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Ray Smith

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Known For

55 Years Old

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.

Born

Trealaw, Glamorgan, Wales, UK on 1st May 1936

Died

15th December 1991

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No Hiding Place
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The Main Chance
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The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
Chief prison officer
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Public Eye
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Public Eye
Firbank
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Public Eye
Det. Insp. Percy Firbank
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Callan
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Crown Court
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Thriller
Ben Tamplin
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Dempsey and Makepeace
Spikings
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Target
MP Jack Sissons
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Shadows of Fear
German
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Enemy at the Door
John Weston
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How Green Was My Valley
Dai Bando
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Sam
George Barraclough
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Madame Bovary
Homais
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The Company of Five
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Colditz
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Bill Brand
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1990
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Sanctuary
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The Hanged Man
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Operation: Daybreak
Hájek
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We'll Meet Again
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Under Milk Wood
Mr Waldo
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The Informers
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
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Rogue Male
Fisherman
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Made
Policeman
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The Mayor's Charity
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King Lear
Kent
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Tomorrow at Ten
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Margaine
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The Painted Smile
Glynn
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Aneurin Bevan
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The Old Devils
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Bewitched
Sylvester Brand
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Shaggy Dog
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The Next Voice You See
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