

Nino

The Company of Five

The Company of Five

Thomas Davies

1990

1990

How Green Was My Valley

How Green Was My Valley

Dai Bando

The Hanged Man

Josef Milcjek

Shades of Darkness

Shades of Darkness

Sylvester Brand

Madame Bovary

Madame Bovary

Homais

The Mill on the Floss

The Mill on the Floss

Mr Tulliver

Sam

Sam

George Barraclough

Plays of Today

Eric

Plays for Pleasure

Clive Lewis

Operation: Daybreak

Operation: Daybreak

Hájek

Sanctuary

Moulded in Earth

Jeff Ellis

Struggle

Sir Bert

The Mill

Holland

The Life and Times of David Lloyd George

The Life and Times of David Lloyd George

Aneurin Bevan

Under Milk Wood

Under Milk Wood

Mr Waldo

Mucking Out

Mucking Out

Thomas Loftus

The Sailor's Return

The Sailor's Return

Fred Leake

Ring Out an Alibi

Watty

The Next Voice You See

The Next Voice You See

Ben Tamplin

Tomorrow at Ten

Tomorrow at Ten

Mr. Briggs

The Trial of Klaus Barbie

The Trial of Klaus Barbie

Margaine

Shaggy Dog

Shaggy Dog

Mr Johnson

The Informers

The Informers

Police Sergeant (uncredited)

Stella

Man

The Mayor's Charity

The Mayor's Charity

Charlie Harris

Rogue Male

Rogue Male

Fisherman

Made

Made

Policeman

Mrs. Lawrence Will Look After It

Mrs. Lawrence Will Look After It

Stanley Maxwell

The Painted Smile

The Painted Smile

Glynn

The Old Devils

The Old Devils

Charlie Norris

The Atom Spies

Doctor Cockcroft

King Lear

King Lear

Kent

Candidate for Murder

Candidate for Murder

Chauffeur

The Hills of Heaven

Tramp

The Ladies: Doreen

Eric

Bewitched

Bewitched

Sylvester Brand

Britannia: A Bridge

Narrator (Voice)