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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.


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Born:
May 1, 1936 In Trealaw, Glamorgan, Wales, UK
Movie/TV Credits:
23
First Appeared:
In the series No Hiding Place 1959-09-16
Latest Project:
Movie The Trial of Klaus Barbie 1987-07-15
Known For
Poster of 1990
Poster of Under Milk Wood
Poster of The Painted Smile
Filmography
Movie The Trial of Klaus Barbie Margaine 1987-07-15
Series Dempsey and Makepeace 1985-01-11
Movie The Sailor's Return Fred Leake 1978-11-15
Series 1990 Unknown 1977-09-18
Series Bill Brand 1976-06-07
Movie Rogue Male Fisherman 1976-09-22
Movie Operation: Daybreak Hájek 1975-11-01
Series How Green Was My Valley Dai Bando 1975-12-29
Movie King Lear Kent 1974-09-24
Series Sam George Barraclough 1973-06-12
Movie Under Milk Wood Mr Waldo 1972-01-27
Movie Made Policeman 1972-10-01
Series Crown Court Unknown 1972-10-11
Series The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes Unknown 1971-09-20
Series Shadows of Fear Unknown 1970-06-17
Movie Shaggy Dog Mr Johnson 1968-11-10
Movie Stella Man 1968-06-19
Movie Gareth Thomas Davies 1968-12-15
Series Callan Unknown 1967-07-08
Movie The Informers Police Sergeant (uncredited) 1963-11-29
Movie Tomorrow at Ten Mr. Briggs 1962-09-01
Movie The Painted Smile Glynn 1962-05-01
Series No Hiding Place Unknown 1959-09-16
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