Ray Brooks

Ray Brooks

Acting
Born 1939-04-20 - Died 2025-08-09Brighton, 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.

Movies (25)

House of Whipcord
6.0

House of Whipcord

1974Movie6.0
H.M.S. Defiant
6.5

H.M.S. Defiant

1962Movie6.5
Baffled!
5.6

Baffled!

1973Movie5.6
Carry On Abroad
6.3

Carry On Abroad

1972Movie6.3
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
6.3

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

1972Movie6.3
Tiffany Jones
4.4

Tiffany Jones

1973Movie4.4
Some People
7.5

Some People

1962Movie7.5
Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.
6.1

Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.

1966Movie6.1
That's Carry On!
5.8

That's Carry On!

1977Movie5.8
The Flesh and Blood Show
5.7

The Flesh and Blood Show

1972Movie5.7
The Knack... and How to Get It
6.0

The Knack... and How to Get It

1965Movie6.0
Assassin
5.8

Assassin

1973Movie5.8
The Middle-of-the-Road Roadshow for All the Family

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

1973Movie
Captured
4.2

Captured

1959Movie4.2
Office Romances

Office Romances

1983Movie
Cathy Come Home
7.0

Cathy Come Home

1966Movie7.0
A Thinking Man as Hero

A Thinking Man as Hero

1973Movie
Play It Cool
6.1

Play It Cool

1962Movie6.1
The Last Grenade
5.7

The Last Grenade

1970Movie5.7
The World of Eddie Weary
7.0

The World of Eddie Weary

1990Movie7.0
The Cherry Orchard
7.0

The Cherry Orchard

1971Movie7.0
A Touch of the Tiny Hacketts
8.0

A Touch of the Tiny Hacketts

1978Movie8.0
On Location: The Carry Ons

On Location: The Carry Ons

2001Movie
Office Party

Office Party

1971Movie
Some of Your Bits Ain't Nice!
8.0

Some of Your Bits Ain't Nice!

1982Movie8.0

TV Shows (34)

Play for Today
6.6

Play for Today

1970Series6.6
The Avengers
7.8

The Avengers

1961Series7.8
EastEnders
4.2

EastEnders

1985Series4.2
BBC Play of the Month
5.2

BBC Play of the Month

1965Series5.2
Wogan
5.3

Wogan

1982Series5.3
The Wednesday Play
5.2

The Wednesday Play

1964Series5.2
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
7.0

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

1969Series7.0
Theatre 625
7.2

Theatre 625

1964Series7.2
Thirty-Minute Theatre
4.3

Thirty-Minute Theatre

1965Series4.3
Rumpole of the Bailey
7.1

Rumpole of the Bailey

1975Series7.1
Open Air
6.0

Open Air

1986Series6.0
Gideon's Way
7.0

Gideon's Way

1965Series7.0
The Expert
9.0

The Expert

1968Series9.0
Dalgliesh
6.9

Dalgliesh

1983Series6.9
Doomwatch
6.4

Doomwatch

1970Series6.4
Blackmail
7.0

Blackmail

1965Series7.0
The Paul Daniels Magic Show
7.7

The Paul Daniels Magic Show

1979Series7.7
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)
7.0

Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)

1969Series7.0
Late Night Theatre

Late Night Theatre

1972Series
Boy Meets Girl

Boy Meets Girl

1967Series
Big Deal
7.3

Big Deal

1984Series7.3
Growing Pains
7.0

Growing Pains

1992Series7.0
Trapped

Trapped

1967Series
Black and Blue
6.5

Black and Blue

1973Series6.5
Mr. Benn
7.3

Mr. Benn

1971Series7.3
King Rollo
7.0

King Rollo

1980Series7.0
Mickey Dunne

Mickey Dunne

1967Series
Death of an Expert Witness
6.5

Death of an Expert Witness

1983Series6.5
Armchair Theatre
6.0

Armchair Theatre

1956Series6.0
It's a Woman's World

It's a Woman's World

1964Series
Oranges and Lemons

Oranges and Lemons

1973Series
The Pickwick Papers
7.3

The Pickwick Papers

1985Series7.3
Taxi!

Taxi!

1963Series
Running Wild
8.0

Running Wild

1987Series8.0