Steve McQueen

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

77

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 Blob

    The Blob

  • Climax!

    Climax!

  • Wanted: Dead or Alive

    Wanted: Dead or Alive

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

  • Spécial cinéma

    Spécial cinéma

  • The Bob Hope Show

    The Bob Hope Show

  • Tales of Wells Fargo

    Tales of Wells Fargo

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • The Magnificent Seven

    The Magnificent Seven

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Beware! The Blob

    Beware! The Blob

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

  • The Great Escape

    The Great Escape

  • West Point

    West Point

  • Trackdown

    Trackdown

  • Trackdown

    Trackdown

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

    'Bullitt': Steve McQueen's Commitment to Reality

  • Papillon

    Papillon

  • The 20th Century Fox Hour

    The 20th Century Fox Hour

  • Le Mans

    Le Mans

  • Bullitt

    Bullitt

  • A Life of Endless Summers: The Bruce Brown Story

    A Life of Endless Summers: The Bruce Brown Story

  • The Getaway

    The Getaway

  • The Honeymoon Machine

    The Honeymoon Machine

  • Armstrong Circle Theatre

    Armstrong Circle Theatre

  • Armstrong Circle Theatre

    Armstrong Circle Theatre

  • The Thomas Crown Affair

    The Thomas Crown Affair

  • The Dick Powell Show

    The Dick Powell Show

  • The Dick Powell Show

    The Dick Powell Show

  • The Towering Inferno

    The Towering Inferno

  • The United States Steel Hour

    The United States Steel Hour

  • The Hunter

    The Hunter

  • Dixie Dynamite

    Dixie Dynamite

  • Nevada Smith

    Nevada Smith

  • Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans

    Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans

  • Creepy Classics

    Creepy Classics

  • Junior Bonner

    Junior Bonner

  • The Reivers

    The Reivers

  • Somebody Up There Likes Me

    Somebody Up There Likes Me

  • Playwrights '56

    Playwrights '56

  • Tom Horn

    Tom Horn

  • Goodyear Television Playhouse

    Goodyear Television Playhouse

  • The Cincinnati Kid

    The Cincinnati Kid

  • The Sand Pebbles

    The Sand Pebbles

  • The Emperor's New Clothes

    The Emperor's New Clothes

  • Bruce Lee: The Man, The Myth

    Bruce Lee: The Man, The Myth

  • The Great St. Louis Bank Robbery

    The Great St. Louis Bank Robbery

  • The War Lover

    The War Lover

  • Soldier in the Rain

    Soldier in the Rain

  • I Am Steve McQueen

    I Am Steve McQueen

  • Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool

    Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool

  • Love with the Proper Stranger

    Love with the Proper Stranger

  • Steve McQueen: The King of Cool

    Steve McQueen: The King of Cool

  • An Enemy of the People

    An Enemy of the People

  • Never So Few

    Never So Few

  • Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge

    Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge

  • Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King

    Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King

  • Hell Is for Heroes

    Hell Is for Heroes

  • Never Love a Stranger

    Never Love a Stranger

  • The Cincinnati Kid Plays According to Hoyle

    The Cincinnati Kid Plays According to Hoyle

  • Steve McQueen: The Lost Movie

    Steve McQueen: The Lost Movie

  • Hello Actors Studio

    Hello Actors Studio

  • On Any Sunday: Revisited

    On Any Sunday: Revisited

  • Dust to Glory

    Dust to Glory

  • The Defender (Studio One)

    The Defender (Studio One)

  • Steve McQueen: Desert Racer

    Steve McQueen: Desert Racer

  • Baby the Rain Must Fall

    Baby the Rain Must Fall

  • On Any Sunday

    On Any Sunday

  • The Magnificent Rebel

    The Magnificent Rebel

  • Girl on the Run

    Girl on the Run

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

    Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

  • Steve McQueen: American Icon

    Steve McQueen: American Icon

  • Family Affair

    Family Affair

  • On Any Sunday: Motocross, Malcolm & More

    On Any Sunday: Motocross, Malcolm & More

  • Passion & Poetry: Getaway in Texas

    Passion & Poetry: Getaway in Texas