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Ray Cooper

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Known For

77 Years Old

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.

Born

Watford, Hertfordshire, England, UK on 19th September 1947

All Credits

Popeye Image
Popeye
The Preacher
Brazil Image
Brazil
Technician
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus Image
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
Vladimir
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen Image
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
Functionary
Water Image
Water
Himself - The Singing Rebels' Band
Concert for George Image
Concert for George
Self
Lost in La Mancha Image
Lost in La Mancha
Self - Longtime Gilliam Colleague
Elton John Live: Farewell from Dodger Stadium Image
Elton John Live: Farewell from Dodger Stadium
Self
9 Month Stretch Image
9 Month Stretch
British journalist (uncredited)
Eric Clapton Unplugged… Over 30 Years Later Image
Eric Clapton Unplugged… Over 30 Years Later
Percussion
Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace Image
Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace
Bandmember
An Accidental Studio Image
An Accidental Studio
Self
The Hamster Factor and Other Tales of 'Twelve Monkeys' Image
The Hamster Factor and Other Tales of 'Twelve Monkeys'
Self
Elton John - The Million Dollar Piano Image
Elton John - The Million Dollar Piano
Self - Percussion
Elton John at Dodger Stadium Image
Elton John at Dodger Stadium
The Band
Music for Montserrat Image
Music for Montserrat
Self
Peter Maffay - MTV Unplugged Image
Peter Maffay - MTV Unplugged
Himself
Eric Clapton: 24 Nights Image
Eric Clapton: 24 Nights
Self - Percussion
Eric Clapton - MTV Unplugged Image
Eric Clapton - MTV Unplugged
Eric Clapton at Tokyo Dome Image
Eric Clapton at Tokyo Dome
Self
Clapton Chronicles: The Best of Eric Clapton Image
Clapton Chronicles: The Best of Eric Clapton
Self
To Russia... with Elton Image
To Russia... with Elton
Self
No Image
The Russian Film
Self
No Image
Elton John: Made in England Tour - Live in Rio de Janeiro
self