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Ray Smith

Ray Smith

Known for ActingBorn 1936-05-01Died 1991-12-15Trealaw, 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.Read more

Movies & web series

Mrs. Lawrence Will Look After It10.0
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Mrs. Lawrence Will Look After It

1968 · Movie

The Mayor's Charity9.0
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The Mayor's Charity

1977 · Movie

The Next Voice You See9.0
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The Next Voice You See

1975 · Movie

The Frighteners8.5
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The Frighteners

1972 · Series

Enemy at the Door8.2
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Enemy at the Door

1978 · Series

The Main Chance8.3
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The Main Chance

1969 · Series

Public Eye8.2
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Public Eye

1965 · Series

Shades of Darkness7.7
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Shades of Darkness

1983 · Series

Colditz7.5
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Colditz

1972 · Series

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes7.5
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The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

1971 · Series

Sam7.5
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Sam

1973 · Series

Villains7.5
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Villains

1972 · Series

Bill Brand7.3
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Bill Brand

1976 · Series

Masada7.0
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Masada

1981 · Series

We'll Meet Again7.0
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We'll Meet Again

1982 · Series

Target7.0
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Target

1977 · Series

The Hanged Man
7.0
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The Hanged Man

1975 · Series

Made7.0
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Made

1972 · Movie

Operation: Daybreak6.9
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Operation: Daybreak

1975 · Movie

Stella
7.0
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Stella

1968 · Movie

The Company of Five7.0
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The Company of Five

1968 · Series

Callan7.0
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Callan

1967 · Series

ITV Playhouse7.0
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ITV Playhouse

1967 · Series

Thriller6.9
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Thriller

1973 · Series

The Mill on the Floss6.7
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The Mill on the Floss

1978 · Series

How Green Was My Valley6.7
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How Green Was My Valley

1975 · Series

Dempsey and Makepeace6.5
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Dempsey and Makepeace

1985 · Series

The Informers6.8
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The Informers

1963 · Movie

Shadows of Fear6.7
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Shadows of Fear

1970 · Series

Shaggy Dog6.7
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Shaggy Dog

1968 · Movie

19906.5
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1990

1977 · Series

Rogue Male6.5
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Rogue Male

1976 · Movie

New Scotland Yard6.3
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New Scotland Yard

1972 · Series

The Sailor's Return6.2
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The Sailor's Return

1978 · Movie

Under Milk Wood6.1
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Under Milk Wood

1972 · Movie

Madame Bovary6.0
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Madame Bovary

1975 · Series

Sanctuary
6.0
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Sanctuary

1967 · Series

Tomorrow at Ten6.0
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Tomorrow at Ten

1963 · Movie

The Painted Smile5.9
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The Painted Smile

1962 · Movie

Crown Court5.7
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Crown Court

1972 · Series

King Lear5.5
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King Lear

1974 · Movie

The Sunday Drama
5.0
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The Sunday Drama

1977 · Series

No Hiding Place4.8
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No Hiding Place

1959 · Series

Country Matters4.6
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Country Matters

1972 · Series

The Old Devils
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The Old Devils

1992 · Movie

The Trial of Klaus Barbie
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The Trial of Klaus Barbie

1987 · Movie

Bewitched
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Bewitched

1983 · Movie

The Life and Times of David Lloyd George
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The Life and Times of David Lloyd George

1981 · Movie