86
Age
24
Movies
27
TV Shows
6.2
Rating
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.
86
Died at
24
Movies
27
TV Shows
6.2
Avg Rating
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.
1970
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.
Gender
Male
Birthday
April 20, 1939
Died
August 9, 2025
Birthplace
Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK
Tiffany Jones
1973
Assassin
1973
Captured
1959
Office Romances
1983
Some People
1962
Play It Cool
1962
Carry On Abroad
1972
Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.
1966
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
1972
H.M.S. Defiant
1962
House of Whipcord
1974
The Flesh and Blood Show
1972
Baffled!
1973
That's Carry On!
1977
The Knack... and How to Get It
1965
The Last Grenade
1970
Cathy Come Home
1966
A Touch of the Tiny Hacketts
1978
The Cherry Orchard
1971
The Middle-of-the-Road Roadshow for All the Family
1973
+ 4 more movies
EastEnders
1985
Wogan
1982
Play for Today
1970
The Avengers
1961
Theatre 625
1964
Theatre 625
1964
BBC Play of the Month
1965
The Wednesday Play
1964
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965
The Expert
1968
Rumpole of the Bailey
1975
Open Air
1986
Dalgliesh
1983
Gideon's Way
1965
Big Deal
1984
Doomwatch
1970
The Paul Daniels Magic Show
1979
Growing Pains
1992
Black and Blue
1973
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)
1969
+ 7 more TV shows
