Ray Brooks
Known for Acting
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.
Filmography
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
1972
as 5 of Spades
House of Whipcord
1974
as Tony
Carry On Abroad
1972
as Giorgio
The Knack... and How to Get It
1965
as Tolen
That's Carry On!
1977
as Giorgio (archive footage) (uncredited)
H.M.S. Defiant
1962
as Hayes
Tiffany Jones
1973
as Guy
Assassin
1973
as Craig
Captured
1959
The Cherry Orchard
1971
as Yasha
Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.
1966
as David
Baffled!
1973
as George Tracewell
Some People
1962
as Johnnie
Office Romances
1983
as Gordon Spelle
The Last Grenade
1970
as Lt. David Coulson
Play It Cool
1962
as Freddy
A Touch of the Tiny Hacketts
1978
as Raymond Collis
The World of Eddie Weary
1990
as Alex Conway/Eddie Weary
Cathy Come Home
1966
as Reg Ward
The Flesh and Blood Show
1972
as Mike