Ray Smith
Acting
- Born:
- 1936-05-01
- Died:
- 1991-12-15
- Place of birth:
- Trealaw, Glamorgan, Wales, UK
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
Filmography
The Old Devils
The Trial of Klaus Barbie
Dempsey and Makepeace
Struggle
Bewitched
Shades of Darkness
We'll Meet Again
Masada
Plays for Pleasure
The Life and Times of David Lloyd George
A Question of Guilt
The Atom Spies
The Mill on the Floss
The Sailor's Return
The Hills of Heaven
Mucking Out
Enemy at the Door
The Mayor's Charity
1990
Target
The Sunday Drama
Rogue Male
Bill Brand
How Green Was My Valley
Operation: Daybreak
Madame Bovary
The Next Voice You See
The Hanged Man
King Lear
Second City Firsts
Sam
Thriller
Britannia: A Bridge
Colditz
Crown Court
Made
The Mill
Country Matters
Villains
The Frighteners
New Scotland Yard
Under Milk Wood
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
Shadows of Fear
The Ladies: Doreen
Special Branch
Plays of Today
The Main Chance
Shaggy Dog
The Company of Five
Mrs. Lawrence Will Look After It
Stella
ITV Playhouse
Sanctuary
Half Hour Story
Callan
The Informer
Moulded in Earth
Public Eye
Ring Out an Alibi