Ray Smith

Ray Smith

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...

Known For

Rogue Male

as Fisherman

Under Milk Wood

as Mr Waldo

Cast Credits

The Old Devils

as Charlie Norris

Bewitched

as Sylvester Brand

The Sailor's Return

as Fred Leake

Mucking Out

as Thomas Loftus

The Mayor's Charity

as Charlie Harris

Rogue Male

as Fisherman

King Lear

as Kent

Britannia: A Bridge

as Narrator (Voice)

Made

as Policeman

The Mill

as Holland

Under Milk Wood

as Mr Waldo

Shaggy Dog

as Mr Johnson

Stella

as Man

The Informers

as Police Sergeant (uncredited)

Tomorrow at Ten

as Mr. Briggs