Ray Brooks
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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
Credits
House of Whipcord (1974)
as Tony
Some People (1962)
as Johnnie
Tiffany Jones (1973)
as Guy
Captured (1959)
Actor
The Knack... and How to Get It (1965)
as Tolen
Assassin (1973)
as Craig
H.M.S. Defiant (1962)
as Hayes
Office Romances (1983)
as Gordon Spelle
Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D. (1966)
as David
The Flesh and Blood Show (1972)
as Mike
That's Carry On! (1977)
as Giorgio (archive footage) (uncredited)
Carry On Abroad (1972)
as Giorgio
Cathy Come Home (1966)
as Reg Ward
Play It Cool (1962)
as Freddy
A Touch of the Tiny Hacketts (1978)
as Raymond Collis
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1972)
as 5 of Spades
On Location: The Carry Ons (2001)
as Giorgio (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Last Grenade (1970)
as Lt. David Coulson
The World of Eddie Weary (1990)
as Alex Conway/Eddie Weary
Baffled! (1973)
as George Tracewell
A Thinking Man as Hero (1973)
as Steve Abelman
The Cherry Orchard (1971)
as Yasha
The Middle-of-the-Road Roadshow for All the Family (1973)
as Peter Queech
Office Party (1971)
as Paul
Some of Your Bits Ain't Nice! (1982)
as Narrator (voice)