
Ray Cooper
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 19, 1947 (age 79)
- Birthplace
- Watford, Hertfordshire, England, UK
Biography
Ray Cooper (born September 19, 1947, in Watford, Hertfordshire) is an English percussionist, occasional actor and film producer. He has performed and recorded with Elton John, George Harrison, Eric Clapton, Billy Joel, Pink Floyd and many others, and through his friendship with Harrison he became involved in productions of HandMade Films. He has contributed music to several Terry Gilliam films, including Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, and appeared in Gilliam's Brazil and The Adventures of Baron Munchausen and in Robert Altman's Popeye.
Known For
Filmography

Eric Clapton Unplugged… Over 30 Years Later
Movie · as Percussion

Elton John Live: Farewell from Dodger Stadium
Movie · as Self

An Accidental Studio
Movie · as Self

Peter Maffay - MTV Unplugged
Movie · as Himself

Elton John - The Million Dollar Piano
Movie · as Self - Percussion

9 Month Stretch
Movie · as Journaliste britannique (non crédité)

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
Movie · as Vladimir

Concert for George
Movie · as Self

Lost in La Mancha
Movie · as Self - Longtime Gilliam Colleague

Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace
Movie · as Bandmember

Clapton Chronicles: The Best of Eric Clapton
Movie · as Self

Music for Montserrat
Movie · as Self

The Rhythm of Life
TV · 1 ep

The Hamster Factor and Other Tales of 'Twelve Monkeys'
Movie · as Self
Elton John: Made in England Tour - Live in Rio de Janeiro
Movie · as self

Eric Clapton: MTV Unplugged
Movie

Eric Clapton: 24 Nights
Movie · as Self - Percussion

The Long Way Home
Movie

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
Movie · as Functionary

Eric Clapton at Tokyo Dome
Movie · as Self
The Russian Film
Movie · as Self

Water
Movie · as Himself - The Singing Rebels' Band

Brazil
Movie · as Technician

Popeye
Movie · as The Preacher

To Russia... with Elton
Movie · as Self

Elton John: Live at Dodger Stadium
Movie · as The Band

The Phantom of the Opera
Movie · as Shocked Tympanist (uncredited)




