Ray Smith
11 Movies
24 Series
TV Shows
Plays George Barraclough
Sam
1973
Plays Spikings
Dempsey and Makepeace
1985
Plays DI Percy Firbank
Public Eye
1965
Plays Albert Mundy
We'll Meet Again
1982
Plays Mr Tulliver
The Mill on the Floss
1978
Plays Dai Bando
How Green Was My Valley
1975
Plays Homais
Madame Bovary
1975
Plays German
Shadows of Fear
1970
Plays Moores
Bill Brand
1976
Plays Ben Tamplin
Thriller
1973
Plays Hans Hugenberg
Colditz
1972
Plays Chief prison officer
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971
Plays Joe Holroyd
The Main Chance
1969
Plays John Weston
Enemy at the Door
1978
Plays MP Jack Sissons
Target
1977
Plays Receptionist / Bouncer
The Informer
1966
Plays Lentius
Masada
1981
Plays Arthur Gifford
The Company of Five
1968
Plays Mr Holland
Country Matters
1972
Plays Dave Swift
Villains
1972
Plays The Guvnor
The Frighteners
1972
Plays Arthur Clevedon, QC
New Scotland Yard
1972
Plays Sylvester Brand
Shades of Darkness
1983
Plays The Man
Half Hour Story
1967
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Operation: Daybreak
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The Old Devils
Charlie Norris
1992
Film
Dempsey and Makepeace
Spikings · 30 episodes
1985–
TV
Shades of Darkness
Sylvester Brand · 1 episode
1983–
TV
We'll Meet Again
Albert Mundy · 11 episodes
1982–
TV
Masada
Lentius · 1 episode
1981
TV
The Mill on the Floss
Mr Tulliver · 6 episodes
1978–1979
TV
Enemy at the Door
John Weston · 1 episode
1978
TV
Target
MP Jack Sissons · 1 episode
1978
TV
The Sailor's Return
Fred Leake
1978
Film
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Ray Smith still alive?
Ray Smith passed away on December 15, 1991 at age 55.
What are the most famous roles of Ray Smith?
Ray Smith is best known for roles in Operation: Daybreak, Rogue Male, Under Milk Wood.
How many movies has Ray Smith been in?
Over a 29-year career (since 1962), Ray Smith has appeared in 11 movies and 24 TV shows.
What was Ray Smith's first movie?
The career of Ray Smith began with Candidate for Murder (1962).
What is Ray Smith's most recent movie or series?
Ray Smith's most recent release is The Old Devils, which premiered on March 16, 1992.
What TV shows has Ray Smith appeared in?
On television, Ray Smith has appeared in Masada, Dempsey and Makepeace, Colditz, Thriller.
Ray Smith
1936-05-01 · Trealaw, Glamorgan, Wales, UK
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.