Brian May
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Brian Harold May (born 19 July 1947) is an English musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, and astrophysicist. He is the lead guitarist of the rock band Queen. He was the co-founder of Queen with lead singer Freddie Mercury and drummer Roger Taylor, having previously performed with Taylor in the band Smile, and bass player John Deacon. As a member of Queen, he became regarded as a virtuoso musician and he was identified with a distinctive sound created through his layered guitar work, often using a home-built electric guitar called the Red Special. He has a short cameo in Queen's biographical film Bohemian Rhapsody (2018).
Known for
Credits
Queen: Budapest (2012)
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The Show Must Go On: The Queen + Adam Lambert Story (2019)
as Self - Guitar Player Queen
Concerts for the People of Kampuchea (1981)
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The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert (1992)
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Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life (2022)
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Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert (2022)
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Freddie Mercury: The Final Act (2022)
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Andrea Bocelli - The Celebration：30th Anniversary (2025)
Actor
Live Aid (1985)
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London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British Music (2012)
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Queen: Champions of the World (1995)
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Die Helene Fischer Show - Meine schönsten Momente (2020)
as Self (archive footage)
Andrea Bocelli 30: The Celebration (2024)
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Queen: Live at Wembley Stadium (1986)
as Guitars
Bon Jovi | Access All Areas: A Rock & Roll Odyssey (1990)
as Self
Queen: Live at Earl's Court Arena (1977)
as Self
Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace (2002)
as Self - Performer
Life After Flash (2017)
as Self
Queen Rock Montreal (2024)
as Brian May (self)
Metallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica (1992)
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Freddie Mercury: The Great Pretender (2012)
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Live Aid Against All Odds (2005)
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Queen: Live at the Rainbow '74 (1974)
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Queen: Rock the World (2017)
as Self - Member Queen
The Shadows At Sixty (2020)
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Queen - The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert 10th Anniversary Documentary (2002)
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Queen: Days of Our Lives (2011)
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Queen: Live in Tokyo (1979)
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We Will Rock You (1982)
as Self
My Chemical Romance: Reading Festival 2011 (2011)
Actor
Liam Gallagher: As It Was (2019)
as Self
Katy Perry: Night of a Lifetime (2024)
as Self
Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today (2005)
as Self
Foo Fighters: Hyde Park (2006)
as Self - Guest
60 Songs: BBC Two at 60 (2024)
as Self (archive footage)
The Day We Walked on the Moon (2019)
as Self
Classic Albums: Queen - The Making of A Night at the Opera (2006)
as Self
Queen - We Are The Champions - Final Live In Japan 1985 (1992)
as Self
Queen: Greatest Video Hits 2 (2003)
as Self - Queen
Queen: Live in Rio (1985)
as Self - Vocal, Guitar
Queen at the BBC (2021)
as Self (archive footage)
Prince's Trust Rock Gala - Volume 1 (1986)
as Self
Queen + Adam Lambert: Rock Big Ben Live (2014)
as Self - Guitars
I Was There: When the Beatles Played the Cavern (2011)
as Self
Queen: Greatest Flix I and II (1991)
as Self (archive footage)
Killer Queen! (2002)
as Self (archive footage)
Freddie Mercury: The Untold Story (2000)
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Queen: From Rags to Rhapsody (2015)
as Self - Queen
Freddie Mercury: The King of Queen (2018)
as Self (archive footage)
Queen: Greatest Flix II (1991)
as Self (archive footage)
Platinum Party at the Palace (2022)
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Pavarotti & Friends (1992)
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Queen: Live in Japan 1982 (1986)
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Queen : The American Dream (2017)
as Self (archive footage)
Queen: Magic Years - A Visual Anthology (1987)
as Self
The Ritchie Blackmore Story (2015)
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Queen: A Night at the Odeon (1975)
as Self - Guitar
Queen: The Band that Rocked the World (2020)
as Self
Queen: Days of Our Lives (1991)
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A Life of Extravaganza - The Genius Frank Zappa (1993)
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Queen: On the Rock Trail (2006)
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Brian May's Brief History of 3D (2011)
as Self - Host
Queen: Live at the Museum Square Amsterdam (2002)
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Die Helene Fischer Show 2014 (2014)
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Top of the Pops, 1964 to 1975 - Big Hits (2011)
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Jerry Lee Lewis and Friends (2002)
as Self
Freedom : La Story de George Michael (2016)
as Self (archive footage)
The Story of the Yardbirds (2008)
as Self
Queen: Rock Montreal & Live Aid (2007)
Actor
Queen: Live Aid (1985)
as Self - Guitar, Vocals
Hard 'N Heavy Volume 3 (1989)
as Self
Queen: We Are the Champions – The Story of the Greatest Sports Anthem of All Time (2024)
as Self
Bohemian Rhapsody: Recreating Live Aid (2019)
as Self
Queen: Live in Hyde Park (1976)
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The Strat Pack: Live in Concert (2005)
as Self
Queen: Greatest Video Hits (2002)
as Self (archive footage)
The Very Best of Freddie Mercury and Queen (2006)
as Self
Queen: Live at the Prince's Trust Rock Gala 2010 (2013)
as Self
Queen Under Review: 1973-1980 (2007)
as Self (archive footage)
Live Killers (1979)
as Self - Guitar
Motörhead: 25 & Alive Boneshaker (2001)
as Self
Freddie Mercury: A Kind of Magic (2006)
as Self
The Look and Sound of Queen (2019)
as Self
Queen on Fire: Live at the Bowl (2004)
as Self (Vocals / Guitar)
Queen: Is This the Real Life? (1999)
as Self
Queen: Live in Argentina (1981)
as Self
The Nation's Favourite Queen Song (2014)
as Self
Queen: Bohemian Champions - Interviews (2006)
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Queen: Rock Case Studies (2007)
as Self (archive footage)
Queen: The Magic Years vol. 2 (1987)
as Self
The Joy of the Guitar Riff (2014)
as Self
The Story of Bohemian Rhapsody (2004)
as Self
The Sunflower Superjam 2012 (2013)
as Self
Queen - Heaven (2001)
as Self
Queen + Adam Lambert: Live in Kyiv, Ukraine (2012)
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Queen + Paul Rodgers: Return of the Champions (2005)
as Self - Guitar, Vocals
Queen: Will Rock You (2014)
as Self
The Yardbirds - In Their Own Words (2024)
Actor
We are the Champions - 50 Jahre Queen (2020)
as Self
Buddy Holly: Rave On (2017)
as Self
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2019 Induction Ceremony (2019)
as Self
Der Echte Freddie Mercury - Die Münchner Jahre (2021)
as Self
Foo Fighters The Roundhouse Concert (2011)
as Self - Guest Guitar
Jean-Michel Jarre - Starmus: Bridge from the Future (2024)
Actor
Queen + Adam Lambert: Live Around The World (2020)
as Self - Guitar
13 Moments That Made Freddie Mercury and Queen (2019)
as Self (archive footage)
Rock: the origin (2023)
as Self (archive footage)
Live Aid (2004)
as Self
Queen: The Magic Years vol. 1 (1987)
as Self
Queen : Rare Live – A Concert Through Time and Space (1989)
as Self (archive footage)
Red Hot Rock (1984)
as Self - Queen Guitarist
Guitar Legends EXPO '92 at Sevilla - The Hard Rock Night (1991)
as Self - Guitar
QUEEN - The Hot Space Box (1982)
as Self
Queen: Live At Budokan (1979)
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Pavarotti & Friends for SOS Iraq (2003)
as Self - Performer
Queen + Adam Lambert - Great Lawn in Central Park (2019)
as Self
Rory Gallagher: Calling Card (2024)
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QUEEN - News Of The World [40th Anniversary] (2017)
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Queen: Music Video Box Documentary (2006)
as Self (archive footage)
Queen: A Night in Bohemia (2016)
as Self (archive footage)
Queen + Paul Rodgers: Live in Ukraine (2009)
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Adam Lambert: Out, Loud and Proud (2024)
Actor
Queen: The Magic Years vol. 3 (1987)
as Self
Zucchero | Zu and co.: Live at Royal Albert Hall (2004)
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Queen: An Evening At The Concert Hall (1977)
as Self
ABBA V Queen (2022)
as Self (archive footage)
Queen + Adam Lambert: Fire Fight Australia (2020)
as Self
Queen: A Magic Year (2012)
as Self (archive footage)
Queen & Adam Lambert: Rock in Rio (Lisboa) (2016)
as Self
The Rory Gallagher Story (2024)
as Self
Story Of Queen: Mercury Rising (2011)
as Self - Queen (uncredited)
Queen + Adam Lambert: iHeart Radio Music Festival (2013)
as Self
VH1 Rock Honors (2006)
as Self
Queen + Adam Lambert: Tour Watch Party (2020)
as Self
Queen: We Are The Champions - Live In Europe (2007)
Actor
Queen: Greatest Flix (1981)
as Self (archive footage)
Rhapsody Over London (2022)
as Self
Jean-Michel Jarre - Bridge from the Future (2024)
Actor
The Queen Special (1980)
as Self
Tangerine Dream: Sound from Another World (2016)
as Self
Zucchero | Sugar Fornaciari (2023)
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Brian May & Kerry Ellis - The Candlelight Concerts Live at Montreux (2014)
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The Queen Phenomenon (1995)
as Self
Queen and Adam Lambert: Rock in Rio 2015 (2015)
as Self - Guitars
Queen + Paul Rodgers: Super Live In Japan (2006)
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Queen: Queen I (1973)
Actor
Guitar (1991)
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Queen: Definitive Houston (1977)
as Self
The Brian May Band - Live at the Brixton Academy (1994)
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Brian May: The Badgers, the Farmers and Me (2024)
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Paul Rodgers And Friends - Live At Montreux (1994)
Actor
Brian May - Live in Barcelona 1993 (1993)
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Inside the Rhapsody (2002)
as Self
Vox Pop: How Dartford Powered the British Beat Boom (2011)
as Self
Bad Company | The Official Authorized 40th Anniversary Documentary (2014)
as Self
Queen - Rock Montreal (2001)
Actor