Ray Brooks
Acting
Born April 20, 1939 · Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK
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 · 40 titles
EastEnders
Play for Today
The Avengers
BBC Play of the Month
Wogan
Theatre 625
The Wednesday Play
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Gideon's Way
Rumpole of the Bailey
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Open Air
The Expert
Dalgliesh
Doomwatch
The Paul Daniels Magic Show
Taxi!
Taxi!
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)
Big Deal
Black and Blue
Growing Pains
Late Night Theatre
House of Whipcord
Armchair Theatre
Trapped
The Pickwick Papers
Boy Meets Girl
Mickey Dunne
Tiffany Jones
King Rollo
Death of an Expert Witness
The Knack... and How to Get It
Mr. Benn
Some People
Running Wild
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.
H.M.S. Defiant
Captured