The Old Devils
1992 · Movie
as Charlie Norris
Ray Smith
1936-05-01
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Trealaw, Glamorgan, Wales, UK
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.
Filmography
The Trial of Klaus Barbie
1987 · Movie
as Margaine
Dempsey and Makepeace
1985 · TV Show
as Spikings
Bewitched
1983 · Movie
as Sylvester Brand
Shades of Darkness
1983 · TV Show
as Sylvester Brand
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Struggle
1983 · TV Show
as Sir Bert
We'll Meet Again
1982 · TV Show
as Albert Mundy
The Life and Times of David Lloyd George
1981 · Movie
as Aneurin Bevan
Masada
1981 · TV Show
as Lentius
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Plays for Pleasure
1981 · TV Show
as Clive Lewis
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A Question of Guilt
1980 · TV Show
as Supt Foley
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The Atom Spies
1979 · Movie
as Doctor Cockcroft
Mucking Out
1978 · Movie
as Thomas Loftus
The Sailor's Return
1978 · Movie
as Fred Leake
Enemy at the Door
1978 · TV Show
as John Weston
The Mill on the Floss
1978 · TV Show
as Mr Tulliver
The Mayor's Charity
1977 · Movie
as Charlie Harris
1990
1977 · TV Show
Target
1977 · TV Show
as MP Jack Sissons
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The Sunday Drama
1977 · TV Show
as Harry
Rogue Male
1976 · Movie
as Fisherman
Bill Brand
1976 · TV Show
as Moores
Operation: Daybreak
1975 · Movie
as Hájek
The Next Voice You See
1975 · Movie
as Ben Tamplin
Madame Bovary
1975 · TV Show
as Homais
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The Hanged Man
1975 · TV Show
as Josef Milcjek
How Green Was My Valley
1975 · TV Show
as Dai Bando
King Lear
1974 · Movie
as Kent
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Britannia: A Bridge
1973 · Movie
as Narrator (Voice)
Thriller
1973 · TV Show
as Ben Tamplin
Sam
1973 · TV Show
as George Barraclough
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Second City Firsts
1973 · TV Show
as Thomas Loftus
Made
1972 · Movie
as Policeman
Under Milk Wood
1972 · Movie
as Mr Waldo
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The Mill
1972 · Movie
as Holland
Colditz
1972 · TV Show
as Hans Hugenberg
Crown Court
1972 · TV Show
Country Matters
1972 · TV Show
as Mr Holland
Villains
1972 · TV Show
as Dave Swift
The Frighteners
1972 · TV Show
as The Guvnor
New Scotland Yard
1972 · TV Show
as Arthur Clevedon, QC
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971 · TV Show
as Chief prison officer
Shadows of Fear
1970 · TV Show
as German
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The Ladies: Doreen
1969 · Movie
as Eric
The Main Chance
1969 · TV Show
as Joe Holroyd
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Plays of Today
1969 · TV Show
as Eric
Mrs. Lawrence Will Look After It
1968 · Movie
as Stanley Maxwell
Shaggy Dog
1968 · Movie
as Mr Johnson
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Stella
1968 · Movie
as Man
The Company of Five
1968 · TV Show
as Arthur Gifford, Mr Johnson, Charlie, Nino, Thomas Davies
Callan
1967 · TV Show
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Sanctuary
1967 · TV Show
ITV Playhouse
1967 · TV Show
Half Hour Story
1967 · TV Show
as The Man
The Informer
1966 · TV Show
as Receptionist / Bouncer, Anker
Public Eye
1965 · TV Show
as DI Percy Firbank
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Moulded in Earth
1965 · TV Show
as Jeff Ellis
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Ring Out an Alibi
1964 · TV Show
as Watty
The Informers
1963 · Movie
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Tomorrow at Ten
1963 · Movie
as Mr. Briggs
The Painted Smile
1962 · Movie
as Glynn
Candidate for Murder
1962 · Movie
as Chauffeur
No Hiding Place
1959 · TV Show
