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Ray Smith (actor) (Raymond Smith) was born on 1 May, 1936 in Trealaw, Glamorgan, Wales, is a Welsh actor (1936–1991). Discover Ray Smith (actor)'s Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 55 years old?

Popular As Raymond Smith
Occupation Actor
Age 55 years old
Zodiac Sign Taurus
Born 1 May, 1936
Birthday 1 May
Birthplace Trealaw, Glamorgan, Wales
Date of death 15 December, 1991
Died Place Llandough, Glamorgan, Wales
Nationality Wales

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1936

Ray Smith (1 May 1936 – 15 December 1991) was a Welsh actor.

Smith was born in Trealaw in the Rhondda Valley, and lived his early years on Ynyscynon Road, but lived for most of his adult life in Dinas Powys.

He became interested in acting while he was at school, and was determined not to become a miner like his father, who died in a pit accident when Smith was only three years old.

After leaving school Smith became a builder's labourer.

Following National Service in the army, he began acting professionally at the Prince of Wales Theatre, Cardiff, then joined the Swansea Grand Theatre as an assistant stage manager.

1956

He later moved to London, where he spent a year unemployed before obtaining a part in a play about the Hungarian Revolution of 1956.

1959

Smith made his television debut in Shadows of Heroes in 1959, and then his appearances in series such as Z-Cars and A Family at War made him known to the public.

1970

The Bridge had been damaged by a fire in 1970, it was reconstructed over the course of 3 years to incorporate a new 'double-deck', incorporating both road and rail crossings.

1971

He also appeared as Detective Inspector Percy Firbank in Public Eye, a role he started playing in 1971.

Two years later came one of his most famous roles, as George Barraclough in Sam, in a Granada Television drama series set in northern England.

1973

In 1973, Smith provided the voice-over for the British Transport Film "Britania - A Bridge", a film about the redevelopment and reconstruction of the Britania Railway Bridge between Anglesey and the Mainland.

1991

Ray Smith died in December 1991 at the age of 55 in the lounge of Llandough Hospital after a major heart attack.

He had been shooting one of his last scenes in the television adaptation of Kingsley Amis's novel The Old Devils when he was taken ill on location in Newport.

1993

An onscreen credit dedicated the series The Old Devils to his memory, and his performance in it won him a posthumous BAFTA Cymru Award (Best Actor) in 1993.

His son was the musician Huw Justin Smith, better known as Pepsi Tate.