Ray Brooks
Acting Born Apr 20, 1939 Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK 24 credits
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.
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Full filmography
- EastEnders (1985) as Joseph "Joe" Macer
- Play for Today (1970) as Raymond Collis
- The Avengers (1961) as Farrington
- Wogan (1982) as Self
- BBC Play of the Month (1965) as Yasha
- Theatre 625 (1964) as Philip
- Theatre 625 (1964) as Albert Smith
- Rumpole of the Bailey (1975) as Tony Timson
- The Wednesday Play (1964) as Reg
- ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969) as Dennis
- The Expert (1968) as Eric Redmond
- Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965) as Ron Baxter
- Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965) as The Man
- Gideon's Way (1965) as Frank Romano
- Open Air (1986)
- Doomwatch (1970) as Geoff Harker
- Dalgliesh (1983) as Henry Kerrison
- The Paul Daniels Magic Show (1979) as Self
- Big Deal (1984) as Robby Box
- Growing Pains (1992) as Tom Hollingsworth
- Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) (1969) as Marty
- Black and Blue (1973) as Peter Queech
- Mickey Dunne (1967) as Fred
- Trapped (1967) as Ray