Roger Taylor

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Biography

Roger Meddows Taylor (born 26 July 1949) is an English musician, singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, best known as the drummer for the rock band Queen. As a drummer, he was recognised early in his career for his unique sound. In addition to his drum work, he is well known for his falsetto vocal range. He sometimes played keyboards, guitars and bass on his own songs. Alongside his bandmate, Brian May, he has a short cameo in Queen's biographical film Bohemian Rhapsody (2018).

Known For

Queen: Days of Our Lives

Self

American Idol

Self

Queen: Live at Wembley Stadium

Drums

Freddie Mercury: The Great Pretender

Self

Queen: Hungarian Rhapsody - Live in Budapest '86

Self

The Show Must Go On: The Queen + Adam Lambert Story

Self - Drummer Queen

Live Aid

Self

The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert

Self

Full Filmography

Year	Title	Role
2025	Live Aid at 40: When Rock ’n’ Roll Took on the World TV	Self
2024	Queen: We Are the Champions – The Story of the Greatest Sports Anthem of All Time MOVIE	Self
2024	Adam Lambert: Out, Loud and Proud MOVIE	Self
2024	60 Songs: BBC Two at 60 MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2023	Welcome to the Darkness MOVIE	Self
2023	Rock: the origin MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2022	Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert MOVIE	Self
2022	Rhapsody Over London MOVIE	Self
2022	ABBA V Queen MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2022	Freddie Mercury: The Final Act MOVIE	Self
2021	Queen at the BBC MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2021	Der Echte Freddie Mercury - Die Münchner Jahre MOVIE	Self
2021	Count Me In MOVIE	Self
2020	Die Helene Fischer Show - Meine schönsten Momente MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2020	Queen: The Band that Rocked the World MOVIE	Self
2020	Queen + Adam Lambert: Live Around The World MOVIE	Self - Drummer
2020	Queen + Adam Lambert: Tour Watch Party MOVIE	Self
2020	Reunited Apart TV	Self
2020	We are the Champions - 50 Jahre Queen MOVIE	Self
2020	Queen + Adam Lambert: Fire Fight Australia MOVIE	Self
2019	Freddie Mercury: A Christmas Story MOVIE	Self
2019	Queen + Adam Lambert - Great Lawn in Central Park MOVIE	Self
2019	The Show Must Go On: The Queen + Adam Lambert Story MOVIE	Self - Drummer Queen
2019	Bohemian Rhapsody: Recreating Live Aid MOVIE	Self
2019	The Look and Sound of Queen MOVIE	Self
2018	Freddie Mercury: The King of Queen MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2017	Queen : The American Dream MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2017	QUEEN - News Of The World [40th Anniversary] MOVIE	Self
2017	Queen: Rock the World MOVIE	Self - Member Queen
2017	Beside Bowie - The Mick Ronson Story MOVIE	Self
2016	Freedom : La Story de George Michael MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2016	Queen & Adam Lambert: Rock in Rio (Lisboa) MOVIE	Self
2016	Queen: A Night in Bohemia MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2015	Queen: From Rags to Rhapsody MOVIE	Self - Queen
2015	Queen and Adam Lambert: Rock in Rio 2015 MOVIE	Self - Drums
2014	Queen + Adam Lambert: Rock Big Ben Live MOVIE	Self - Drums
2014	Die Helene Fischer Show 2014 MOVIE	Self
2014	The Nation's Favourite Queen Song MOVIE	Self
2014	Queen: Will Rock You MOVIE	Self
2013	Roger Taylor - The Lot MOVIE	Self
2013	Queen + Adam Lambert: iHeart Radio Music Festival MOVIE	Self
2013	Queen: Live at the Prince's Trust Rock Gala 2010 MOVIE	Self
2013	When Albums Ruled the World MOVIE	Self
2012	Freddie Mercury: The Great Pretender MOVIE	Self
2012	Queen: Hungarian Rhapsody - Live in Budapest '86 MOVIE	Self
2012	Queen: A Magic Year MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2012	Queen + Adam Lambert: Live in Kyiv, Ukraine MOVIE	Self
2012	Evening Urgant TV	Self
2011	Story Of Queen: Mercury Rising MOVIE	Self - Queen (uncredited)
2011	Queen: Days of Our Lives MOVIE	Self
2010	A Concert by the Lake MOVIE	Self
2009	Queen + Paul Rodgers: Live in Ukraine MOVIE	Self
2007	Queen: Rock Montreal & Live Aid MOVIE	Self
2007	Queen Under Review: 1973-1980 MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2007	Marc Bolan: The Final Word MOVIE	Self
2007	Queen: Rock Case Studies MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2007	Seven Ages of Rock TV	Self
2007	Queen: We Are The Champions - Live In Europe MOVIE	Self
2006	Foo Fighters: Hyde Park MOVIE	Self - Guest
2006	The Very Best of Freddie Mercury and Queen MOVIE	Self
2006	Freddie Mercury: A Kind of Magic MOVIE	Self
2006	Queen: Bohemian Champions - Interviews MOVIE	Self
2006	VH1 Rock Honors MOVIE	Self
2006	Queen: On the Rock Trail MOVIE	Self
2006	Queen + Paul Rodgers: Super Live In Japan MOVIE	Self
2006	Classic Albums: Queen - The Making of A Night at the Opera MOVIE	Self
2006	Queen: Music Video Box Documentary MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2005	The World's Greatest Gigs MOVIE	Self
2005	Queen + Paul Rodgers: Return of the Champions MOVIE	Self - Drums, Vocals
2005	Live Aid Against All Odds MOVIE	Self
2004	The Story of Bohemian Rhapsody MOVIE	Self
2004	Live Aid MOVIE	Self
2004	Queen on Fire: Live at the Bowl MOVIE	Self (Vocals / Drums)
2003	Queen: Greatest Video Hits 2 MOVIE	Self - Queen
2003	Pavarotti & Friends for SOS Iraq MOVIE	Self - Performer
2002	Queen: Greatest Video Hits MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2002	Inside the Rhapsody MOVIE	Self
2002	American Idol TV	Self
2002	Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace MOVIE	Self - Performer
2002	Killer Queen! MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2002	Queen - The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert 10th Anniversary Documentary MOVIE	Self
2002	Queen: Live at the Museum Square Amsterdam MOVIE	Self
2001	Queen - Heaven MOVIE	Self
2000	Freddie Mercury: The Untold Story MOVIE	Self
1999	Roger Taylor: Live at the Cyberbarn MOVIE	Self
1998	Parkinson TV	Self
1997	Classic Albums TV	Self
1995	The Queen Phenomenon MOVIE	Self
1995	Queen: Champions of the World MOVIE	Self
1994	The Great Music Experience \| Nara City, Japan 1994 MOVIE	Self
1992	Metallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica MOVIE	Self
1992	The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert MOVIE	Self
1992	Queen - We Are The Champions - Final Live In Japan 1985 MOVIE	Self
1991	Queen: Days of Our Lives MOVIE	Self
1991	Queen: Greatest Flix II MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
1991	Queen: Greatest Flix I and II MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
1989	Queen : Rare Live – A Concert Through Time and Space MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
1989	Hard 'N Heavy Volume 3 MOVIE	Self
1987	Queen: Magic Years - A Visual Anthology MOVIE	Self
1987	Queen: The Magic Years vol. 1 MOVIE	Self
1987	Queen: The Magic Years vol. 3 MOVIE	Self
1987	Queen: The Magic Years vol. 2 MOVIE	Self
1986	Queen: Live in Japan 1982 MOVIE	Self
1986	Queen: Live at Wembley Stadium MOVIE	Drums
1985	An Audience with Billy Connolly MOVIE	Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
1985	Queen: Live Aid MOVIE	Drums, Vocals
1985	Live Aid MOVIE	Self
1985	Queen: Live In Rio MOVIE	Self - Vocal, Drums
1984	Red Hot Rock MOVIE	Self - Queen Drummer
1982	We Will Rock You MOVIE	Self
1982	QUEEN - The Hot Space Box MOVIE	Self
1981	Concerts for the People of Kampuchea MOVIE	Self
1981	Queen: Live in Argentina MOVIE	Self
1981	Queen: Greatest Flix MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
1980	The Queen Special MOVIE	Self
1979	Queen: Live in Tokyo MOVIE	Self
1979	Live Killers MOVIE	Self - Drums
1978	Young Music Show TV	Self
1978	An Audience with... TV	Self
1977	Queen: Definitive Houston MOVIE	Self
1977	Queen: Live at Earl's Court Arena MOVIE	Self
1977	Queen: An Evening At The Concert Hall MOVIE	Self
1976	Queen: Live in Hyde Park MOVIE	Self
1975	Queen: A Night at the Odeon MOVIE	Self - Drums
1975	Numéro un TV	Self - Queen
1974	Queen: Live at the Rainbow '74 MOVIE	Self
1973	Queen: Queen I MOVIE	Self
1956	Eurovision Song Contest TV	Self - Interval Act
1951	NHK Kōhaku Uta-Gassen TV	Queem + Adam Lambert

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