Ray Brooks
Born: 1939-04-20 in Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK
Died: 2025-08-09
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
2001
- On Location: The Carry Ons as Giorgio (archive footage) (uncredited)
1992
- Growing Pains as Tom Hollingsworth
1990
- The World of Eddie Weary as Alex Conway/Eddie Weary
1987
- Running Wild as Max Wild
1986
1985
- EastEnders as Joseph "Joe" Macer
- The Pickwick Papers as Narrator
1984
- Big Deal as Robby Box
1983
- Dalgliesh as Henry Kerrison
- Office Romances as Gordon Spelle
- Death of an Expert Witness as Dr. Henry Kerrison
1982
- Wogan as Self
- Some of Your Bits Ain't Nice! as Narrator (voice)
1979
- The Paul Daniels Magic Show as Self
1978
- A Touch of the Tiny Hacketts as Raymond Collis
1977
- That's Carry On! as Giorgio (archive footage) (uncredited)
1975
- Rumpole of the Bailey as Tony Timson
1974
- House of Whipcord as Tony
1973
- Tiffany Jones as Guy
- Baffled! as George Tracewell
- Assassin as Craig
- Black and Blue as Peter Queech
- The Middle-of-the-Road Roadshow for All the Family as Peter Queech
1972
- The Flesh and Blood Show as Mike
- Carry On Abroad as Giorgio
- Alice's Adventures in Wonderland as 5 of Spades
1971
- Office Party as Paul
- Mr. Benn as Narrator
- The Cherry Orchard as Yasha
1970
- Play for Today as Raymond Collis
- Doomwatch as Geoff Harker
- The Last Grenade as Lt. David Coulson
1969
- Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) as Marty
1968
- The Expert as Eric Redmond
1966
- Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D. as David
- Cathy Come Home as Reg Ward
1965
- BBC Play of the Month as Yasha
- Gideon's Way as Frank Romano
- Thirty-Minute Theatre
- The Knack... and How to Get It as Tolen
1964
- The Wednesday Play as Reg
- Theatre 625 as Philip
1962
- H.M.S. Defiant as Hayes
- Some People as Johnnie
- Play It Cool as Freddy
1961
- The Avengers as Farrington