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Ray Brooks

Ray Brooks

Actor · Born 1939-04-20 · Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK

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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.

Movies & TV Shows

  1. EastEnders (1985) — Joseph "Joe" Macer
  2. The Avengers (1961) — Farrington
  3. Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D. (1966) — David
  4. Carry On Abroad (1972) — Giorgio
  5. The Knack... and How to Get It (1965) — Tolen
  6. H.M.S. Defiant (1962) — Hayes
  7. House of Whipcord (1974) — Tony
  8. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1972) — 5 of Spades
  9. The Flesh and Blood Show (1972) — Mike
  10. Cathy Come Home (1966) — Reg Ward
  11. That's Carry On! (1977) — Giorgio (archive footage) (uncredited)
  12. Rumpole of the Bailey (1975) — Tony Timson
  13. Baffled! (1973) — George Tracewell
  14. Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) (1969) — Marty
  15. Mr. Benn (1971) — Narrator
  16. Tiffany Jones (1973) — Guy
  17. Play for Today (1970) — Raymond Collis
  18. Captured (1959)
  19. Assassin (1973) — Craig
  20. Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965) — Ron Baxter
  21. BBC Play of the Month (1965) — Yasha
  22. Play It Cool (1962) — Freddy
  23. Wogan (1982) — Self
  24. Dalgliesh (1983) — Henry Kerrison
  25. The Last Grenade (1970) — Lt. David Coulson
  26. Some People (1962) — Johnnie
  27. Doomwatch (1970) — Geoff Harker
  28. Death of an Expert Witness (1983) — Dr. Henry Kerrison
  29. Armchair Theatre (1956) — Paul
  30. Gideon's Way (1965) — Frank Romano
  31. The Wednesday Play (1964) — Reg
  32. Theatre 625 (1964) — Philip
  33. Big Deal (1984) — Robby Box
  34. The Pickwick Papers (1985) — Narrator
  35. Open Air (1986)
  36. The Paul Daniels Magic Show (1979) — Self
  37. ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969) — Dennis
  38. Some of Your Bits Ain't Nice! (1982) — Narrator (voice)
  39. The Expert (1968) — Eric Redmond
  40. King Rollo (1980)