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
- ITV Playhouse (1967) Cast
- No Hiding Place (1959) Cast
- Thriller (1973) as Ben Tamplin
- The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (1971) as Chief prison officer
- The Main Chance (1969) as Joe Holroyd
- Public Eye (1965) as DI Percy Firbank
- Callan (1967) Cast
- Dempsey and Makepeace (1985) as Spikings
- Enemy at the Door (1978) as John Weston
- The Sunday Drama (1977) as Harry
- Target (1977) as MP Jack Sissons
- Colditz (1972) as Hans Hugenberg
- Masada (1981) as Lentius
- Bill Brand (1976) as Moores
- The Informer (1966) as Receptionist / Bouncer
- 1990 (1977) Cast
- Country Matters (1972) as Mr Holland
- Sam (1973) as George Barraclough
- The Hanged Man (1975) as Josef Milcjek
- Shadows of Fear (1970) as German
- The Company of Five (1968) as Arthur Gifford
- How Green Was My Valley (1975) as Dai Bando
- The Mill on the Floss (1978) as Mr Tulliver
- Operation: Daybreak (1975) as Hájek
- We'll Meet Again (1982) as Albert Munday
- Under Milk Wood (1972) as Mr Waldo
- Sanctuary (1967) Cast
- Madame Bovary (1975) as Homais
- Villains (1972) as Dave Swift
- Rogue Male (1976) as Fisherman
- The Informers (1963) as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
- The Old Devils (1992) as Charlie Norris
- The Sailor's Return (1978) as Fred Leake
- Made (1972) as Policeman
- Bewitched (1983) as Sylvester Brand
- The Trial of Klaus Barbie (1987) as Margaine
- Mrs. Lawrence Will Look After It (1968) as Stanley Maxwell
- Tomorrow at Ten (1963) as Mr. Briggs
- The Next Voice You See (1975) as Ben Tamplin
- The Mayor's Charity (1977) as Charlie Harris
- King Lear (1974) as Kent
- Ring Out an Alibi (1964) as Watty
- Candidate for Murder (1962) as Chauffeur
- The Life and Times of David Lloyd George (1981) as Aneurin Bevan
- The Painted Smile (1962) as Glynn
- The Mill (1972) as Holland
- The Ladies: Doreen (1969) as Eric
- Shaggy Dog (1968) as Mr Johnson
- Stella (1968) as Man
- Britannia: A Bridge (1973) as Narrator (Voice)
- Mucking Out (1978) as Thomas Loftus
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Most-watched Ray Smith films currently: Operation: Daybreak (1975), Under Milk Wood (1972), Rogue Male (1976), The Informers (1963), The Old Devils (1992).
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Selected TV credits: Crown Court (1972), ITV Playhouse (1967), No Hiding Place (1959), Thriller (1973), The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (1971).
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