Where to watch Ray Smith in the UK
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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 …
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- Crown Court (1972) Cast
- No Hiding Place (1959) Cast
- ITV Playhouse (1967) Cast
- The Main Chance (1969) as Joe Holroyd
- Thriller (1973) as Ben Tamplin
- Dempsey and Makepeace (1985) as Spikings
- Public Eye (1965) as DI Percy Firbank
- New Scotland Yard (1972) as Arthur Clevedon, QC
- The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (1971) as Chief prison officer
- Callan (1967) Cast
- Enemy at the Door (1978) as John Weston
- Target (1977) as MP Jack Sissons
- Colditz (1972) as Hans Hugenberg
- The Informer (1966) as Receptionist / Bouncer
- Masada (1981) as Lentius
- Bill Brand (1976) as Moores
- Country Matters (1972) as Mr Holland
- The Sunday Drama (1977) as Harry
- The Frighteners (1972) as The Guvnor
- 1990 (1977) Cast
- Half Hour Story (1967) as The Man
- Second City Firsts (1973) as Thomas Loftus
- Shadows of Fear (1970) as German
- We'll Meet Again (1982) as Albert Mundy
- Shades of Darkness (1983) as Sylvester Brand
- Sam (1973) as George Barraclough
- Villains (1972) as Dave Swift
- The Company of Five (1968) as Arthur Gifford
- How Green Was My Valley (1975) as Dai Bando
- The Hanged Man (1975) as Josef Milcjek
- A Question of Guilt (1980) as Supt Foley
- Under Milk Wood (1972) as Mr Waldo
- The Mill on the Floss (1978) as Mr Tulliver
- Madame Bovary (1975) as Homais
- Operation: Daybreak (1975) as Hájek
- Sanctuary (1967) Cast
- Rogue Male (1976) as Fisherman
- The Mayor's Charity (1977) as Charlie Harris
- Plays of Today (1969) as Eric
- The Informers (1963) as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
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Ray Smith's films and TV shows are available across UK streaming services. Click any title in the filmography below to see exactly which UK service has it — Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, Apple TV+, BBC iPlayer, ITVX, NOW, Sky, MUBI and more — updated daily.
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Most-watched Ray Smith films currently: Under Milk Wood (1972), Operation: Daybreak (1975), Rogue Male (1976), The Mayor's Charity (1977), The Informers (1963).
What TV shows has Ray Smith appeared in?
Selected TV credits: Crown Court (1972), No Hiding Place (1959), ITV Playhouse (1967), The Main Chance (1969), Thriller (1973).
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