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

Climax!

What's My Line?

Studio One

Spécial cinéma

Wanted: Dead or Alive

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Oscars

The Magnificent Seven

All Movies (59)

• Man on the Run2026 · as Hilts 'The Cooler King' (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Passion & Poetry: Getaway in Texas2025 · as Self (archive footage)
• Steve McQueen: The Lost Movie2021 · as Self (archive footage)
• A Life of Endless Summers: The Bruce Brown Story2020 · as Self (archival footage)
• Steve McQueen: American Icon2017 · as Self (archive footage)
• Steve McQueen: Desert Racer2015 · as Self (archive footage)
• Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans2015 · as Self (archive footage)
• The Emperor's New Clothes2015 · as Self (archive footage)
• I Am Steve McQueen2014 · as Self (archive footage)
• Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool2005 · as Self (archive footage)
• Dust to Glory2005 · as Self (archive footage)
• Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade2004 · as Self (archive footage)
• The Unbeatable Bruce Lee2001
• On Any Sunday: Motocross, Malcolm & More2001 · as Self (archive footage)
• On Any Sunday: Revisited2000
• 'Bullitt': Steve McQueen's Commitment to Reality1998 · as Self
• Steve McQueen: The King of Cool1998 · as Self (archive footage)
• Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King1995 · as Self (archive footage)
• Death In Hollywood1990
• Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge1990 · as Self (archive footage)
• Hello Actors Studio1988 · as Self (archive footage)
• Creepy Classics1987 · as Steve Andrews - (archive footage)
• The Hunter1980 · as Ralph "Papa" Thorson
• Tom Horn1980 · as Tom Horn
• An Enemy of the People1978 · as Dr. Thomas Stockmann
• Superstunt1977 · as Self (voice)
• Bruce Lee: The Man, The Myth1976 · as Self (archive footage)
• Dixie Dynamite1976 · as Dirt-Bike Rider
• The Towering Inferno1974 · as Chief O'Hallorhan
• Papillon1973 · as Henri "Papillon" Charriere
• The Magnificent Rebel1973 · as Self
• The Getaway1972 · as Carter "Doc" McCoy
• Junior Bonner1972 · as Junior Bonner
• On Any Sunday1971 · as Self
• Le Mans1971 · as Michael Delaney
• The Reivers1969 · as Boon Hogganbeck
• Bullitt1968 · as Lt. Frank Bullitt
• The Thomas Crown Affair1968 · as Thomas Crown
• Mondo Hollywood1967
• The Sand Pebbles1966 · as Jake Holman
• Nevada Smith1966 · as Max Sand
• The Cincinnati Kid1965 · as Eric Stoner ("The Cincinnati Kid")
• Baby the Rain Must Fall1965 · as Henry Thomas
• The Cincinnati Kid Plays According to Hoyle1965 · as Self
• Love with the Proper Stranger1963 · as Rocky Papasano
• Soldier in the Rain1963 · as Eustis Clay
• The Great Escape1963 · as Hilts 'The Cooler King'
• The War Lover1962 · as Capt. Buzz Rickson
• Hell Is for Heroes1962 · as Pvt. John Reese
• The Honeymoon Machine1961 · as Lt. Ferguson 'Fergie' Howard
• The Magnificent Seven1960 · as Vin
• Never So Few1959 · as Corp. Bill Ringa
• The Great St. Louis Bank Robbery1959 · as George Fowler
• The Blob1958 · as Steve Andrews
• Never Love a Stranger1958 · as Martin Cabell
• The Defender (Studio One)1957 · as Joseph Gordon
• Somebody Up There Likes Me1956 · as Fidel (uncredited)
• Girl on the Run1953 · as Young Man Trying to Ring the Bell
• Family Affair1952 · as Freddie

All TV Shows (23)

• I Am2012 · as Self
• Spécial cinéma1974 · as Self (archive footage)
• The Dick Powell Show1961 · as Self - Guest Host
• The Dick Powell Show1961 · as Self - Host (uncredited)
• Wanted: Dead or Alive1958 · as Josh Randall
• Trackdown1957 · as Josh Randall
• Trackdown1957 · as Wes & Mal Cody
• Tales of Wells Fargo1957 · as Bill Longley
• West Point1956 · as Rick
• The 20th Century Fox Hour1955 · as Kinsella
• Playwrights '561955
• Alfred Hitchcock Presents1955 · as Gambler
• Alfred Hitchcock Presents1955 · as Bill Everett
• Climax!1954 · as Henry Reeves / Anthony Reeves
• The United States Steel Hour1953 · as Bushy
• The Oscars1953 · as Self
• Goodyear Television Playhouse1951
• Armstrong Circle Theatre1950
• Armstrong Circle Theatre1950 · as bit role (uncredited)
• The Bob Hope Show1950 · as Self
• What's My Line?1950 · as Self - Mystery Guest
• Studio One1948 · as Joseph Gordon
• The Ed Sullivan Show1948 · as Self