Ray Cooper

Ray Cooper

Born: September 19, 1947
in 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.

Movies for Ray Cooper...

Elton John: Glastonbury 2023
Title: Elton John: Glastonbury 2023
Character: Self
Released: June 25, 2023
Type: Movie
The Rocketman himself closes the Glastonbury Festival with an electric headline set on the Pyramid Stage. Billed as Elton John’s last-ever UK show, it was an important moment in the history of Glastonbury and British music. With a career of hits spanning over five decades, the concert was a spectacular and emotional swan song to one of the world’s greatest showmen.
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Elton John Live: Farewell from Dodger Stadium
Title: Elton John Live: Farewell from Dodger Stadium
Character: Self
Released: November 20, 2022
Type: Movie
A once-in-a-lifetime live, global original concert event offering fans from around the world a front-row seat to witness the groundbreaking magic of the Rocket Man back at Dodger Stadium and showcasing Elton John as audiences have never seen him before, paying tribute to the icon and the seminal moment in 1975 that cemented his global success.
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An Accidental Studio
Title: An Accidental Studio
Character: Self
Released: July 12, 2019
Type: Movie
Charts the early years of HandMade Films seen through the eyes of the filmmakers, key personnel, and the man who started it all: former Beatle George Harrison.
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Peter Maffay - MTV Unplugged
Title: Peter Maffay - MTV Unplugged
Character: Himself
Released: November 3, 2017
Type: Movie
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Elton John - The Million Dollar Piano
Title: Elton John - The Million Dollar Piano
Character: Self - Percussion
Released: July 1, 2014
Type: Movie
Elton John's 'The Million Dollar Piano' is a residency at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. The show has been running since September 2011 with the most recent leg being 16 shows between March 29 and April 26 2014. The concerts are the culmination of Elton John's decades long partnership with Yamaha pianos. This film features classic Elton John tracks from across his extraordinary career performed either with his band, with percussionist Ray Cooper or solo. The multimedia staging is extraordinary with vast screens behind the stage illustrating the songs, and the piano itself acting as a screen for graphics and animations. Elton John is the ultimate live showman and this is the definitive Elton John concert experience.
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The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
Title: The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
Character: Vladimir
Released: October 1, 2009
Type: Movie
A travelling theatre company has more to it than meets the eye. It is an imaginary world commanded by the mind of Doctor Parnassus and the audience is in for more than just a show.
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Concert for George
Title: Concert for George
Character: Self
Released: October 3, 2003
Type: Movie
As a memorial to George Harrison on the first anniversary of his passing, The Concert for George was held at the Royal Albert Hall in London on 29 November 2002 . Organized by Harrison's widow, Olivia, and son, Dhani, and arranged under the musical direction of Eric Clapton and Jeff Lynne. A benefit for Harrison's Material World Charitable Foundation, the all-star concert took place on the day of the first anniversary of his death. Proceeds from the film also went to the Material World Charitable Foundation. The film was shot using discreet cameras from over twelve locations.
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Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace
Title: Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace
Character: Bandmember
Released: June 3, 2002
Type: Movie
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.
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Lost in La Mancha
Title: Lost in La Mancha
Character: Self - Longtime Gilliam Colleague
Released: February 11, 2002
Type: Movie
Fulton and Pepe's 2000 documentary captures Terry Gilliam's attempt to get The Man Who Killed Don Quixote off the ground. Back injuries, freakish storms, and more zoom in to sabotage the project.
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Music for Montserrat
Title: Music for Montserrat
Character: Self
Released: September 15, 1997
Type: Movie
Music For Montserrat is a concert, held on September 15, 1997 in the Royal Albert Hall. Musicians came together for Montserrat. Phil Collins, Ray Cooper, Carl Perkins, Jimmy Buffett, Mark Knopfler, Sting, Elton John, Eric Clapton, Paul McCartney, and more. The concert, and proceeds from the DVD and CD, benefited a cultural center in Montserrat, built by George Martin.
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The Hamster Factor and Other Tales of 'Twelve Monkeys'
Title: The Hamster Factor and Other Tales of 'Twelve Monkeys'
Character: Self
Released: November 5, 1996
Type: Movie
A documentary following Terry Gilliam through the creation of "Twelve Monkeys."
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Eric Clapton - MTV Unplugged
Title: Eric Clapton - MTV Unplugged
Released: March 11, 1992
Type: Movie
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.
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The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
Title: The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
Character: Functionary
Released: December 7, 1988
Type: Movie
An account of Baron Munchausen's supposed travels and fantastical experiences with his band of misfits.
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Eric Clapton at Tokyo Dome
Title: Eric Clapton at Tokyo Dome
Character: Self
Released: November 2, 1988
Type: Movie
Eric Clapton as part of the "25th Anniversary Tour" on November 2, 1988 live at the Tokyo Dome with guests Elton John and Mark Knopfler.
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The Russian Film
Title: The Russian Film
Released: October 17, 1988
Type: Movie
Short film directed by Sophie Muller, featuring footage of the live debut of the band Shakespears Sister (Siobhan Fahey and Marcella Detroit) in Leningrad in 1988.
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Brazil
Title: Brazil
Character: Technician
Released: February 20, 1985
Type: Movie
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.
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Water
Title: Water
Character: Himself - The Singing Rebels' Band
Released: January 11, 1985
Type: Movie
A British diplomat to a West Indian island nation finds his idyllic existence thrown into chaos when a large American drilling company finds a huge source of natural mineral water there.
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Popeye
Title: Popeye
Character: The Preacher
Released: December 12, 1980
Type: Movie
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.
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To Russia... with Elton
Title: To Russia... with Elton
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1979
Type: Movie
Footage of a concert given in Moscow, Russia, by rock singer Elton John.
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Elton John at Dodger Stadium
Title: Elton John at Dodger Stadium
Character: Self
Released: October 31, 1975
Type: Movie
Documentary chronicling Elton John’s iconic two-day concert at Dodger Stadium in 1975.