Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

Gender

Male

Birthday

1939-04-20 (85 years old)

Place of Birth

Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK

Ray Brooks

Biography

Ray Brooks is 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 recent 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 written several books, including his autobiography.

Known For

4.1%

EastEnders

Feb 19, 1985

7.7%

The Avengers

Jan 7, 1961

6.1%

Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.

Aug 5, 1966

6.3%

Carry On Abroad

Dec 1, 1972

5.9%

The Knack... and How to Get It

May 1, 1965

6.2%

House of Whipcord

Apr 19, 1974

6.4%

H.M.S. Defiant

Apr 15, 1962

6.2%

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Nov 20, 1972

5.8%

The Flesh and Blood Show

Oct 1, 1972

7.0%

Cathy Come Home

Nov 16, 1966

5.0%

Baffled!

Apr 11, 1973

7.1%

Rumpole of the Bailey

Dec 17, 1975

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Acting

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King Rollo

2023

The Enigmatic Charlotte Rampling as Self (archive footage)

2022

Dr. Who: Classic Movie Double Bill

1992

Growing Pains as Tom Hollingsworth

1990

The World of Eddie Weary as Alex Conway/Eddie Weary

1987

Running Wild as Max Wild

1986

Open Air

1985		EastEnders as Joseph "Joe" Macer
1985		The Pickwick Papers as Narrator
1985		The Pickwick Papers as Narrator

1984

Big Deal as Robby Box

1983		Office Romances as Gordon Spelle
1983		Dalgliesh as Henry Kerrison
1983		Death of an Expert Witness as Dr. Henry Kerrison

1982		Wogan as Self
1982		Some of Your Bits Ain't Nice! as Narrator (voice)

1979

The Paul Daniels Magic Show as Self

1978

A Touch of the Tiny Hacketts as Raymond Collis

1975

Rumpole of the Bailey

1974

House of Whipcord as Tony

1973		Assassin as Craig
1973		The Middle-of-the-Road Roadshow for All the Family as Peter Queech
1973		Tiffany Jones as Guy
1973		Black and Blue
1973		Baffled! as George Tracewell

1972		Carry On Abroad as Georgio
1972		Alice's Adventures in Wonderland as 5 of Spades
1972		The Flesh and Blood Show as Mike

1971		The Cherry Orchard as Yasha
1971		Office Party as Paul
1971		Mr. Benn as Narrator

1970		Play for Today as Raymond Collis
1970		The Last Grenade as Lt. David Coulson
1970		Doomwatch as Geoff Harker

1969

Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) as Marty

1968

The Expert as Eric Redmond

1966		Cathy Come Home as Reg Ward
1966		Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D. as David

1965		BBC Play of the Month as Yasha
1965		Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965		The Knack... and How to Get It as Tolen
1965		Gideon's Way as Frank Romano

1964

The Wednesday Play as Reg

1962		Some People as Johnnie
1962		H.M.S. Defiant as Hayes
1962		Play It Cool as Freddy

1961

The Avengers as Farrington

1959

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