Tim Cooney (born June 14, 1951 in Glendale, California) is an American film production sound mixer, animal trainer and musician.

At a young age, pursuing his desire to be musician, he joined a bluegrass band called the Canfields, playing guitar.

[citation needed] In 1976, Cooney started working as a boom man on the motion picture Roar considered to be the most dangerous film ever made then at Universal Studios.

He also directed a few music videos, the most notable "About Love" with the singer Johnny Rivers.

Cooney won the Golden Reel for best sound in 2000 and wrote a book entitled, Work in movies?