The Telegraph review of The Knack observed: ‘he transforms every act – even removing his gloves – into a dangerous form of striptease’
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The Telegraph review of The Knack observed: ‘he transforms every act – even removing his gloves – into a dangerous form of striptease’
The Telegraph review of The Knack observed: ‘he transforms every act – even removing his gloves – into a dangerous form of striptease’
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The EastEnders and Cathy Come Home actor had been diagnosed with dementia, his family revealed

Ray Brooks also appeared in EastEnders and Coronation Street

As the death-obsessed, hearse-driving Harold, he attracted obsessive fans who ‘used to come to my hotel and leave tombstones’

His production of Macbeth in Baghdad was ended by the secret police and he took his one-man show Macready! to more than 60…

He was a publicist’s nightmare, telling the press that he had rewritten ‘about 90 per cent of... the scripts because they were so…

He was celebrated for his collaborations with John Martyn, and he toured Britain with Roy Orbison – the only time he played…