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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 Ol…

Known field

  • Acting

Total Movie Credited

  • 21

Total TV Shows Credited

  • 23

Gender

  • Male

Place of birth

  • Trealaw, Glamorgan, Wales, UK

Birthdate

  • May 1, 1936

Death Date

  • December 15o 1991

Also known as

    Movies

    The Old Devils
    0

    The Old Devils

    1992

    The Trial of Klaus Barbie
    0

    The Trial of Klaus Barbie

    DramaTV Movie

    1987

    Bewitched
    0

    Bewitched

    DramaMystery

    1983

    The Life and Times of David Lloyd George
    0

    The Life and Times of David Lloyd George

    DramaHistory

    1981

    The Sailor's Return
    6

    The Sailor's Return

    1978

    Mucking Out
    0

    Mucking Out

    1978

    The Mayor's Charity
    0

    The Mayor's Charity

    ComedyTV Movie

    1977

    Rogue Male
    6.5

    Rogue Male

    DramaWar

    1976

    Operation: Daybreak
    6.9

    Operation: Daybreak

    ActionWar

    1975

    The Next Voice You See
    8.5

    The Next Voice You See

    TV MovieHorror

    1975

    King Lear
    4.3

    King Lear

    Drama

    1974

    Britannia: A Bridge
    0

    Britannia: A Bridge

    1973

    Made
    5.5

    Made

    Drama

    1972

    Under Milk Wood
    6.2

    Under Milk Wood

    ComedyDrama

    1972

    The Ladies: Doreen
    0

    The Ladies: Doreen

    DramaTV Movie

    1969

    TV Shows

    Dempsey and Makepeace
    6.4

    Dempsey and Makepeace

    Action & AdventureDrama

    1985

    We'll Meet Again
    5.5

    We'll Meet Again

    Drama

    1982

    Enemy at the Door
    7.75

    Enemy at the Door

    DramaWar & Politics

    1978

    1990
    6

    1990

    Drama

    1977

    Target
    6.5

    Target

    DramaCrime

    1977

    Bill Brand
    6.3

    Bill Brand

    Drama

    1976

    How Green Was My Valley
    6.5

    How Green Was My Valley

    Drama

    1975

    Madame Bovary
    4.7

    Madame Bovary

    Drama

    1975

    The Hanged Man
    5.5

    The Hanged Man

    DramaCrime

    1975

    Sam
    5

    Sam

    1973

    Thriller
    6.6

    Thriller

    DramaCrime

    1973

    Colditz
    7.3

    Colditz

    DramaWar & Politics

    1972

    Crown Court
    5.4

    Crown Court

    Drama

    1972

    The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
    7.4

    The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

    MysteryCrime

    1971

    Shadows of Fear
    6

    Shadows of Fear

    1970

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