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
- No Hiding Place (1959) Cast
- ITV Playhouse (1967) Cast
- Thriller (1973) as Ben Tamplin
- The Main Chance (1969) as Joe Holroyd
- Dempsey and Makepeace (1985) as Spikings
- The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (1971) as Chief prison officer
- Public Eye (1965) as DI Percy Firbank
- Callan (1967) Cast
- New Scotland Yard (1972) as Arthur Clevedon, QC
- Enemy at the Door (1978) as John Weston
- Colditz (1972) as Hans Hugenberg
- Target (1977) as MP Jack Sissons
- Masada (1981) as Lentius
- The Sunday Drama (1977) as Harry
- 1990 (1977) Cast
- The Informer (1966) as Receptionist / Bouncer
- Country Matters (1972) as Mr Holland
- Bill Brand (1976) as Moores
- We'll Meet Again (1982) as Albert Mundy
- Shadows of Fear (1970) as German
- How Green Was My Valley (1975) as Dai Bando
- The Frighteners (1972) as The Guvnor
- Half Hour Story (1967) as The Man
- Villains (1972) as Dave Swift
- Sam (1973) as George Barraclough
- The Hanged Man (1975) as Josef Milcjek
- Second City Firsts (1973) as Thomas Loftus
- The Company of Five (1968) as Arthur Gifford
- Shades of Darkness (1983) as Sylvester Brand
- A Question of Guilt (1980) as Supt Foley
- Madame Bovary (1975) as Homais
- Operation: Daybreak (1975) as Hájek
- Sanctuary (1967) Cast
- The Mill on the Floss (1978) as Mr Tulliver
- Rogue Male (1976) as Fisherman
- Under Milk Wood (1972) as Mr Waldo
- Plays for Pleasure (1981) as Clive Lewis
- The Mill (1972) as Holland
- The Mayor's Charity (1977) as Charlie Harris
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Ray Smith's films and TV shows are available across UK streaming services. Click any title in the filmography below to see exactly which UK service has it — Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, Apple TV+, BBC iPlayer, ITVX, NOW, Sky, MUBI and more — updated daily.
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Most-watched Ray Smith films currently: Operation: Daybreak (1975), Rogue Male (1976), Under Milk Wood (1972), The Mill (1972), The Mayor's Charity (1977).
What TV shows has Ray Smith appeared in?
Selected TV credits: Crown Court (1972), No Hiding Place (1959), ITV Playhouse (1967), Thriller (1973), The Main Chance (1969).
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