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).
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Known For
Bohemian Rhapsody
(2018)
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Live Aid
(1985)
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Freddie Mercury: The Great Pretender
(2012)
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Queen: Live at Wembley Stadium
(1986)
Self – Guitars
Life After Flash
(2017)
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The Show Must Go On: The Queen + Adam Lambert Story
(2020)
Self - Guitar Player Queen
Queen: Days of Our Lives
(2011)
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The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert
(1992)
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Full Filmography
Acting
Queen: Live at the Rainbow
(1974)
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Queen: A Night at the Odeon
(1975)
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Queen: Live in Hyde Park, London
(1976)
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Queen: Live at Earl's Court Arena
(1977)
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Queen: Definitive Houston
(1977)
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Queen: An Evening At The Concert Hall
(1977)
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Live Killers
(1979)
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Queen: Live in Tokyo
(1979)
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Queen: Live At Budokan
(1979)
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Queen: Live in Argentina
(1981)
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Queen: Greatest Flix
(1981)
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The Queen Special
(1981)
Self - Musician
Concerts for the People of Kampuchea
(1981)
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We Will Rock You
(1982)
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QUEEN - The Hot Space Box
(1982)
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Red Hot Rock
(1984)
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Queen: Live Aid
(1985)
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Queen: Live in Rio
(1985)
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Live Aid
(1985)
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Queen at Live Aid
(1985)
Queen: Live at Wembley Stadium
(1986)
Self – Guitars
Queen: Live in Japan 1982
(1986)
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Queen: Magic Years - A Visual Anthology
(1987)
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Queen: The Magic Years vol. 1
(1987)
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Queen: The Magic Years vol. 2
(1987)
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Queen: The Magic Years vol. 3
(1987)
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Queen : Rare Live – A Concert Through Time and Space
(1989)
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Hard 'N Heavy Volume 3
(1989)
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Access All Areas: A Rock & Roll Odyssey
(1990)
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Guitar Legends EXPO '92 at Sevilla - The Hard Rock Night
(1991)
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Queen: Greatest Flix II
(1991)
Self (archive footage)
Queen: Days of Our Lives
(1991)
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Queen: Greatest Flix I and II
(1991)
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Guitar
(1991)
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The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert
(1992)
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Queen - We Are The Champions - Final Live In Japan
(1992)
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Pavarotti & Friends
(1992)
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Brian May - Live in Barcelona 1993
(1993)
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A Life of Extravaganza - The Genius Frank Zappa
(1993)
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The Brian May Band - Live at the Brixton Academy
(1994)
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The Queen Phenomenon
(1995)
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Queen: Champions of the World
(1995)
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The History of Rock 'n' Roll
(1995)
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Queen - Greatest Flix 1 & 2
(1997)
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Freddie Mercury: The Untold Story
(2000)
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Motörhead: 25 & Alive Boneshaker
(2001)
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Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace
(2002)
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Jerry Lee Lewis and Friends
(2002)
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Queen: Greatest Video Hits
(2002)
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Queen: Live at the Museum Square Amsterdam
(2002)
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Killer Queen!
(2002)
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Inside the Rhapsody
(2002)
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Queen - The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert 10th Anniversary Documentary
(2002)
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Queen: Greatest Video Hits 2
(2003)
Self - Queen
Zucchero | Zu and co.: Live at Royal Albert Hall
(2004)
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Queen on Fire: Live at the Bowl
(2004)
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The Story of Bohemian Rhapsody
(2004)
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Live Aid
(2004)
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Queen + Paul Rodgers: Return of the Champions
(2005)
Self - Guitar & Vocals
Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today
(2005)
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The Strat Pack: Live in Concert
(2005)
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Live Aid Against All Odds
(2005)
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Foo Fighters: Hyde Park
(2006)
Self - Guest
Classic Albums: Queen - The Making of A Night At The Opera
(2006)
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VH1 Rock Honors
(2006)
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Freddie Mercury: A Kind of Magic
(2006)
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Queen: Bohemian Champions - Interviews
(2006)
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Queen: Music Video Box Documentary
(2006)
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Queen: On the Rock Trail
(2006)
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Queen + Paul Rodgers: Super Live In Japan
(2006)
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Queen: Rock Case Studies
(2007)
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Queen Under Review: 1973-1980
(2007)
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Queen: Rock Montreal & Live Aid
(2007)
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Queen + Paul Rodgers: Live in Ukraine
(2009)
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Foo Fighters The Roundhouse Concert
(2011)
Self - Guest Guitar
Queen: Days of Our Lives
(2011)
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Story Of Queen: Mercury Rising
(2011)
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I Was There: When the Beatles Played the Cavern
(2011)
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Vox Pop: How Dartford Powered the British Beat Boom
(2011)
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Brian May's Brief History of 3D
(2011)
Self - Host
My Chemical Romance: Readings
(2011)
Queen: Hungarian Rhapsody - Live in Budapest '86
(2012)
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Freddie Mercury: The Great Pretender
(2012)
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Queen: A Magic Year
(2012)
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Queen + Adam Lambert: Live in Kiev, Ukraine
(2012)
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Queen + Adam Lambert: iHeart Radio Music Festival
(2013)
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Queen: Live at the Prince's Trust Rock Gala 2010
(2013)
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The Sunflower Superjam 2012
(2013)
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Brian May & Kerry Ellis - The Candlelight Concerts Live at Montreux
(2014)
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Queen + Adam Lambert: Rock Big Ben Live
(2014)
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The Joy of the Guitar Riff
(2014)
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Queen: Will Rock You
(2014)
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Bad Company: The Official Authorised 40th Anniversary Documentary
(2014)
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The Nation's Favourite Queen Song
(2014)
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Die Helene Fischer Show 2014
(2014)
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Queen: From Rags to Rhapsody
(2015)
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Queen and Adam Lambert: Rock in Rio 2015
(2015)
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Queen & Adam Lambert Rock Big Ben Live
(2015)
Queen: A Night in Bohemia
(2016)
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Queen & Adam Lambert: Rock in Rio (Lisboa)
(2016)
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Tangerine Dream: Sound from Another World
(2016)
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Freedom : La Story de George Michael
(2016)
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Queen: Rock the World
(2017)
Self - Member Queen
Buddy Holly: Rave On
(2017)
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Life After Flash
(2017)
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Queen : The American Dream
(2017)
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QUEEN - News Of The World [40th Anniversary]
(2017)
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Freddie Mercury: The King of Queen
(2018)
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Bohemian Rhapsody
(2018)
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The Day We Walked on the Moon
(2019)
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13 Moments That Made Freddie Mercury and Queen
(2019)
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2019 Induction Ceremony
(2019)
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Queen + Adam Lambert - Great Lawn in Central Park
(2019)
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Liam Gallagher: As It Was
(2019)
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The Show Must Go On: The Queen + Adam Lambert Story
(2020)
Self - Guitar Player Queen
We are the Champions - 50 Jahre Queen
(2020)
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Queen + Adam Lambert: Tour Watch Party
(2020)
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Queen + Adam Lambert: Fire Fight Australia
(2020)
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Queen + Adam Lambert: Live Around The World
(2020)
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Die Helene Fischer Show - Meine schönsten Momente
(2020)
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Queen at the BBC
(2021)
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Der Echte Freddie Mercury - Die Münchner Jahre
(2021)
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Freddie Mercury: The Final Act
(2022)
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Platinum Party at the Palace
(2022)
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Rhapsody Over London
(2022)
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ABBA V Queen
(2022)
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Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert
(2022)
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Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life
(2023)
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Zucchero | Sugar Fornaciari
(2023)
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Rock: the origin
(2023)
Self (archive footage)
Sound
Flash Gordon
(1980)
Music
Queen: Made in Heaven
(1997)
Music
Furia
(1999)
Original Music Composer
One Night in Hell
(2014)
Music
Bohemian Rhapsody
(2018)
Music Producer
Production
Queen on Fire: Live at the Bowl
(2004)
Executive Producer
Bohemian Rhapsody
(2018)
Producer
Rhapsody Over London
(2022)
Executive Producer
Writing