Ray Brooks
ActingRay 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
H.M.S. Defiant
Hayes
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
5 of Spades
The Knack... and How to Get It
Tolen
Carry On Abroad
Giorgio
Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.
David
That's Carry On!
Giorgio (archive footage) (uncredited)
Baffled!
George Tracewell
House of Whipcord
Tony
Play It Cool
Freddy
The Flesh and Blood Show
Mike
Filmography — Acting
H.M.S. Defiant
Hayes
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
5 of Spades
The Knack... and How to Get It
Tolen
Carry On Abroad
Giorgio
Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.
David
That's Carry On!
Giorgio (archive footage) (uncredited)
Baffled!
George Tracewell
House of Whipcord
Tony
Play It Cool
Freddy
The Flesh and Blood Show
Mike
On Location: The Carry Ons
Giorgio (archive footage) (uncredited)
The World of Eddie Weary
Alex Conway/Eddie Weary
The Last Grenade
Lt. David Coulson
Some People
Johnnie
Office Party
Paul
The Middle-of-the-Road Roadshow for All the Family
Peter Queech
Assassin
Craig
Cathy Come Home
Reg Ward
A Touch of the Tiny Hacketts
Raymond Collis
The Cherry Orchard
Yasha
Captured
Office Romances
Gordon Spelle
Tiffany Jones
Guy
Some of Your Bits Ain't Nice!
Narrator (voice)