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Ray Smith

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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...

Filmography23 TITLES
Rogue Male
6.4
Rogue Male1976
Operation: Daybreak
6.9
Operation: Daybreak1975
The Life and Times of David Lloyd George
The Life and Times of David Lloyd George1981
Under Milk Wood
5.9
Under Milk Wood1972
The Old Devils
The Old Devils1992
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The Informers
6.5
The Informers1963
Made
5.5
Made1972
The Trial of Klaus Barbie
The Trial of Klaus Barbie1987
Tomorrow at Ten
5.7
Tomorrow at Ten1963
The Painted Smile
5.6
The Painted Smile1962
The Sailor's Return
6.0
The Sailor's Return1978
The Next Voice You See
8.5
The Next Voice You See1975
Candidate for Murder
Candidate for Murder1962
Bewitched
Bewitched1983
Mrs. Lawrence Will Look After It
Mrs. Lawrence Will Look After It1968
King Lear
4.3
King Lear1974
Shaggy Dog
6.0
Shaggy Dog1968
The Mayor's Charity
The Mayor's Charity1977
Stella
5.0
Stella1968
The Mill
The Mill1972
The Ladies: Doreen
The Ladies: Doreen1969
Britannia: A Bridge
Britannia: A Bridge1973
Mucking Out
Mucking Out1978