Ray Brooks
Acting
Born: 1939-04-20 in Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK
Biography
Ray Brooks was a British actor famous for his role as the narrator in the classic children's cartoon series Mr Benn, for the films The Knack...And How To Get It, Daleks - Invasion Earth: 2150AD and Cathy Come Home, and for the TV series Big Deal and Growing Pains. In later years he played Joe Macer, the husband and murderer of Albert Square stalwart Pauline Fowler, in the BBC's long running soap opera EastEnders and has wrote several books, including his autobiography. He died at the age of 86 on 9th August 2025 following a short illness. He had been living with dementia in his final years.
Known For
EastEnders
Joseph "Joe" Macer
The Avengers
Farrington
Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.
David
Carry On Abroad
Giorgio
The Knack... and How to Get It
Tolen
H.M.S. Defiant
Hayes
House of Whipcord
Tony
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
5 of Spades
The Flesh and Blood Show
Mike
Cathy Come Home
Reg Ward
Baffled!
George Tracewell
That's Carry On!
Giorgio (archive footage) (uncredited)
Rumpole of the Bailey
Tony Timson
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)
Marty
Mr. Benn
Narrator
Tiffany Jones
Guy
Play for Today
Raymond Collis
Captured
Assassin
Craig
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Ron Baxter
Wogan
Self
BBC Play of the Month
Yasha
Thirty-Minute Theatre
The Man
Play It Cool
Freddy
Dalgliesh
Henry Kerrison
The Last Grenade
Lt. David Coulson
Some People
Johnnie
Doomwatch
Geoff Harker
Death of an Expert Witness
Dr. Henry Kerrison
Armchair Theatre
Paul
Gideon's Way
Frank Romano
The Wednesday Play
Reg
Theatre 625
Philip
Theatre 625
Albert Smith
Big Deal
Robby Box
The Pickwick Papers
Narrator
King Rollo
Open Air
The Paul Daniels Magic Show
Self
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Dennis