Ray Cooper
September 19, 1947 (79 years old) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, UK
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.
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Credits
- 2025 · Eric Clapton Unplugged… Over 30 Years Later as Percussion
- 2022 · Elton John Live: Farewell from Dodger Stadium as Self
- 2019 · An Accidental Studio as Self
- 2017 · Peter Maffay - MTV Unplugged as Himself
- 2014 · Elton John - The Million Dollar Piano as Self - Percussion
- 2013 · 9 Month Stretch as Journaliste britannique (non crédité)
- 2009 · The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus as Vladimir
- 2003 · Concert for George as Self
- 2002 · Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace as Bandmember
- 2002 · Lost in La Mancha as Self - Longtime Gilliam Colleague
- 1999 · Clapton Chronicles: The Best of Eric Clapton as Self
- 1997 · The Rhythm of Life as
- 1997 · Music for Montserrat as Self
- 1996 · The Hamster Factor and Other Tales of 'Twelve Monkeys' as Self
- 1995 · Elton John: Made in England Tour - Live in Rio de Janeiro as self
- 1992 · Eric Clapton: MTV Unplugged as
- 1991 · Eric Clapton: 24 Nights as Self - Percussion
- 1989 · The Long Way Home as
- 1988 · The Adventures of Baron Munchausen as Functionary
- 1988 · Eric Clapton at Tokyo Dome as Self
- 1988 · The Russian Film as Self
- 1985 · Brazil as Technician
- 1985 · Water as Himself - The Singing Rebels' Band
- 1980 · Popeye as The Preacher
- 1979 · To Russia... with Elton as Self
- 1975 · Elton John: Live at Dodger Stadium as The Band
- 1962 · The Phantom of the Opera as Shocked Tympanist (uncredited)