Ray Brooks
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.
Filmography
On Location: The Carry Ons
as Giorgio (archive footage) (uncredited)
On Location: The Carry Ons
as Giorgio (archive footage) (uncredited)
The World of Eddie Weary
as Alex Conway/Eddie Weary
The World of Eddie Weary
as Alex Conway/Eddie Weary
That's Carry On!
as Giorgio (archive footage) (uncredited)
That's Carry On!
as Giorgio (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Middle-of-the-Road Roadshow for All the Family
as Peter Queech
The Middle-of-the-Road Roadshow for All the Family
as Peter Queech
Baffled!
as George Tracewell
Baffled!
as George Tracewell
A Thinking Man as Hero
as Steve Abelman
A Thinking Man as Hero
as Steve Abelman
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
as 5 of Spades
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
as 5 of Spades
The Cherry Orchard
as Yasha
The Cherry Orchard
as Yasha
Office Party
as Paul
Office Party
as Paul
Cathy Come Home
as Reg Ward
Cathy Come Home
as Reg Ward
The Knack... and How to Get It
as Tolen
The Knack... and How to Get It
as Tolen
Some People
as Johnnie
Some People
as Johnnie