Ray Brooks

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

49

Gender

Male

Birthday

1939-04-20

Day of death

2025-08-09 (86 years old)

Place of Birth

Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK

Ray Brooks

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.

Known For

  • EastEnders

    EastEnders

  • Wogan

    Wogan

  • Play for Today

    Play for Today

  • The Avengers

    The Avengers

  • BBC Play of the Month

    BBC Play of the Month

  • Rumpole of the Bailey

    Rumpole of the Bailey

  • The Wednesday Play

    The Wednesday Play

  • Thirty-Minute Theatre

    Thirty-Minute Theatre

  • The Expert

    The Expert

  • Doomwatch

    Doomwatch

  • Gideon's Way

    Gideon's Way

  • Dalgliesh

    Dalgliesh

  • Open Air

    Open Air

  • The Paul Daniels Magic Show

    The Paul Daniels Magic Show

  • The Flesh and Blood Show

    The Flesh and Blood Show

  • H.M.S. Defiant

    H.M.S. Defiant

  • Tiffany Jones

    Tiffany Jones

  • Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.

    Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.

  • Black and Blue

    Black and Blue

  • Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)

    Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)

  • On Location: The Carry Ons

    On Location: The Carry Ons

  • Office Party

    Office Party

  • Baffled!

    Baffled!

  • Big Deal

    Big Deal

  • Carry On Abroad

    Carry On Abroad

  • The Pickwick Papers

    The Pickwick Papers

  • The Cherry Orchard

    The Cherry Orchard

  • Assassin

    Assassin

  • Growing Pains

    Growing Pains

  • Some of Your Bits Ain't Nice!

    Some of Your Bits Ain't Nice!

  • Death of an Expert Witness

    Death of an Expert Witness

  • Play It Cool

    Play It Cool

  • The Knack... and How to Get It

    The Knack... and How to Get It

  • That's Carry On!

    That's Carry On!

  • Taxi!

    Taxi!

  • Running Wild

    Running Wild

  • Cathy Come Home

    Cathy Come Home

  • Captured

    Captured

  • The Middle-of-the-Road Roadshow for All the Family

    The Middle-of-the-Road Roadshow for All the Family

  • Mr. Benn

    Mr. Benn

  • House of Whipcord

    House of Whipcord

  • Taxi!

    Taxi!

  • King Rollo

    King Rollo

  • Office Romances

    Office Romances

  • Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

    Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

  • Some People

    Some People

  • The World of Eddie Weary

    The World of Eddie Weary

  • The Last Grenade

    The Last Grenade

  • A Touch of the Tiny Hacketts

    A Touch of the Tiny Hacketts