Ray Brooks
Acting
Born: 1939-04-20 in 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
Play for Today
Raymond Collis
The Avengers
Farrington
EastEnders
Joseph "Joe" Macer
Wogan
Self
BBC Play of the Month
Yasha
The Wednesday Play
Reg
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Dennis
Theatre 625
Philip
Theatre 625
Albert Smith
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Ron Baxter
Thirty-Minute Theatre
The Man
Rumpole of the Bailey
Tony Timson
Open Air
The Expert
Eric Redmond
The Paul Daniels Magic Show
Self
Dalgliesh
Henry Kerrison
Gideon's Way
Frank Romano
Doomwatch
Geoff Harker
Boy Meets Girl
Bruce
Boy Meets Girl
Clive
Growing Pains
Tom Hollingsworth
Mickey Dunne
Fred
Big Deal
Robby Box
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)
Marty
Mr. Benn
Narrator
H.M.S. Defiant
Hayes
Tiffany Jones
Guy
Some People
Johnnie
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
5 of Spades
King Rollo
Assassin
Craig
Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.
David
House of Whipcord
Tony
Death of an Expert Witness
Dr. Henry Kerrison
Office Romances
Gordon Spelle
The Pickwick Papers
Narrator