Steve McQueen
Actor
- Born
- March 24, 1930 · Beech Grove, Indiana, USA
- Died
- November 7, 1980 (age 50)
Terrence Stephen "Steve" McQueen (March 24, 1930 – November 7, 1980) was an American actor. His antihero persona, emphasized during the height of the counterculture of the 1960s, made him a top box-office draw for his films of the late 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. He was nicknamed the "King of Cool" and used the alias Harvey Mushman in motor races.
McQueen received an Academy Award nomination for his role in The Sand Pebbles (1966). His other popular films include Love With the Proper Stranger (1963), The Cincinnati Kid (1965), Nevada Smith (1966), The Thomas Crown Affair (1968), Bullitt (1968), Le Mans (1971), The Getaway (1972), and Papillon (1973). In addition, he starred in the all-star ensemble films The Magnificent Seven (1960), The Great Escape (1963), and The Towering Inferno (1974).
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In 1974, McQueen became the highest-paid movie star in the world, although he did not act in film for another four years. He was combative with directors and producers, but his popularity placed him in high demand and enabled him to command the largest salaries.
Known for
The Great Escape
July 3, 1963
Papillon
December 16, 1973
The Magnificent Seven
October 12, 1960
Bullitt
October 17, 1968
The Towering Inferno
December 14, 1974
The Getaway
December 13, 1972
The Blob
September 10, 1958
The Thomas Crown Affair
June 26, 1968
The Cincinnati Kid
October 15, 1965
The Sand Pebbles
December 20, 1966
Le Mans
June 23, 1971
Nevada Smith
June 10, 1966
Acting60
- 2026Man on the Run as Hilts 'The Cooler King' (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2025Passion & Poetry: Getaway in Texas as Self (archive footage)
- 2021Steve McQueen: The Lost Movie as Self (archive footage)
- 2020A Life of Endless Summers: The Bruce Brown Story as Self (archival footage)
- 2017Steve McQueen: American Icon as Self (archive footage)
- 2015Steve McQueen: Desert Racer as Self (archive footage)
- 2015Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans as Self (archive footage)
- 2015The Emperor's New Clothes as Self (archive footage)
- 2014I Am Steve McQueen as Self (archive footage)