Ray Brooks

Birthday: 1939-04-20
Deathday: 2025-08-09
Birthplace: Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK
Gender: Male
Owned By: Unowned

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.

Credits

Year Title Character
1990-01-01 The World of Eddie Weary Alex Conway/Eddie Weary
1983-05-21 Office Romances Gordon Spelle
1978-10-31 A Touch of the Tiny Hacketts Raymond Collis
1974-04-19 House of Whipcord Tony
1973-11-01 Assassin Craig
1973-08-21 The Middle-of-the-Road Roadshow for All the Family Peter Queech
1973-08-16 Tiffany Jones Guy
1973-04-11 Baffled! George Tracewell
1972-12-01 Carry On Abroad Giorgio
1972-11-20 Alice's Adventures in Wonderland 5 of Spades
1972-10-01 The Flesh and Blood Show Mike
1971-12-19 The Cherry Orchard Yasha
1971-08-17 Office Party Paul
1970-03-01 The Last Grenade Lt. David Coulson
1966-11-16 Cathy Come Home Reg Ward
1966-08-05 Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D. David
1965-06-03 The Knack... and How to Get It Tolen
1962-07-22 Play It Cool Freddy
1962-05-31 Some People Johnnie
1962-04-15 H.M.S. Defiant Hayes
1959-01-01 Captured