Ray Brooks

About

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

EastEndersSeries • 1985The AvengersSeries • 1961Play for TodaySeries • 1970The Wednesday PlaySeries • 1964BBC Play of the MonthSeries • 1965Thirty-Minute TheatreSeries • 1965Theatre 625Series • 1964ITV Saturday Night TheatreSeries • 1969Rumpole of the BaileySeries • 1975The ExpertSeries • 1968DalglieshSeries • 1983Gideon's WaySeries • 1965DoomwatchSeries • 1970H.M.S. DefiantMovie • 1962Alice's Adventures in WonderlandMovie • 1972Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.Movie • 1966The Knack... and How to Get ItMovie • 1965Carry On AbroadMovie • 1972House of WhipcordMovie • 1974That's Carry On!Movie • 1977Baffled!Movie • 1973Cathy Come HomeMovie • 1966The Flesh and Blood ShowMovie • 1972