Ray Brooks
Acting
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
Some People
1962
Captured
1959
Tiffany Jones
1973
Office Romances
1983
H.M.S. Defiant
1962
Assassin
1973
That's Carry On!
1977
Play It Cool
1962
Cathy Come Home
1966
Carry On Abroad
1972
Baffled!
1973
Office Party
1971
The Last Grenade
1970