Steve McQueen

Acting · Born 1930-03-24 in Beech Grove, Indiana, USA

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).…

Filmography

• The Cincinnati Kid as Eric Stoner ("The Cincinnati Kid")
• The Thomas Crown Affair as Thomas Crown
• Bullitt as Lt. Frank Bullitt
• The Magnificent Seven as Vin
• Never So Few as Corp. Bill Ringa
• The Getaway as Carter "Doc" McCoy
• Tom Horn as Tom Horn
• The Towering Inferno as Chief O'Hallorhan
• Le Mans as Michael Delaney
• Nevada Smith as Max Sand