Acting
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 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
The Old Devils
Film · 1992
The Trial of Klaus Barbie
Film · 1987
Dempsey and Makepeace
Series · 1985
Bewitched
Film · 1983
Shades of Darkness
Series · 1983
Struggle
Series · 1983
We'll Meet Again
Series · 1982
The Life and Times of David Lloyd George
Film · 1981
Masada
Series · 1981
Plays for Pleasure
Series · 1981
A Question of Guilt
Series · 1980
The Atom Spies
Film · 1979
Mucking Out
Film · 1978
The Sailor's Return
Film · 1978
Enemy at the Door
Series · 1978
The Mill on the Floss
Series · 1978
The Hills of Heaven
Series · 1978
The Mayor's Charity
Film · 1977
1990
Series · 1977
Target
Series · 1977
The Sunday Drama
Series · 1977
Rogue Male
Film · 1976
Bill Brand
Series · 1976
Operation: Daybreak
Film · 1975
The Next Voice You See
Film · 1975
Madame Bovary
Series · 1975
The Hanged Man
Series · 1975
How Green Was My Valley
Series · 1975
King Lear
Film · 1974
Britannia: A Bridge
Film · 1973
Thriller
Series · 1973
Sam
Series · 1973
Second City Firsts
Series · 1973
Made
Film · 1972
Under Milk Wood
Film · 1972
The Mill
Film · 1972
Colditz
Series · 1972
Crown Court
Series · 1972
Country Matters
Series · 1972
Villains
Series · 1972
The Frighteners
Series · 1972
New Scotland Yard
Series · 1972
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
Series · 1971
Shadows of Fear
Series · 1970
The Ladies: Doreen
Film · 1969
The Main Chance
Series · 1969
Plays of Today
Series · 1969
Mrs. Lawrence Will Look After It
Film · 1968
Shaggy Dog
Film · 1968
Stella
Film · 1968
The Company of Five
Series · 1968
The Company of Five
Series · 1968
The Company of Five
Series · 1968
The Company of Five
Series · 1968
The Company of Five
Series · 1968
Callan
Series · 1967
Sanctuary
Series · 1967
ITV Playhouse
Series · 1967
Half Hour Story
Series · 1967
The Informer
Series · 1966
The Informer
Series · 1966
Public Eye
Series · 1965
Moulded in Earth
Series · 1965
Ring Out an Alibi
Series · 1964
The Informers
Film · 1963
Tomorrow at Ten
Film · 1963
The Painted Smile
Film · 1962
Candidate for Murder
Film · 1962
No Hiding Place
Series · 1959