Acting
Ray Brooks
Birth Date
April 20, 1939
Death Date
August 9, 2025
(passed away at 86)
Place of Birth
Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK
Popularity
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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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TV Show
EastEnders
Joseph "Joe" Macer
1985 • 3477 episodes
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Play for Today
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1970 • 1 episode
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Wogan
Self
1982 • 1 episode
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The Avengers
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1961 • 1 episode
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BBC Play of the Month
Yasha
1965 • 1 episode
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Theatre 625
Philip
1964 • 1 episode
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Thirty-Minute Theatre
Ron Baxter
1965 • 1 episode
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The Wednesday Play
Reg
1964 • 2 episodes
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Rumpole of the Bailey
Tony Timson
1975 • 1 episode
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ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Dennis
1969 • 1 episode
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The Expert
Eric Redmond
1968 • 1 episode
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Gideon's Way
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1965 • 1 episode
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Dalgliesh
Henry Kerrison
1983 • 6 episodes
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The Paul Daniels Magic Show
Self
1979 • 2 episodes
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Doomwatch
Geoff Harker
1970 • 1 episode
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Open Air
1986 • 1 episode
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Taxi!
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1963 • 26 episodes
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Movie
The Flesh and Blood Show
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1972
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Growing Pains
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1992 • 20 episodes
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Movie
Some People
Johnnie
1962