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Roger Taylor
Known for Bohemian Rhapsody · American Idol · Dancing with the Stars
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…
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- Born
- Jul 26, 1949
- Birthplace
- Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England, UK
- Known For
- Acting
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).
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Known For
MOVIE
Bohemian RhapsodyProducer · 2018
★ 7.9
★ 7.9
TV
American IdolSelf · 2002
★ 5.0
★ 5.0
TV
Dancing with the StarsThanks · 2005
★ 6.2
★ 6.2
MOVIE
Live AidSelf · 1985
★ 7.9
★ 7.9
TV
Eurovision Song ContestSelf - Interval Act · 1956
★ 7.4
★ 7.4
TV
Evening UrgantSelf · 2012
★ 7.0
★ 7.0
MOVIE
London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British MusicSelf · 2012
★ 6.9
★ 6.9
TV
TFI Friday1 eps · 1996
★ 7.1
★ 7.1
Filmography
Movies
Queen: Queen I
1973
Queen: Live at the Rainbow '74Self
1974
Queen: A Night at the OdeonSelf - Drums
1975
Queen: Live in Hyde ParkSelf
1976QA
Queen: An Evening At The Concert HallSelf
1977
Queen: Definitive HoustonSelf
1977
Queen: Live at Earl's Court ArenaSelf
1977
Live KillersSelf - Drums
1979QL
Queen: Live in TokyoSelf
1979
Flash GordonMusic
1980
The Queen SpecialSelf
1980
Concerts for the People of KampucheaSelf
1981
Queen: Greatest FlixSelf (archive footage)
1981
Queen: Live in ArgentinaSelf
1981
QUEEN - The Hot Space BoxSelf
1982
The Man Who Saved the WorldMusic
1982
We Will Rock YouSelf
1982We Will Rock YouSongs
1982
Red Hot RockSelf - Queen Drummer
1984
An Audience with Billy ConnollySelf - Audience Member (uncredited)
1985
Live AidSelf
1985
Queen: Live AidSelf - Drums, Vocals
1985
Queen: Live in RioSelf - Vocal, Drums
1985
HighlanderSongs
1986
Queen: Live at Wembley StadiumDrums
1986
Queen: Live in BudapestSelf
1986
Queen: Live in Japan 1982Self
1986
Queen: Magic Years - A Visual AnthologySelf
1987
Queen: The Magic Years vol. 1Self
1987
Queen: The Magic Years vol. 2Self
1987
Queen: The Magic Years vol. 3Self
1987
Hard 'N Heavy Volume 3Self
1989
Queen : Rare Live – A Concert Through Time and SpaceSelf (archive footage)
1989
Queen: Days of Our LivesSelf
1991
Queen: Greatest Flix I and IISelf (archive footage)
1991
Queen: Greatest Flix IISelf (archive footage)
1991
Metallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of MetallicaSelf
1992
Queen - We Are The Champions - Final Live In Japan 1985Self
1992
The Freddie Mercury Tribute ConcertSelf
1992TG
The Great Music Experience | Nara City, Japan 1994Self
1994
Queen: Champions of the WorldSelf
1995
The Queen PhenomenonSelf
1995
Queen: Made in HeavenMusic
1997
Queen: Is This the Real Life?Self
1999RT
Roger Taylor: Live at the Cyberbarn
1999
Freddie Mercury: The Untold StorySelf
2000
Queen - HeavenSelf
2001
Queen - Rock Montreal
2001
Inside the RhapsodySelf
2002
Killer Queen!Self (archive footage)
2002
Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham PalaceSelf - Performer
2002
Queen - The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert 10th Anniversary DocumentarySelf
2002
Queen: Greatest Video HitsSelf (archive footage)
2002
Queen: Live at the Museum Square AmsterdamSelf
2002
Pavarotti & Friends for SOS IraqSelf - Performer
2003
Queen: Greatest Video Hits 2Self - Queen
2003
Live AidSelf
2004
Queen on Fire: Live at the BowlSelf (Vocals / Drums)
2004Queen on Fire: Live at the BowlExecutive Producer
2004
The Story of Bohemian RhapsodySelf
2004
Live Aid Against All OddsSelf
2005
Queen + Paul Rodgers: Return of the ChampionsSelf - Drums, Vocals
2005The World's Greatest Gigs
2005
Classic Albums: Queen - The Making of A Night at the OperaSelf
2006
Foo Fighters: Hyde ParkSelf - Guest
2006
Freddie Mercury: A Kind of MagicSelf
2006
Queen + Paul Rodgers: Super Live In JapanSelf
2006QB
Queen: Bohemian Champions - InterviewsSelf
2006QM
Queen: Music Video Box DocumentarySelf (archive footage)
2006
Queen: On the Rock TrailSelf
2006
The Very Best of Freddie Mercury and QueenSelf
2006VR
VH1 Rock HonorsSelf
2006MB
Marc Bolan: The Final Word
2007
Queen Under Review: 1973-1980Self (archive footage)
2007
Queen: Rock Case StudiesSelf (archive footage)
2007
Queen: Rock Montreal & Live Aid
2007
Queen: We Are The Champions - Live In Europe
2007
Queen + Paul Rodgers: Live in UkraineSelf
2009
A Concert by the LakeSelf
2010
Queen: Days of Our LivesSelf
2011
Story Of Queen: Mercury RisingSelf - Queen (uncredited)
2011
Freddie Mercury: The Great PretenderSelf
2012
London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British MusicSelf
2012
Queen + Adam Lambert: Live in Kyiv, UkraineSelf
2012
Queen: A Magic YearSelf (archive footage)
2012
Queen + Adam Lambert: iHeart Radio Music FestivalSelf
2013
Queen: Live at the Prince's Trust Rock Gala 2010Self
2013
Roger Taylor - The Lot
2013
When Albums Ruled the WorldSelf
2013
Die Helene Fischer Show 2014Self
2014
Queen + Adam Lambert: Rock Big Ben LiveSelf - Drums
2014QW
Queen: Will Rock YouSelf
2014
The Nation's Favourite Queen SongSelf
2014
Queen and Adam Lambert: Rock in Rio 2015Self - Drums
2015
Queen: From Rags to RhapsodySelf - Queen
2015
SolitaryOriginal Music Composer
2015SolitaryExecutive Producer
2015
Freedom : La Story de George MichaelSelf (archive footage)
2016
Queen & Adam Lambert: Rock in Rio (Lisboa)Self
2016
Queen: A Night in BohemiaSelf (archive footage)
2016
Beside Bowie - The Mick Ronson StorySelf
2017
QUEEN - News Of The World [40th Anniversary]Self
2017
Queen : The American DreamSelf (archive footage)
2017
Queen: Rock the WorldSelf - Member Queen
2017
Bohemian RhapsodyProducer
2018Bohemian RhapsodyMusic Producer
2018Bohemian RhapsodySongs
2018
Freddie Mercury: The King of QueenSelf (archive footage)
2018
Bohemian Rhapsody: Recreating Live AidSelf
2019
Freddie Mercury: A Christmas StorySelf
2019
Queen + Adam Lambert - Great Lawn in Central ParkSelf
2019
The Look and Sound of QueenSelf
2019
The Show Must Go On: The Queen + Adam Lambert StorySelf - Drummer Queen
2019
Die Helene Fischer Show - Meine schönsten MomenteSelf (archive footage)
2020
Queen + Adam Lambert: Fire Fight AustraliaSelf
2020
Queen + Adam Lambert: Live Around The WorldSelf - Drummer
2020
Queen + Adam Lambert: Tour Watch PartySelf
2020
Queen: The Band that Rocked the WorldSelf
2020
We are the Champions - 50 Jahre QueenSelf
2020
Count Me InSelf
2021
Der Echte Freddie Mercury - Die Münchner JahreSelf
2021
Queen at the BBCSelf (archive footage)
2021
ABBA V QueenSelf (archive footage)
2022
Freddie Mercury: The Final ActSelf
2022
Rhapsody Over LondonSelf
2022Rhapsody Over LondonExecutive Producer
2022
Taylor Hawkins Tribute ConcertSelf
2022
Rock: the originSelf (archive footage)
2023
Welcome to the DarknessSelf
2023
60 Songs: BBC Two at 60Self (archive footage)
2024
Adam Lambert: Out, Loud and Proud
2024
Queen Rock MontrealRoger Taylor (self)
2024
Queen: We Are the Champions – The Story of the Greatest Sports Anthem of All TimeSelf
2024Television
NHK Kōhaku Uta-GassenQueem + Adam Lambert · 1 eps
1951
Eurovision Song ContestSelf - Interval Act · 1 eps
1956
Numéro unSelf - Queen · 1 eps
1975
An Audience with...Self · 2 eps
1978
Young Music Show1 eps
1978
TFI Friday1 eps
1996
Classic AlbumsSelf · 1 eps
1997
ParkinsonSelf · 1 eps
1998
American IdolSelf · 1 eps
2002
Dancing with the StarsThanks
2005
Seven Ages of RockSelf · 7 eps
2007
Evening UrgantSelf · 1 eps
2012
Reunited ApartSelf · 1 eps
2020
Live Aid at 40: When Rock ’n’ Roll Took on the WorldSelf · 3 eps
2025Photos
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