Steve McQueen

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

75

Gender

Male

Birthday

1930-03-24

Day of death

1980-11-07 (50 years old)

Place of Birth

Beech Grove, Indiana, USA

Steve McQueen

Biography

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). 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 Bob Hope Show

    The Bob Hope Show

  • Climax!

    Climax!

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Spécial cinéma

    Spécial cinéma

  • What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

  • Wanted: Dead or Alive

    Wanted: Dead or Alive

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • The Magnificent Seven

    The Magnificent Seven

  • The 20th Century Fox Hour

    The 20th Century Fox Hour

  • Tales of Wells Fargo

    Tales of Wells Fargo

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

  • Armstrong Circle Theatre

    Armstrong Circle Theatre

  • Armstrong Circle Theatre

    Armstrong Circle Theatre

  • Trackdown

    Trackdown

  • Trackdown

    Trackdown

  • Bullitt

    Bullitt

  • The Great Escape

    The Great Escape

  • The United States Steel Hour

    The United States Steel Hour

  • The Dick Powell Show

    The Dick Powell Show

  • The Dick Powell Show

    The Dick Powell Show

  • The Sand Pebbles

    The Sand Pebbles

  • The Blob

    The Blob

  • The Honeymoon Machine

    The Honeymoon Machine

  • Goodyear Television Playhouse

    Goodyear Television Playhouse

  • A Life of Endless Summers: The Bruce Brown Story

    A Life of Endless Summers: The Bruce Brown Story

  • Junior Bonner

    Junior Bonner

  • The War Lover

    The War Lover

  • Papillon

    Papillon

  • Bruce Lee: The Man, The Myth

    Bruce Lee: The Man, The Myth

  • Somebody Up There Likes Me

    Somebody Up There Likes Me

  • The Thomas Crown Affair

    The Thomas Crown Affair

  • The Towering Inferno

    The Towering Inferno

  • Tom Horn

    Tom Horn

  • Playwrights '56

    Playwrights '56

  • West Point

    West Point

  • The Hunter

    The Hunter

  • The Cincinnati Kid

    The Cincinnati Kid

  • On Any Sunday: Revisited

    On Any Sunday: Revisited

  • The Reivers

    The Reivers

  • Le Mans

    Le Mans

  • Beware! The Blob

    Beware! The Blob

  • Hell Is for Heroes

    Hell Is for Heroes

  • Dixie Dynamite

    Dixie Dynamite

  • Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge

    Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge

  • Love with the Proper Stranger

    Love with the Proper Stranger

  • On Any Sunday

    On Any Sunday

  • Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

    Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

  • Creepy Classics

    Creepy Classics

  • An Enemy of the People

    An Enemy of the People

  • Never So Few

    Never So Few

  • Nevada Smith

    Nevada Smith

  • Soldier in the Rain

    Soldier in the Rain

  • The Getaway

    The Getaway

  • I Am Steve McQueen

    I Am Steve McQueen

  • Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans

    Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans

  • The Defender (Studio One)

    The Defender (Studio One)

  • Steve McQueen: The Lost Movie

    Steve McQueen: The Lost Movie

  • Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King

    Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King

  • 'Bullitt': Steve McQueen's Commitment to Reality

    'Bullitt': Steve McQueen's Commitment to Reality

  • Hello Actors Studio

    Hello Actors Studio

  • Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool

    Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool

  • The Great St. Louis Bank Robbery

    The Great St. Louis Bank Robbery

  • Steve McQueen: American Icon

    Steve McQueen: American Icon

  • Dust to Glory

    Dust to Glory

  • Never Love a Stranger

    Never Love a Stranger

  • Girl on the Run

    Girl on the Run

  • The Magnificent Rebel

    The Magnificent Rebel

  • On Any Sunday: Motocross, Malcolm & More

    On Any Sunday: Motocross, Malcolm & More

  • Steve McQueen: Desert Racer

    Steve McQueen: Desert Racer

  • Baby the Rain Must Fall

    Baby the Rain Must Fall

  • The Cincinnati Kid Plays According to Hoyle

    The Cincinnati Kid Plays According to Hoyle

  • Family Affair

    Family Affair

  • The Emperor's New Clothes

    The Emperor's New Clothes