Brian May
Biography
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).
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Queen: Live at Wembley Stadium
as Guitars
1986
Die Helene Fischer Show 2014
as Self
2014
Freddie Mercury: The Final Act
as Self
2022
Queen at the BBC
as Self (archive footage)
2021
Zucchero | Zu and co.: Live at Royal Albert Hall
as Self
2004
Live Aid Against All Odds
as Self
2005
A Life of Extravaganza - The Genius Frank Zappa
as Self
1993
Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life
as Self
2022
Queen - We Are The Champions - Final Live In Japan 1985
as Self
1992
Foo Fighters The Roundhouse Concert
as Self - Guest Guitar
2011
Motörhead: 25 & Alive Boneshaker
as Self
2001
Queen: Hungarian Rhapsody - Live in Budapest '86
as Self
2012
Der Echte Freddie Mercury - Die Münchner Jahre
as Self
2021
Guitar Legends EXPO '92 at Sevilla - The Hard Rock Night
as Self - Guitar
1991
Platinum Party at the Palace
as Self
2022
Zucchero | Sugar Fornaciari
as Self
2023
Rhapsody Over London
as Self
2022
Brian May & Kerry Ellis - The Candlelight Concerts Live at Montreux
as Self
2014
Brian May's Brief History of 3D
as Self - Host
2011
ABBA V Queen
as Self (archive footage)
2022
TV Appearances
Domenica In
as Self
1976
Foxes Live: Wild in the City
as Self
2012
The Michael Ball Show
as Self
2010
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
as Self
2007
Classic Albums
as Self
1997
This Morning
as Self
1988
Daytime Live
as Self
1987
Evening Urgant
as Self
2012
MTV Video Music Awards
as Self
1984
NHK Kōhaku Uta-Gassen
as Queem + Adam Lambert
1951
Question Time
as Self - Panellist
1979
ECHO-Verleihung
as Self
1992