Ray Smith

Actor

Born: May 1, 1936
Died: December 15, 1991 (age 55)
From: Trealaw, Glamorgan, Wales, UK

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…

Filmography (24)

The Old Devils (1992)
Charlie Norris
The Trial of Klaus Barbie (1987)
Margaine
Bewitched (1983)
Sylvester Brand
The Life and Times of David Lloyd George (1981)
Aneurin Bevan
The Atom Spies
The Atom Spies (1979)
Doctor Cockcroft
The Sailor's Return (1978)
Fred Leake
Mucking Out (1978)
Thomas Loftus
The Mayor's Charity (1977)
Charlie Harris
Rogue Male (1976)
Fisherman
Operation: Daybreak (1975)
Hájek
The Next Voice You See (1975)
Ben Tamplin
King Lear (1974)
Kent
Britannia: A Bridge
Britannia: A Bridge (1973)
Narrator (Voice)
Made (1972)
Policeman
The Mill
The Mill (1972)
Holland
Under Milk Wood (1972)
Mr Waldo
The Ladies: Doreen
The Ladies: Doreen (1969)
Eric
Shaggy Dog (1968)
Mr Johnson
Mrs. Lawrence Will Look After It (1968)
Stanley Maxwell
Stella
Stella (1968)
Man
The Informers (1963)
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Tomorrow at Ten (1963)
Mr. Briggs
The Painted Smile (1962)
Glynn
Candidate for Murder (1962)
Chauffeur