Ray Brooks

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.

Appearances

The Flesh and Blood Show
5.7
The Flesh and Blood Show
Mike
The Knack... and How to Get It
6.0
The Knack... and How to Get It
Tolen
Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.
6.2
Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.
David
Carry On Abroad
6.3
Carry On Abroad
Giorgio
The Last Grenade
5.7
The Last Grenade
Lt. David Coulson
House of Whipcord
5.9
House of Whipcord
Tony
Office Romances
Office Romances
Gordon Spelle
The Cherry Orchard
7.0
The Cherry Orchard
Yasha
Some of Your Bits Ain't Nice!
10.0
Some of Your Bits Ain't Nice!
Narrator (voice)
Tiffany Jones
4.4
Tiffany Jones
Guy
Some People
7.5
Some People
Johnnie
Captured
4.2
Captured
Cathy Come Home
7.0
Cathy Come Home
Reg Ward
The Middle-of-the-Road Roadshow for All the Family
The Middle-of-the-Road Roadshow for All the Family
Peter Queech
H.M.S. Defiant
6.5
H.M.S. Defiant
Hayes
Assassin
5.8
Assassin
Craig
Baffled!
5.6
Baffled!
George Tracewell
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
6.3
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
5 of Spades
A Touch of the Tiny Hacketts
8.0
A Touch of the Tiny Hacketts
Raymond Collis
The World of Eddie Weary
7.0
The World of Eddie Weary
Alex Conway/Eddie Weary
Play It Cool
6.1
Play It Cool
Freddy
Office Party
Office Party
Paul
That's Carry On!
5.8
That's Carry On!
Giorgio (archive footage) (uncredited)
On Location: The Carry Ons
On Location: The Carry Ons
Giorgio (archive footage) (uncredited)
EastEnders
4.2
EastEnders
Joseph "Joe" Macer
Gideon's Way
7.0
Gideon's Way
Frank Romano
The Avengers
7.7
The Avengers
Farrington
Rumpole of the Bailey
7.0
Rumpole of the Bailey
Tony Timson
Doomwatch
6.4
Doomwatch
Geoff Harker
Big Deal
7.3
Big Deal
Robby Box
The Expert
9.0
The Expert
Eric Redmond
King Rollo
7.0
King Rollo
Running Wild
8.0
Running Wild
Max Wild
Growing Pains
7.0
Growing Pains
Tom Hollingsworth
Thirty-Minute Theatre
4.3
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Open Air
6.0
Open Air
The Paul Daniels Magic Show
7.7
The Paul Daniels Magic Show
Self
Mr. Benn
7.3
Mr. Benn
Narrator
The Pickwick Papers
7.3
The Pickwick Papers
Narrator
Wogan
5.3
Wogan
Self
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)
7.0
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)
Marty
Dalgliesh
6.9
Dalgliesh
Henry Kerrison
The Wednesday Play
5.2
The Wednesday Play
Reg
Play for Today
6.6
Play for Today
Raymond Collis
Death of an Expert Witness
7.0
Death of an Expert Witness
Dr. Henry Kerrison
BBC Play of the Month
5.3
BBC Play of the Month
Yasha
Taxi!
9.0
Taxi!
Terry Mills
Taxi!
Taxi!
Terry Mills
Black and Blue
6.5
Black and Blue
Peter Queech
Theatre 625
7.2
Theatre 625
Philip
Theatre 625
7.2
Theatre 625
Albert Smith
Armchair Theatre
6.0
Armchair Theatre
Paul

Crew

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