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.
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
On Location: The Carry Ons
Character:Giorgio (archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:01/01/2001
The World of Eddie Weary
Character:Alex Conway/Eddie Weary
Release Date:01/01/1990
Office Romances
Character:Gordon Spelle
Release Date:21/05/1983
Some of Your Bits Ain't Nice!
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:01/01/1982
A Touch of the Tiny Hacketts
Character:Raymond Collis
Release Date:31/10/1978
That's Carry On!
Character:Giorgio (archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:10/11/1977
House of Whipcord
Character:Tony
Release Date:19/04/1974
Assassin
Character:Craig
Release Date:01/11/1973
The Middle-of-the-Road Roadshow for All the Family
Character:Peter Queech
Release Date:21/08/1973
Tiffany Jones
Character:Guy
Release Date:16/08/1973
Baffled!
Character:George Tracewell
Release Date:11/04/1973
Carry On Abroad
Character:Giorgio
Release Date:01/12/1972
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Character:5 of Spades
Release Date:20/11/1972
The Flesh and Blood Show
Character:Mike
Release Date:01/10/1972
The Cherry Orchard
Character:Yasha
Release Date:19/12/1971
Office Party
Character:Paul
Release Date:17/08/1971
The Last Grenade
Character:Lt. David Coulson
Release Date:01/03/1970
Cathy Come Home
Character:Reg Ward
Release Date:16/11/1966
Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.
Character:David
Release Date:05/08/1966
The Knack... and How to Get It
Character:Tolen
Release Date:03/06/1965
Play It Cool
Character:Freddy
Release Date:22/07/1962
Some People
Character:Johnnie
Release Date:31/05/1962
H.M.S. Defiant
Character:Hayes
Release Date:15/04/1962
Captured
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1959
Television Appearances
Growing Pains
Character:Tom Hollingsworth
Running Wild
Character:Max Wild
Open Air
Character:
EastEnders
Character:Joseph "Joe" Macer
The Pickwick Papers
Character:Narrator
Big Deal
Character:Robby Box
Dalgliesh
Character:Henry Kerrison
Death of an Expert Witness
Character:Dr. Henry Kerrison
Wogan
Character:Self
The Paul Daniels Magic Show
Character:Self
Rumpole of the Bailey
Character:Tony Timson
Black and Blue
Character:Peter Queech
Mr. Benn
Character:Narrator
Play for Today
Character:Raymond Collis
Doomwatch
Character:Geoff Harker
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)
Character:Marty
The Expert
Character:Eric Redmond
BBC Play of the Month
Character:Yasha
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Character:
Gideon's Way
Character:Frank Romano
The Wednesday Play
Character:Reg
Theatre 625
Character:Philip
Theatre 625
Character:Albert Smith
Taxi!
Character:Terry Mills
Taxi!
Character:Terry Mills
The Avengers
Character:Farrington
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