Ray Cooper

ActingBorn 1947-09-19 (78) Watford, Hertfordshire, England, UK

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.

Ray Cooper

Known For

Peter Maffay - MTV Unplugged

Concert for George

Elton John Live: Farewell from Dodger Stadium

Brazil

Eric Clapton Unplugged… Over 30 Years Later

Lost in La Mancha

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

Elton John - The Million Dollar Piano

The Hamster Factor and Other Tales of 'Twelve Monkeys'

Eric Clapton: 24 Nights

Filmography

Eric Clapton Unplugged… Over 30 Years Later

Elton John Live: Farewell from Dodger Stadium

An Accidental Studio

Peter Maffay - MTV Unplugged

A Little Chaos

Elton John - The Million Dollar Piano

9 Month Stretch

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

Concert for George

Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace

Lost in La Mancha

Clapton Chronicles: The Best of Eric Clapton

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

Music for Montserrat

The Hamster Factor and Other Tales of 'Twelve Monkeys'

Eric Clapton - MTV Unplugged

The Fisher King

Eric Clapton: 24 Nights

How to Get Ahead in Advertising

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

Eric Clapton at Tokyo Dome

Mona Lisa

Brazil

Water

A Private Function

Popeye

To Russia... with Elton

Elton John: Live at Dodger Stadium