Acting credits
45
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Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Ray Brooks
Acting
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Movies: 23Series: 22
TMDB ID: 80495
IMDb ID: nm0112211
Known for: Acting
Born: April 20, 1939
Died: August 9, 2025
Age: 86
Place of birth: Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1959 - 2001
Years active: 43
Average TMDB rating: 6.1
Wikidata: Q7297242
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.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Ray Brooks.
On Location: The Carry Ons
as Giorgio (archive footage) (uncredited)
2001 Movie
Office Romances
as Gordon Spelle
1983 Movie
Some of Your Bits Ain't Nice!
as Narrator (voice)
1982 Movie
A Touch of the Tiny Hacketts
as Raymond Collis
1978 Movie
5.7
That's Carry On!
as Giorgio (archive footage) (uncredited)
1977 Movie
5.9
House of Whipcord
as Tony
1974 Movie
5.4
Assassin
as Craig
1973 Movie
The Middle-of-the-Road Roadshow for All the Family
as Peter Queech
1973 Movie
3.9
Tiffany Jones
as Guy
1973 Movie
5.4
Baffled!
as George Tracewell
1973 Movie
6.3
Carry On Abroad
as Giorgio
1972 Movie
6.2
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
as 5 of Spades
1972 Movie
5.6
The Flesh and Blood Show
as Mike
1972 Movie
The Cherry Orchard
as Yasha
1971 Movie
Office Party
as Paul
1971 Movie
5.2
The Last Grenade
as Lt. David Coulson
1970 Movie
7.0
Cathy Come Home
as Reg Ward
1966 Movie
6.1
Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.
as David
1966 Movie
5.9
The Knack... and How to Get It
as Tolen
1965 Movie
5.9
Play It Cool
as Freddy
1962 Movie
7.0
Some People
as Johnnie
1962 Movie
6.5
H.M.S. Defiant
as Hayes
1962 Movie
4.6
Captured
1959 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Ray Brooks.
6.0
Growing Pains
as Tom Hollingsworth • 20 eps
1992 Series
5.5
Open Air
1 eps
1986 Series
4.1
EastEnders
as Joseph "Joe" Macer • 3478 eps
1985 Series
6.3
The Pickwick Papers
as Narrator • 12 eps
1985 Series
6.7
Big Deal
as Robby Box • 30 eps
1984 Series
6.9
Dalgliesh
as Henry Kerrison • 6 eps
1983 Series
6.5
Death of an Expert Witness
as Dr. Henry Kerrison • 7 eps
1983 Series
4.5
Wogan
as Self • 1 eps
1982 Series
7.5
The Paul Daniels Magic Show
as Self • 2 eps
1979 Series
6.9
Rumpole of the Bailey
as Tony Timson • 1 eps
1975 Series
7.2
Mr. Benn
as Narrator • 14 eps
1971 Series
6.3
Play for Today
as Raymond Collis • 1 eps
1970 Series
6.0
Doomwatch
as Geoff Harker • 1 eps
1970 Series
6.0
King Rollo
13 eps
Series
7.0
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)
as Marty • 1 eps
1969 Series
10.0
The Expert
as Eric Redmond • 1 eps
1968 Series
5.0
BBC Play of the Month
as Yasha • 1 eps
1965 Series
3.4
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1 eps
1965 Series
6.8
Gideon's Way
as Frank Romano • 1 eps
1965 Series
4.5
The Wednesday Play
as Reg • 1 eps
1964 Series
7.2
Theatre 625
as Philip • 1 eps
1964 Series
7.7
The Avengers
as Farrington • 1 eps
1961 Series