Ray Brooks (actor)
| Ray Brooks | |
|---|---|
| Born |
20 April 1939 Brighton, Sussex, England, UK |
| Residence | London, Brighton |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1959–present |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) |
| Spouse(s) | Sadie Brooks (1961–present) |
| Children | 3 |
| Website | www.RayBrooksBooks.com |
Ray Brooks, born 20 April 1939 in Brighton, Sussex, is an English television and film actor.
Ray Brooks began as a television actor. He appeared in the long-running ITV soap Coronation Street, and played Terry Mills in the series Taxi! with Sid James (1963). He played small roles in British films such as H.M.S. Defiant, Play It Cool and Some People, and then rose to prominence in the UK after starring alongside Michael Crawford and Rita Tushingham in the 1965 film The Knack …and How to Get It. The film, directed by Richard Lester, won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival in 1965. Brooks followed up this success starring in the ground-breaking 1966 television drama Cathy Come Home.
Through the 1960s, he also had small roles in a number of other cult television series: including The Avengers, Danger Man, and Doomwatch. He played the major role of David Campbell in the Doctor Who film Daleks – Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D..
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