Acting

Ray Cooper

Born 19 September 1947 · Watford, Hertfordshire, England, UK · 79

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.