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Ray Brooks

Cast & creator

Ray Brooks

1939-04-20 (died at 86) Brighton, East Sussex, England, UKIMDb

Best known for EastEnders, Play for Today, The Avengers

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.

Movies

25

film credits

Series

37

television credits

Career

62

1956–2001 · acting roles

Credit score

6.5

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

EastEnders

EastEnders

Joseph "Joe" Macer · 1985

Play for Today

Play for Today

Raymond Collis · 1970

The Avengers

The Avengers

Farrington · 1961

The Wednesday Play

The Wednesday Play

Reg · 1964

Wogan

Wogan

Self · 1982

Across film & television

Filmography (62)

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Showing 62 of 62 credits

EastEnders

EastEnders

Joseph "Joe" Macer

Play for Today

Play for Today

Raymond Collis

The Avengers

The Avengers

Farrington

The Wednesday Play

The Wednesday Play

Reg

Wogan

Wogan

Self

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

Yasha

Theatre 625

Theatre 625

Philip

Theatre 625

Theatre 625

Albert Smith

Thirty-Minute Theatre

Thirty-Minute Theatre

Ron Baxter

Thirty-Minute Theatre

Thirty-Minute Theatre

The Man

Rumpole of the Bailey

Rumpole of the Bailey

Tony Timson

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

Dennis

The Expert

The Expert

Eric Redmond

Open Air

Gideon's Way

Gideon's Way

Frank Romano

Doomwatch

Doomwatch

Geoff Harker

Dalgliesh

Dalgliesh

Henry Kerrison

The Paul Daniels Magic Show

The Paul Daniels Magic Show

Self

Boy Meets Girl

Boy Meets Girl

Bruce

Boy Meets Girl

Boy Meets Girl

Clive

Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)

Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)

Marty

Late Night Theatre

Albert Peacock

Big Deal

Big Deal

Robby Box

Blackmail

Frederick

Black and Blue

Peter Queech

Growing Pains

Growing Pains

Tom Hollingsworth

Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre

Paul

Trapped

Ray

Death of an Expert Witness

Death of an Expert Witness

Dr. Henry Kerrison

Mickey Dunne

Mickey Dunne

Fred

Mr. Benn

Mr. Benn

Narrator

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

5 of Spades

H.M.S. Defiant

H.M.S. Defiant

Hayes

Carry On Abroad

Carry On Abroad

Giorgio

The Knack... and How to Get It

The Knack... and How to Get It

Tolen

Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.

Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.

David

Some People

Some People

Johnnie

King Rollo

King Rollo

That's Carry On!

That's Carry On!

Giorgio (archive footage) (uncredited)

It's a Woman's World

It's a Woman's World

Casanova

The Pickwick Papers

The Pickwick Papers

Narrator

Assassin

Assassin

Craig

The Flesh and Blood Show

The Flesh and Blood Show

Mike

House of Whipcord

House of Whipcord

Tony

Office Romances

Office Romances

Gordon Spelle

Baffled!

Baffled!

George Tracewell

Tiffany Jones

Tiffany Jones

Guy

Taxi!

Terry Mills

The World of Eddie Weary

Alex Conway/Eddie Weary

Running Wild

Max Wild

Cathy Come Home

Cathy Come Home

Reg Ward

Captured

Captured

Oranges and Lemons

Douglas Sewell

The Cherry Orchard

The Cherry Orchard

Yasha

A Touch of the Tiny Hacketts

A Touch of the Tiny Hacketts

Raymond Collis

The Middle-of-the-Road Roadshow for All the Family

The Middle-of-the-Road Roadshow for All the Family

Peter Queech

The Last Grenade

The Last Grenade

Lt. David Coulson

On Location: The Carry Ons

On Location: The Carry Ons

Giorgio (archive footage) (uncredited)

Play It Cool

Play It Cool

Freddy

A Thinking Man as Hero

A Thinking Man as Hero

Steve Abelman

Some of Your Bits Ain't Nice!

Some of Your Bits Ain't Nice!

Narrator (voice)

Office Party

Office Party

Paul