
Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK
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.

as Farrington

as Joseph "Joe" Macer
1985

as Raymond Collis
1970

as Farrington
1961

as Yasha
1965

as Tony Timson
1975

as Self
1982

as Reg
1964

as Philip
1964

1965

as Frank Romano
1965

as Dennis
1969

as Eric Redmond
1968
as Narrator (voice)
1982

as Giorgio (archive footage) (uncredited)
2001
as Alex Conway/Eddie Weary
1990

as Gordon Spelle
1983

as Narrator (voice)
1982

as Raymond Collis
1978

as Giorgio (archive footage) (uncredited)
1977

as Tony
1974

as Craig
1973

as Peter Queech
1973

as Guy
1973

as George Tracewell
1973

as Giorgio
1972

as 5 of Spades
1972

as Mike
1972

as Yasha
1971

as Paul
1971

as Lt. David Coulson
1970

as Reg Ward
1966

as David
1966

as Tolen
1965

as Freddy
1962

as Johnnie
1962

as Hayes
1962

1959
as Farrington
1 ep.

as Joseph "Joe" Macer
3477 episodes

as Raymond Collis
1 episodes

as Farrington
1 episodes

as Yasha
1 episodes

as Tony Timson
1 episodes

as Self
1 episodes

as Reg
2 episodes

as Philip
1 episodes

1 episodes

as Frank Romano
1 episodes

as Dennis
1 episodes

as Eric Redmond
1 episodes

as Geoff Harker
1 episodes

as Henry Kerrison
6 episodes

as Self
2 episodes
1 episodes

as Marty
1 episodes

as Robby Box
30 episodes
as Peter Queech
1 episodes

as Tom Hollingsworth
20 episodes

as Paul
1 episodes

as Fred
1 episodes

as Narrator
12 episodes
as Terry Mills
13 episodes