Ray Cooper
Biography
Ray Cooper is an English percussionist and session musician. Born in Watford, he studied classical piano, strings, woodwind, and theater before joining Blue Mink. Early session work included records by America, Carly Simon, and David Essex, and he co-produced George Harrison's 1981 album Somewhere in England. Cooper became a longtime Elton John collaborator, first appearing on the album Madman Across the Water and then joining the Elton John Band full time in 1974. He contributed to more than 90 John recordings and more than 800 concerts. He also played percussion on the Rolling Stones' It's Only Rock 'n Roll and appeared in Popeye (1980), Brazil (1985), The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988), Water (1985), and The Zero Theorem (2013). In 2023 he toured with John on the Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour.
79years old
Turns 80 on September 19in 341 days
- Born Watford
- Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
- Also credited as Raymond Cooper
Movie Career
- Films
- 6
- Career span
- 37 years1985 to 2022
Genres
- Adventure33%, 2 films
- Comedy33%, 2 films
- Documentary33%, 2 films
- Fantasy33%, 2 films
- Music33%, 2 films
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Ray Cooper movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- The Adventures of Baron Munchausen1988 Adventure, Comedy, Fantasyas Functionary
IMDb rating 7.160K votes
- Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace2002as Bandmember
IMDb rating 7.7163 votes
Worked with
Ray Cooper shares two films with Elton John, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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All films by Terry Gilliam
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