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Ray Smith
Actor
Born May 1, 1936Died December 15, 1991 (55 years)
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
| 1992 | The Old Devils (TV Series) · as Charlie Norris |
| 1987 | Three for the Road · as Okey-Dokey Used Car Dealer |
| 1986 | Screenplay (1986) (TV Series) · as Margaine |
| 1985 | Dempsey and Makepeace (TV Series) · as Spikings |
| 1983 | Shades of Darkness (1983) (TV Series) · as Sylvester Brand |
| 1983 | The Citadel (TV Series) · as Mr. Owen |
| 1982 | We'll Meet Again (TV Series) |
| 1981 | Masada (TV Series) · as Lentius |
| 1981 | The Life and Times of David Lloyd George (TV Series) · as Aneurin Bevan |
| 1980 | Juliet Bravo (TV Series) · as Jimmy Harker |
| 1978 | The Mill on the Floss (1978) (TV Series) · as Mr. Tulliver |
| 1978 | The Sailor's Return · as Fred Leake |
| 1978 | Enemy at the Door (TV Series) · as John Weston |
| 1977 | 1990 (TV Series) |
| 1977 | Target (TV Series) · as Jack Sissons M. P. |
| 1976 | Rogue Male · as Fisherman |
| 1976 | Bill Brand (TV Series) · as Moores |
| 1976 | The Glittering Prizes (TV Series) · as Austin Denny |
| 1975 | How Green Was My Valley (TV Series) · as Dai Bando |
| 1975 | Operation Daybreak · as Hájek |
| 1975 | Madame Bovary (1975) (TV Series) · as Homais |
| 1975 | The Hanged Man (TV Series) · as Josef Milcjek |
| 1974 | Rooms (TV Series) · as Jim Wilson |
| 1973 | Second City Firsts (TV Series) · as Thomas Loftus |
| 1973 | Sam (TV Series) · as George Barraclough |
| 1973 | Thriller (1973) (TV Series) · as Ben Tamplin |
| 1973 | Britannia: A Bridge · as Narrator (voice) |
| 1972 | Colditz (TV Series) · as Hans Hugenberg |
| 1972 | Crown Court (TV Series) |
| 1972 | Made · as Policeman |
| 1972 | The Adventures of Black Beauty (TV Series) · as Willie |
| 1972 | Country Matters (TV Series) · as Holland |
| 1972 | The Frighteners (TV Series) · as The Guvnor |
| 1972 | New Scotland Yard (TV Series) · as Arthur Clevedon, Qc |
| 1971 | Under Milk Wood · as Mr Waldo |
| 1971 | The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (TV Series) · as Chief Prison Officer |
| 1970 | Man At The Top (TV Series) · as Charlie Armstrong |
| 1970 | Play for Today (TV Series) · as Charlie Harris |
| 1970 | Shadows of Fear (TV Series) · as German |
| 1970 | A Family At War (TV Series) · as Sgt. Connor |
| 1969 | Special Branch (TV Series) · as Det. Chief Insp. Jeffries |
| 1969 | The Main Chance (TV Series) · as Joe Holroyd |
| 1969 | ITV Saturday Night Theatre (TV Series) · as Oliver Bathhurst |
| 1967 | ITV Playhouse (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1967 | Callan (TV Series) |
| 1966 | Softly Softly (TV Series) · as Proctor |
| 1965 | Public Eye (TV Series) · as Det. Insp. Percy Firbank |
| 1964 | Gideon C.I.D. (TV Series) · as Eyewitness |
| 1964 | The Wednesday Play (TV Series) · as Stanley Maxwell |
| 1963 | Underworld Informers · as Police Sergeant (uncredited) |
| 1963 | Tomorrow at Ten · as Mr. Briggs |
| 1962 | Mystery Submarine · as Signalman Lewis |
| 1962 | Murder Can Be Deadly · as Glynn |
| 1962 | Suspense (1962) (TV Series) · as Dr. Phillips |
| 1962 | Z Cars (TV Series) · as Davison |
| 1962 | Candidate for Murder · as Chauffeur |
| 1961 | Ben Casey (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1960 | Julius Caesar (1960) (TV Series) · as Messenger |
| 1959 | No Hiding Place (TV Series) |
| 1959 | The Edgar Wallace Mysteries (TV Series) · as Chauffeur |
| 1955 | ITV Television Playhouse (TV Series) · as Harry Kirby |
| 1950 | Sunday Night Theatre (TV Series) · as Col. Vladimir Farkas |