Ray Brooks
Known For
Acting
Born
1939-04-20 in Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK
Died
2025-08-09
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.
Most Known For
EastEnders
as Joseph "Joe" Macer
The Avengers
as Farrington
Play for Today
as Raymond Collis
Wogan
as Self
BBC Play of the Month
as Yasha
Theatre 625
as Philip
Theatre 625
as Albert Smith
The Wednesday Play
as Reg
Rumpole of the Bailey
as Tony Timson
Thirty-Minute Theatre
The Expert
as Eric Redmond
Tiffany Jones
as Guy
Open Air
Assassin
as Craig
Dalgliesh
as Henry Kerrison
Gideon's Way
as Frank Romano
Captured
Doomwatch
as Geoff Harker
Big Deal
as Robby Box
Growing Pains
as Tom Hollingsworth