Steve McQueen
Acting • Born 1930-03-24 – Died 1980-11-07
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.
Filmography
81 credits
The Cincinnati Kid
Movie • 1965
Eric Stoner ("The Cincinnati Kid")
The Thomas Crown Affair
Movie • 1968
Thomas Crown
Bullitt
Movie • 1968
Lt. Frank Bullitt
The Magnificent Seven
Movie • 1960
Vin
Never So Few
Movie • 1959
Corp. Bill Ringa
Tom Horn
Movie • 1980
Tom Horn
The Towering Inferno
Movie • 1974
Chief O'Hallorhan
The Getaway
Movie • 1972
Carter "Doc" McCoy
Le Mans
Movie • 1971
Michael Delaney
The Hunter
Movie • 1980
Ralph "Papa" Thorson
Papillon
Movie • 1973
Henri "Papillon" Charriere
The Sand Pebbles
Movie • 1966
Jake Holman
The Great Escape
Movie • 1963
Hilts 'The Cooler King'
Nevada Smith
Movie • 1966
Max Sand
The Great St. Louis Bank Robbery
Movie • 1959
George Fowler
Junior Bonner
Movie • 1972
Junior Bonner
The Reivers
Movie • 1969
Boon Hogganbeck
Hell Is for Heroes
Movie • 1962
Pvt. John Reese
The Blob
Movie • 1958
Steve Andrews
Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool
Movie • 2005
Self (archive footage)
The Honeymoon Machine
Movie • 1961
Lt. Ferguson 'Fergie' Howard
On Any Sunday
Movie • 1971
Self
Love with the Proper Stranger
Movie • 1963
Rocky Papasano
The Magnificent Rebel
Movie • 1973
Self
Soldier in the Rain
Movie • 1963
Eustis Clay
The War Lover
Movie • 1962
Capt. Buzz Rickson
Creepy Classics
Movie • 1987
Steve Andrews - (archive footage)
Family Affair
Movie • 1952
Freddie
A Life of Endless Summers: The Bruce Brown Story
Movie • 2020
Self (archival footage)
Baby the Rain Must Fall
Movie • 1965
Henry Thomas
On Any Sunday: Motocross, Malcolm & More
Movie • 2001
Self (archive footage)
Never Love a Stranger
Movie • 1958
Martin Cabell
Bruce Lee: The Man, The Myth
Movie • 1976
Self (archive footage)
The Emperor's New Clothes
Movie • 2015
Self (archive footage)
An Enemy of the People
Movie • 1978
Dr. Thomas Stockmann
On Any Sunday: Revisited
Movie • 2000
Hello Actors Studio
Movie • 1988
Self (archive footage)
The Cincinnati Kid Plays According to Hoyle
Movie • 1965
Self
'Bullitt': Steve McQueen's Commitment to Reality
Movie • 1998
Self
I Am Steve McQueen
Movie • 2014
Self (archive footage)
Dust to Glory
Movie • 2005
Self (archive footage)
Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King
Movie • 1995
Self (archive footage)
Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge
Movie • 1990
Self (archive footage)
Dixie Dynamite
Movie • 1976
Dirt-Bike Rider
Somebody Up There Likes Me
Movie • 1956
Fidel (uncredited)
Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans
Movie • 2015
Self (archive footage)
Steve McQueen: Desert Racer
Movie • 2015
Self (archive footage)
Girl on the Run
Movie • 1953
Young Man Trying to Ring the Bell
Steve McQueen: The Lost Movie
Movie • 2021
Self (archive footage)
The Defender (Studio One)
Movie • 1957
Joseph Gordon
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
Movie • 2004
Self (archive footage)
Steve McQueen: American Icon
Movie • 2017
Self (archive footage)
Beware! The Blob
Movie • 1972
Steve Andrews (archive footage)
Steve McQueen: The King of Cool
Movie • 1998
Self (archive footage)
Passion & Poetry: Getaway in Texas
Movie • 2025
Self (archive footage)
Mondo Hollywood
Movie • 1967
Man on the Run
Movie • 2026
Hilts 'The Cooler King' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Superstunt
Movie • 1977
Self (voice)
Trackdown
TV • 1957
Josh Randall
Studio One
TV • 1948
Joseph Gordon
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TV • 1955
Gambler
West Point
TV • 1956
Rick
Climax!
TV • 1954
Henry Reeves / Anthony Reeves
The 20th Century Fox Hour
TV • 1955
Kinsella
Wanted: Dead or Alive
TV • 1958
Josh Randall
The Oscars
TV • 1953
Self
What's My Line?
TV • 1950
Self - Mystery Guest
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV • 1948
Self
The Bob Hope Show
TV • 1950
Self
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TV • 1955
Bill Everett
The United States Steel Hour
TV • 1953
Bushy
Trackdown
TV • 1957
Wes & Mal Cody
Tales of Wells Fargo
TV • 1957
Bill Longley
The Dick Powell Show
TV • 1961
Self - Host (uncredited)
The Dick Powell Show
TV • 1961
Self - Guest Host
Armstrong Circle Theatre
TV • 1950
bit role (uncredited)
Playwrights '56
TV • 1955
Armstrong Circle Theatre
TV • 1950
Goodyear Television Playhouse
TV • 1951
Spécial cinéma
TV • 1974
Self (archive footage)
I Am
TV • 2012
Self