Ray Cooper
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Raymond Thomas "Ray" Cooper (born 19 September 1947) is an English virtuoso percussionist. He is a session and road-tour percussionist, and occasional actor, who has worked with several musically diverse bands and artists including George Harrison, Billy Joel, Rick Wakeman, Eric Clapton, Pink Floyd and Elton John. Cooper absorbed the influence of rock drummers from the 1960s and 1970s such as Ginger Baker, Carmine Appice, and John Bonham.
Known for
Credits
Brazil (1985)
as Technician
Popeye (1980)
as The Preacher
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009)
as Vladimir
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988)
as Functionary
Water (1985)
as Himself - The Singing Rebels' Band
Concert for George (2003)
as Self
9 Month Stretch (2013)
as Journaliste britannique (non crédité)
Lost in La Mancha (2002)
as Self - Longtime Gilliam Colleague
Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace (2002)
as Bandmember
The Hamster Factor and Other Tales of 'Twelve Monkeys' (1996)
as Self
Elton John Live: Farewell from Dodger Stadium (2022)
as Self
An Accidental Studio (2019)
as Self
The Long Way Home (1989)
Actor
Music for Montserrat (1997)
as Self
Eric Clapton - MTV Unplugged (1992)
Actor
Elton John - The Million Dollar Piano (2014)
as Self - Percussion
Elton John: Live at Dodger Stadium (1975)
as The Band
To Russia... with Elton (1979)
as Self
Eric Clapton at Tokyo Dome (1988)
as Self
Eric Clapton: 24 Nights (1991)
as Self - Percussion
Peter Maffay - MTV Unplugged (2017)
as Himself
Eric Clapton Unplugged… Over 30 Years Later (2025)
as Percussion
The Russian Film (1988)
as Self
Elton John: Made in England Tour - Live in Rio de Janeiro (1995)
as self
Clapton Chronicles: The Best of Eric Clapton (1999)
as Self