Biography
Ray Manzarek was an American musician and actor. He was born Raymond Daniel Manczarek Jr. on 12 February 1939 in Chicago, Illinois, and died on 20 May 2013 in Rosenheim, Germany.
He co-founded the rock band The Doors in 1965 with Jim Morrison after meeting at UCLA film school. Manzarek played keyboards and contributed to the band's recordings until 1973. He appeared as himself in archive footage in the documentary When You're Strange (2010) and played the role of Charlie Simbo in the film Deal of the Century (1983).
