Ray Brooks
Actor
Born April 20, 1939 in Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK
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.
Filmography
King Rollo
On Location: The Carry Ons
Giorgio (archive footage) (uncredited)
Growing Pains
Tom Hollingsworth
EastEnders
Joseph "Joe" Macer
The Pickwick Papers
Narrator
Big Deal
Robby Box
Office Romances
Gordon Spelle
Dalgliesh
Henry Kerrison
Death of an Expert Witness
Dr. Henry Kerrison
Wogan
Self
Some of Your Bits Ain't Nice!
Narrator (voice)
The Paul Daniels Magic Show
Self
A Touch of the Tiny Hacketts
Raymond Collis
That's Carry On!
Giorgio (archive footage) (uncredited)
Rumpole of the Bailey
Tony Timson
House of Whipcord
Tony
Assassin
Craig
The Middle-of-the-Road Roadshow for All the Family
Peter Queech
Tiffany Jones
Guy
Baffled!
George Tracewell
A Thinking Man as Hero
Steve Abelman
Carry On Abroad
Giorgio
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
5 of Spades
The Flesh and Blood Show
Mike
The Cherry Orchard
Yasha
Office Party
Paul
Mr. Benn
Narrator
Play for Today
Raymond Collis
The Last Grenade
Lt. David Coulson
Doomwatch
Geoff Harker
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)
Marty
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Dennis
The Expert
Eric Redmond
Boy Meets Girl
Bruce
Mickey Dunne
Fred
Cathy Come Home
Reg Ward
Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.
David
BBC Play of the Month
Yasha
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Ron Baxter
The Knack... and How to Get It
Tolen
Gideon's Way
Frank Romano
The Wednesday Play
Reg
It's a Woman's World
Casanova
Theatre 625
Philip
Play It Cool
Freddy
Some People
Johnnie
H.M.S. Defiant
Hayes
The Avengers
Farrington
Captured
Armchair Theatre
Paul