Ray Smith Movies, TV Shows, and Filmography

Ray Smith

Ray Smith

Acting

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.

Filmography Movies

Acting

Mucking Out movie poster
MOVIE

Mucking Out

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Mucking Out
Thomas Loftus
Britannia: A BridgeMOVIE
MOVIE

Britannia: A Bridge

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Britannia: A Bridge
Narrator (Voice)
Mrs. Lawrence Will Look After It movie poster
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Mrs. Lawrence Will Look After It

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Mrs. Lawrence Will Look After It
Stanley Maxwell
The Sailor's Return movie poster
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The Sailor's Return

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The Sailor's Return
Fred Leake
The Painted Smile movie poster
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The Painted Smile

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The Painted Smile
Glynn
Rogue Male movie poster
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Rogue Male

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Rogue Male
Fisherman
The Informers movie poster
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The Informers

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The Informers
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
King Lear movie poster
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King Lear

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King Lear
Kent
Bewitched movie poster
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Bewitched

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Bewitched
Sylvester Brand
Shaggy Dog movie poster
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Shaggy Dog

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Shaggy Dog
Mr Johnson

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