Ray Brooks

Known for ActingBorn 1939-04-20Died 2025-08-09Brighton, 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.Read more

Movies & web series

Some of Your Bits Ain't Nice!

The Expert

Taxi!

Running Wild

A Touch of the Tiny Hacketts

The Paul Daniels Magic Show

The Avengers

Some People

The Pickwick Papers

Big Deal

Mr. Benn

Growing Pains

The World of Eddie Weary

Theatre 625

Death of an Expert Witness

Rumpole of the Bailey

Dalgliesh

Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)

The Cherry Orchard

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

Cathy Come Home

Gideon's Way

Play for Today

Black and Blue

H.M.S. Defiant

Doomwatch

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Carry On Abroad

Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.

Open Air

Play It Cool

House of Whipcord

The Knack... and How to Get It

Armchair Theatre

That's Carry On!

Assassin

The Flesh and Blood Show

The Last Grenade

Baffled!

Wogan

BBC Play of the Month

The Wednesday Play

Tiffany Jones

EastEnders

Thirty-Minute Theatre

Captured

On Location: The Carry Ons

Office Romances