Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1948-12-11 (Age: 78)
Place of Birth
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Chester Thompson
Biography
Chester Cortez Thompson is an American musician. He is primarily a drummer, percussionist, session musician, producer, and teacher. Thompson is perhaps best known for working with Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention from 1973 to 1975, and with the progressive rock band Genesis from 1977 to 1992, and again in 2007. He is a current member of his jazz group, the Chester Thompson Trio, formed in 2011.
Filmography (47)
⭐ 0
Role:
Self
Phil Collins - No Jacket Required 2025 Mix
2025
⭐ 0
Role:
Self (drums)
Frank Zappa: Cheaper Than Cheep
2025
⭐ 4.0
Role:
Self
Louder Than Rock
2023
⭐ 7.3
Role:
Self (archive footage)
Zappa
2020
⭐ 7.4
Role:
Self (archive footage)
Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words
2016
⭐ 6.8
Role:
Himself
Frank Zappa & The Mothers: Roxy: The Movie
2015
⭐ 0
Role:
Himself
Cheepnis
2014
⭐ 6.1
Role:
Himself
Frank Zappa: A Token Of His Extreme
2013
⭐ 6.9
Role:
Self - Drums
Phil Collins: Going Back - Live at the Roseland Ballroom, NYC
2010No Image
⭐ 4.8
Role:
Self
The Drummers of Frank Zappa Roundtable Discussion and Performance
2010
⭐ 7.8
Role:
Self
Genesis: When in Rome 2007
2008
⭐ 0
Role:
Self
Genesis | Members Only DVD
2008
⭐ 4.8
Role:
Self
Genesis | Live in Düsseldorf
2007
⭐ 0
Role:
Unknown
Genesis Raindrops Over Hamburg
2007
⭐ 9.0
Role:
Self
