Ray Brooks
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Ray Brooks is a British actor, born 20 April 1939 in Brighton, East Sussex.
He rose to prominence in the UK in the 1960s with a starring role in the groundbreaking television drama Cathy Come Home, but had previously appeared in Coronation Street and had played Terry Mills in the series Taxi with Sid James (1963). Appearances in the 1970s were less numerous (though he was in one Carry On film). It wasn't until the BBC aired the comedy drama Big Deal, with Brooks as Robby Box alongside co-star Sharon Duce, that he again returned to prominence.
In 2002 he was a member of the cast on the BBC drama Two Thousand Acres of Sky; and he joined the cast of EastEnders as Joe Macer in 2005.
Ray Brooks has also had small roles in a number of cult television programmes: The Avengers, Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased), Danger Man, Doomwatch and as David Campbell in the Doctor Who film Daleks - Invasion Earth 2150 AD.
He was also the narrator of the well known children's animations by David Mckee: Mr Benn and King Rollo and, in the 1970s, was widely employed as a voice artist for television advertisments.
On 30 September 2006 it was announced that Brooks character in the BBC soap EastEnders was to depart in January 2007 following the departure of his on screen wife, Pauline, at Christmas. His exit is said to be explosive.
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