Ray Smith (actor)

Ray Smith (born May 1, 1936 in Trealaw , Rhondda , Wales , † December 15, 1991 in Llandough , Vale of Glamorgan , Wales) was a British actor .

Life

Smith grew up the son of a miner who was killed in an industrial accident when Smith was three years old. After completing his schooling and military service in the British Army , he played at The Prince of Wales Theater in Cardiff . He moved to London in the late 1950s to begin an acting career. In 1959 he made his debut in an episode of the BBC series BBC Sunday-Night Theater . In the same year he played a police officer in four episodes of the series Nick of the River . In the early 1960s, he also received supporting roles in British films such as The Last Journey by U 153 . In the children's TV program Jackanory , he appeared in 23 episodes between 1967 and 1971 as a storyteller. From 1971 to 1975 he played a police officer again in the crime series Public Eye . He gained greater fame in German-speaking countries through his portrayal of Chief Superintendent Gordon Spikings in the television series Dempsey & Makepeace .

Smith suffered a heart attack while filming the television adaptation of Kingsley Amis ' novel The Old Devils and died at the age of 55.

Filmography (selection)

• 1962: The Whore Jo ( The Painted Smile )
• 1963: The last journey of U 153 ( Mystery Submarine )
• 1964: Tomorrow at ten ( Tomorrow at Ten )
• 1965: Z Cars
• 1967-1971: Jackanory
• 1969: The Specialists (Special Branch)
• 1966: Task Force Police ( Softly Softly )
• 1970: Callan
• 1971-1975: Public Eye
• 1972: Black Beauty ( The Adventures of Black Beauty )
• 1972: A case for Scotland Yard ( New Scotland Yard )
• 1973-1975: Sam
• 1975: The Sonderkommando ( Operation: Daybreak )
• 1977: Rooms
• 1982: We'll Meet Again
• 1985–1986: Dempsey & Makepeace ( Dempsey and Makepeace )
• 1987: Three on the highway ( Three for the Road )

Web links

• Ray Smith at the Internet Movie Database (English)