Acting
Ray Brooks
EN cinema · 25 credits
Born
20 April 1939
Died
9 August 2025 (aged 86)
Birthplace
Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK
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
Filmography
On Location: The Carry Ons
as Giorgio (archive footage) (uncredited)
The World of Eddie Weary
1990
The World of Eddie Weary
as Alex Conway/Eddie Weary
Office Romances
as Gordon Spelle
Some of Your Bits Ain't Nice!
as Narrator (voice)
A Touch of the Tiny Hacketts
as Raymond Collis
That's Carry On!
as Giorgio (archive footage) (uncredited)
Assassin
as Craig
Baffled!
as George Tracewell
A Thinking Man as Hero
as Steve Abelman
Carry On Abroad
as Giorgio
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
as 5 of Spades
The Cherry Orchard
as Yasha
The Last Grenade
as Lt. David Coulson
Cathy Come Home
as Reg Ward
Some People
as Johnnie
H.M.S. Defiant
as Hayes
Play It Cool
as Freddy
Captured
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