Acting

Ray Cooper

Born September 19, 1947 · Watford, Hertfordshire, England, UK (age 78)

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 Ging…

Known For

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas · 1998

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

MovieAdventureDrama

Raoul Duke and his attorney Dr. Gonzo drive a red convertible across the Mojave desert to Las Vegas with a suitcase full of drugs to cover a motorcycle race. As their consumption of drugs increases at an alarming rate, the stoned duo trash their hotel room and fear legal repercussions. Duke begins to drive back to L.A., but after an odd run-in with a cop, he returns to Sin City and continues his wild drug binge.

Brazil

MovieComedyScience Fiction

Low-level bureaucrat Sam Lowry escapes the monotony of his day-to-day life through a recurring daydream of himself as a virtuous hero saving a beautiful damsel. Investigating a case that led to the wrongful arrest and eventual death of an innocent man instead of wanted terrorist Harry Tuttle, he meets the woman from his daydream, and in trying to help her gets caught in a web of mistaken identities, mindless bureaucracy and lies.

Popeye

MovieActionAdventure

Popeye is a super-strong, spinach-scarfing sailor man who's searching for his father. During a storm that wrecks his ship, Popeye washes ashore and winds up rooming at the Oyl household, where he meets Olive. Before he can win her heart, he must first contend with Olive's fiancé, Bluto.

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus · 2009

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

MovieAdventureFantasy

After a carnival troupe saves his life, a man agrees to help its immortal leader collect five souls and win a bet with the devil.

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen · 1988

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

MovieFantasyAdventure

An account of Baron Munchausen's supposed travels and fantastical experiences with his band of misfits.

The Fisher King

The Fisher King · 1991

The Fisher King

MovieComedyDrama

Two troubled men face their terrible destinies and events of their past as they join together on a mission to find the Holy Grail and thus to save themselves.

A Little Chaos

A Little Chaos · 2015

MovieDramaRomance

A landscape gardener is hired by famous architect Le Nôtre to construct the grand gardens at the palace of Versailles. As the two work on the palace, they find themselves drawn to each other and are thrown into rivalries within the court of King Louis XIV.

Mona Lisa

Mona Lisa · 1986

MovieCrimeDrama

George is a small-time crook just out of prison who discovers his tough-guy image is out of date. Reduced to working as a minder/driver for high class call girl Simone, he has to agree when she asks him to find a young colleague from her King's Cross days. That's when George's troubles just start.

Filmography

Sort

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas · 1998

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

MovieAdventureDrama

Raoul Duke and his attorney Dr. Gonzo drive a red convertible across the Mojave desert to Las Vegas with a suitcase full of drugs to cover a motorcycle race. As their consumption of drugs increases at an alarming rate, the stoned duo trash their hotel room and fear legal repercussions. Duke begins to drive back to L.A., but after an odd run-in with a cop, he returns to Sin City and continues his wild drug binge.

Original Music Composer

Brazil

MovieComedyScience Fiction

Low-level bureaucrat Sam Lowry escapes the monotony of his day-to-day life through a recurring daydream of himself as a virtuous hero saving a beautiful damsel. Investigating a case that led to the wrongful arrest and eventual death of an innocent man instead of wanted terrorist Harry Tuttle, he meets the woman from his daydream, and in trying to help her gets caught in a web of mistaken identities, mindless bureaucracy and lies.

Technician

Popeye

MovieActionAdventure

Popeye is a super-strong, spinach-scarfing sailor man who's searching for his father. During a storm that wrecks his ship, Popeye washes ashore and winds up rooming at the Oyl household, where he meets Olive. Before he can win her heart, he must first contend with Olive's fiancé, Bluto.

The Preacher

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus · 2009

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

MovieAdventureFantasy

After a carnival troupe saves his life, a man agrees to help its immortal leader collect five souls and win a bet with the devil.

Vladimir

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen · 1988

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

MovieFantasyAdventure

An account of Baron Munchausen's supposed travels and fantastical experiences with his band of misfits.

Co-Producer

The Fisher King

The Fisher King · 1991

The Fisher King

MovieComedyDrama

Two troubled men face their terrible destinies and events of their past as they join together on a mission to find the Holy Grail and thus to save themselves.

Music Consultant

A Little Chaos

A Little Chaos · 2015

MovieDramaRomance

A landscape gardener is hired by famous architect Le Nôtre to construct the grand gardens at the palace of Versailles. As the two work on the palace, they find themselves drawn to each other and are thrown into rivalries within the court of King Louis XIV.

Executive Producer

Mona Lisa

Mona Lisa · 1986

MovieCrimeDrama

George is a small-time crook just out of prison who discovers his tough-guy image is out of date. Reduced to working as a minder/driver for high class call girl Simone, he has to agree when she asks him to find a young colleague from her King's Cross days. That's when George's troubles just start.

Co-Producer

9 Month Stretch

9 Month Stretch · 2013

9 Month Stretch

Ariane Felder is pregnant! This is surprising with her being a young hardened judge with strict morals. But what is more surprising is that, according to paternity testing, the child's father is none other than Bob, a criminal from the prosecution charged with an atrocious attack! Ariane doesn't remember any of what has happened, so she has no idea what to expect...

Journaliste britannique (non crédité)

How to Get Ahead in Advertising

How to Get Ahead in Advertising · 1989

How to Get Ahead in Advertising

MovieFantasyComedy

Pressure from his boss and a skin-cream client produces a talking boil on a British adman's neck.

Co-Producer

A Private Function

A Private Function · 1984

A Private Function

In the summer of 1947, Britain prepares to commemorate the wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Prince Phillip. To get around food-rationing laws, Dr. Charles Swaby, accountant Henry Allardyce and solicitor Frank Lockwood are fattening a black-market pig for the big day. Egged on by his wife, meek Gilbert Chilvers steals the swine, but the couple must conceal it from inspector Morris Wormold.

Music Producer

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

Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace · 2002

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

MovieMusicDocumentary

Well known performers accompanied by 12,000 selected members of the public on the lawn of Buckingham Palace to celebrate the Queen's Golden Jubilee.

Bandmember

The Long Way Home

The Long Way Home · 1989

The Long Way Home

MovieDocumentaryMusic

A documentary about Boris Grebenshikov, frontman of the legendary Russian art-rock band Akvarium ("Аквариум"). It was filmed as part of promo campaign for his own first album released in English and recorded with Eurythmics.

Eric Clapton: MTV Unplugged

Eric Clapton: MTV Unplugged · 1992

Eric Clapton: MTV Unplugged

Recorded at Bray Studios, England before a small audience for the MTV Unplugged series, Eric Clapton performed a live acoustic set which included his successful 1991 single “Tears in Heaven” and an acoustic version of “Layla”. The accompanying album became the most successful live album ever released.

Shoot for the Sun

Shoot for the Sun · 1987

Shoot for the Sun

MovieDramaCrime

Set in the bleak backdrop of Edinburgh a low level drug dealer strives for making a living and surviving the natural elements of such an environment day to day.

Original Music Composer

Eric Clapton Unplugged… Over 30 Years Later

Eric Clapton Unplugged… Over 30 Years Later · 2025

Eric Clapton Unplugged… Over 30 Years Later

MovieDocumentaryMusic

This special aims to commemorate and celebrate Clapton's groundbreaking unplugged performance, offering fans both a theatrical experience and a streaming option to revisit this historic musical event.

Percussion

Elton John: Live at Dodger Stadium

Elton John: Live at Dodger Stadium · 1975

Elton John: Live at Dodger Stadium

MovieHistoryDocumentary

Documentary originally from The Russell Harty Show chronicling Elton John’s iconic two-day concert at Dodger Stadium in 1975.

The Band