Personal Info
Ray Brooks
Acting
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.
Known For
Filmography
Movies
On Location: The Carry Ons
as Giorgio (archive footage) (uncredited)
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)
House of Whipcord
as Tony
Baffled!
as George Tracewell
Tiffany Jones
as Guy
Assassin
as Craig
TV Shows
Growing Pains
as Tom Hollingsworth · 20 ep.
Running Wild
as Max Wild · 13 ep.
Open Air
1 ep.
EastEnders
as Joseph "Joe" Macer · 3479 ep.
The Pickwick Papers
as Narrator · 12 ep.
Big Deal
as Robby Box · 30 ep.
Dalgliesh
as Henry Kerrison · 6 ep.
Death of an Expert Witness
as Dr. Henry Kerrison · 7 ep.
Wogan
as Self · 1 ep.
The Paul Daniels Magic Show
as Self · 2 ep.