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Ray Smith

Acting
Born: May 1, 1936 in 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 w...

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Film

23 Titles
Operation: Daybreak
6.9
FILM
Operation: Daybreak1975
Rogue Male
6.5
FILM
Rogue Male1976
The Informers
6.8
FILM
The Informers1963
Under Milk Wood
6.1
FILM
Under Milk Wood1972
Bewitched
FILM
Bewitched1983
Made
7.0
FILM
Made1972
Tomorrow at Ten
6.0
FILM
Tomorrow at Ten1963
The Next Voice You See
9.0
FILM
The Next Voice You See1975
The Sailor's Return
6.2
FILM
The Sailor's Return1978
The Painted Smile
5.9
FILM
The Painted Smile1962
The Life and Times of David Lloyd George
FILM
The Life and Times of David Lloyd George1981
The Old Devils
FILM
The Old Devils1992
The Trial of Klaus Barbie
FILM
The Trial of Klaus Barbie1987
The Mayor's Charity
9.0
FILM
The Mayor's Charity1977
Shaggy Dog
6.7
FILM
Shaggy Dog1968
Candidate for Murder
FILM
Candidate for Murder1962

Series

32 Titles
Crown Court
5.7
SERIES
Crown Court1972–
ITV Playhouse
7.0
SERIES
ITV Playhouse1967–
No Hiding Place
4.8
SERIES
No Hiding Place1959–
Thriller
6.9
SERIES
Thriller1973–
Dempsey and Makepeace
6.5
SERIES
Dempsey and Makepeace1985–
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
7.5
SERIES
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes1971–
Public Eye
8.2
SERIES
Public Eye1965–
Callan
7.0
SERIES
Callan1967–
Colditz
7.5
SERIES
Colditz1972–
The Main Chance
8.3
SERIES
The Main Chance1969–
Enemy at the Door
8.2
SERIES
Enemy at the Door1978–
Target
7.0
SERIES
Target1977–
Masada
7.0
SERIES
Masada1981–
1990
6.5
SERIES
19901977–
Bill Brand
7.3
SERIES
Bill Brand1976–
Country Matters
4.6
SERIES
Country Matters1972–
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