Known for Acting
Birthday
April 20, 1939
Place of Birth
Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK
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.

EastEnders

The Avengers

Wogan

BBC Play of the Month

Play for Today

Theatre 625

Theatre 625

The Wednesday Play

Rumpole of the Bailey

Thirty-Minute Theatre

The Expert

Dalgliesh

Gideon's Way

Doomwatch
Open Air

Big Deal
Black and Blue

Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)

Growing Pains

The Paul Daniels Magic Show