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

The Expert

Running Wild

Some of Your Bits Ain't Nice!

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

Rumpole of the Bailey

Theatre 625

King Rollo

Dalgliesh

The Cherry Orchard

Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

Cathy Come Home

Gideon's Way

Blackmail

Death of an Expert Witness

Play for Today

Black and Blue

H.M.S. Defiant

Doomwatch

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Carry On Abroad

Open Air

Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.

Play It Cool

The Knack... and How to Get It

House of Whipcord

That's Carry On!

Armchair Theatre

Assassin

The Flesh and Blood Show

Wogan

The Last Grenade

Baffled!

BBC Play of the Month

The Wednesday Play

EastEnders

Tiffany Jones

Thirty-Minute Theatre

Captured

On Location: The Carry Ons