Ray Brooks, known for narrating Mr Benn and his roles in The Knack … and How to Get It, Big Deal and Taxi!, died on Saturday. He was 86. His family told the BBC that Brooks died after a short illness. They also shared that he had been living with dementia for the last few years.

EastEnders and Mr Benn star dies, aged 86 - The actor enjoyed a career that spanned five decades across film and TV

Ray Brooks, a British actor known narrating Mr Benn and starring in EastEnders and Taxi!, has died. He was 86. The news of Brooks’ death was confirmed by his family, who told the BBC that the actor died on Saturday in his home after a brief illness.

EastEnders, Coronation Street and children's TV legend actor Ray Brooks has died at the age of 86 after a short illness. Brooks was best known for narrating the 1970s children’s TV show Mr Benn and for his role in EastEnders playing Joe Macer, who killed his wife Pauline Fowler.

British actor Ray Brooks has passed away at the age of 86, it has been announced. The screen talent was perhaps best known for the memorable role of Joe Macer on BBC One soap opera EastEnders, who was a regular player for approximately 18 months between summer 2005 and early 2007.

TV actor Ray Brooks, who starred in some of the UK's best-known programmes in a career spanning five decades, has died aged 86. Brooks narrated the classic 1970s children's show Mr Benn and played the male lead in the ground-breaking 1960s BBC drama Cathy Come Home.

TV legend Ray Brooks, a Coronation Street and EastEnders star and voice of the children's show Mr Benn, has died at the age 86. Best known for his narration of the 1970s children's show Mr Benn, Ray had an acting career that spanned five decades, and was one of the few actors who has featured on hit British soaps Coronation Street and EastEnders.

Sad newsLegendary British actor Ray Brooks has died aged 86, his family has confirmed.Brooks was best known for his

In a career spanning five decades, Brooks narrated the classic 1970 s children's show Mr Benn, and played the male lead in the ground-breaking 1960 s BBC drama Cathy Come Home. He played Norman Philips in the ITV soap in the 1960 s,

Ray Brooks, the actor, who has died aged 86, broke through to film stardom in the mid-1960s in the avant-garde comedy The Knack… And How to Get It (1965) but failed to capitalise on his first flush of fame.