Acting
Ray Cooper
EN, DE, FR cinema · 33 credits
Born
19 September 1947 (age 79)
Birthplace
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.
Known for
Filmography
A Little Chaos
Executive Producer
Elton John - The Million Dollar Piano
as Self - Percussion
9 Month Stretch
as Journaliste britannique (non crédité)
Lost in La Mancha
as Self - Longtime Gilliam Colleague
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Original Music Composer
Eric Clapton: 24 Nights
as Self - Percussion
The Fisher King
Music Consultant
How to Get Ahead in Advertising
Co-Producer
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
as Functionary, Co-Producer, Music Producer
Shoot for the Sun
Original Music Composer
Mona Lisa
Co-Producer
Water
as Himself - The Singing Rebels' Band
Brazil
as Technician
A Private Function
Music Producer
Popeye
as The Preacher
The Phantom of the Opera
as Shocked Tympanist (uncredited)