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.
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Movies (47)
Passion & Poetry: Getaway in Texas
as Self (archive footage)
2025
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Executive Producer (Production)
2023
Steve McQueen: The Lost Movie
as Self (archive footage)
2021
A Life of Endless Summers: The Bruce Brown Story
as Self (archival footage)
2020
Steve McQueen: American Icon
as Self (archive footage)
2017
Steve McQueen: Desert Racer
as Self (archive footage)
2015
Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans
as Self (archive footage)
2015
The Emperor's New Clothes
as Self (archive footage)
2015
I Am Steve McQueen
as Self (archive footage)
2014
Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool
as Self (archive footage)
2005
Dust to Glory
as Self (archive footage)
2005
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
as Self (archive footage)
2004
On Any Sunday: Motocross, Malcolm & More
as Self (archive footage)
2001
On Any Sunday: Revisited
2000
'Bullitt': Steve McQueen's Commitment to Reality
as Self
1998
Steve McQueen: The King of Cool
as Self (archive footage)
1998
Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King
as Self (archive footage)
1995
Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge
as Self (archive footage)
1990
Hello Actors Studio
as Self (archive footage)
1988
Creepy Classics
as Steve Andrews - (archive footage)
1987
The Hunter
as Ralph "Papa" Thorson
1980
Tom Horn
as Tom Horn
1980
An Enemy of the People
as Dr. Thomas Stockmann
1978
Bruce Lee: The Man, The Myth
as Self (archive footage)
1976
Dixie Dynamite
as Dirt-Bike Rider
1976
The Towering Inferno
as Chief O'Hallorhan
1974
Papillon
as Henri "Papillon" Charriere
1973
The Magnificent Rebel
as Self
1973
The Getaway
as Carter "Doc" McCoy
1972
Junior Bonner
as Junior Bonner
1972
Beware! The Blob
as Steve Andrews (archive footage)
1972
On Any Sunday
as Self
1971
Le Mans
as Michael Delaney
1971
Adam at Six A.M.
Executive Producer (Production)
1970
The Reivers
as Boon Hogganbeck
1969
Bullitt
as Lt. Frank Bullitt
1968
The Thomas Crown Affair
as Thomas Crown
1968
The Sand Pebbles
as Jake Holman
1966
Nevada Smith
as Max Sand
1966
The Cincinnati Kid
as Eric Stoner ("The Cincinnati Kid")
1965
Baby the Rain Must Fall
as Henry Thomas
1965
The Cincinnati Kid Plays According to Hoyle
as Self
1965
Love with the Proper Stranger
as Rocky Papasano
1963
Soldier in the Rain
as Eustis Clay
1963
The Great Escape
as Hilts 'The Cooler King'
1963
The War Lover
as Capt. Buzz Rickson
1962
Hell Is for Heroes
as Pvt. John Reese
1962
