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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 12
Top works
- Chinaâes High Savings
- China's High Savings
- Why Is Unemployment High in the Philippines?
- China's Labor Market Performance and Challenges
- What's Driving Investment in China?
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Film & TV
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…
Known for
- On Location: The Carry Ons — Giorgio (archive footage) (uncredited)2001
- Growing Pains — Tom Hollingsworth1992
- The World of Eddie Weary — Alex Conway/Eddie Weary1990
- Running Wild — Max Wild1987
- Open Air1986
- EastEnders — Joseph "Joe" Macer1985
- The Pickwick Papers — Narrator1985
- Big Deal — Robby Box1984
- Office Romances — Gordon Spelle1983
- Dalgliesh — Henry Kerrison1983
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1962-02-07
Discography
- Garth Brooks1989
- No Fences1990
- Ropin’ the Wind1991
- Beyond the Season1992
- The Chase1992
- In Pieces1993
- Fresh Horses1995
- Sevens1997
- Garth Brooks & The Magic of Christmas1999
- Scarecrow2001
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 590
- Total plays
- 7,932
Tags
Ray Brooks was a well-known English actor when he started a career in Post-psychedelic, slightly baroque pop. Brooks released a stand-alone single ('Pictures') and an album ('Lend Me Some Of Your Time') in 1972. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Ray+Brooks">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Raymond
- Family name
- Brooks
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Brighton
- Occupation
- television actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Number of children
- 3
Show 4 more facts
- date of birth
- 1939-04-20
- date of death
- 2025-08-09
- name in native language
- Ray Brooks
- birth name
- Raymond Michael Brooks
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