Steve McQueen

ActorProducerCrewProduction Mar 24 (died age 50) Beech Grove, Indiana, USA 1948–2026 (78 year career)

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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 (196…

Known For

Film

The Great Escape

Hilts 'The Cooler King'

Film

Papillon

Henri "Papillon" Charriere

Film

The Magnificent Seven

Vin

Film

Bullitt

Lt. Frank Bullitt

Film

The Towering Inferno

Chief O'Hallorhan

Film

The Getaway

Carter "Doc" McCoy

Film

The Thomas Crown Affair

Thomas Crown

Film

The Sand Pebbles

Jake Holman

Filmography

Acting (76)

Movies (57)

Man on the Run

2026

as Hilts 'The Cooler King' (archive footage) (uncredited)

7.5

Passion & Poetry: Getaway in Texas

2025

as Self (archive footage)

Steve McQueen: The Lost Movie

2021

as Self (archive footage)

7.2

A Life of Endless Summers: The Bruce Brown Story

2020

as Self (archival footage)

Steve McQueen: American Icon

2017

as Self (archive footage)

7.0

Steve McQueen: Desert Racer

2015

as Self (archive footage)

7.0

Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans

2015

as Self (archive footage)

7.2

The Emperor's New Clothes

2015

as Self (archive footage)

6.4

I Am Steve McQueen

2014

as Self (archive footage)

6.1

Dust to Glory

2005

as Self (archive footage)

6.4

Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool

2005

as Self (archive footage)

5.5

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

2004

as Self (archive footage)

7.8

On Any Sunday: Motocross, Malcolm & More

2001

as Self (archive footage)

6.0

On Any Sunday: Revisited

2000

5.5

'Bullitt': Steve McQueen's Commitment to Reality

1998

as Self

7.7

Steve McQueen: The King of Cool

1998

as Self (archive footage)

7.0

Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King

1995

as Self (archive footage)

8.5

Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge

1990

as Self (archive footage)

Hello Actors Studio

1988

as Self (archive footage)

6.5

Creepy Classics

1987

as Steve Andrews - (archive footage)

6.3

The Hunter

1980

as Ralph "Papa" Thorson

5.9

Tom Horn

1980

as Tom Horn

6.3

An Enemy of the People

1978

as Dr. Thomas Stockmann

6.6

Dixie Dynamite

1976

as Dirt-Bike Rider

5.0

Bruce Lee: The Man, The Myth

1976

as Self (archive footage)

The Towering Inferno

as Chief O'Hallorhan

Papillon

as Henri "Papillon" Charriere

7.8

The Magnificent Rebel

1973

as Self

5.6

Beware! The Blob

1972

as Steve Andrews (archive footage)

4.6

The Getaway

1972

as Carter "Doc" McCoy

Junior Bonner

as Junior Bonner

Le Mans

as Michael Delaney

On Any Sunday

as Self

The Reivers

as Boon Hogganbeck

Bullitt

as Lt. Frank Bullitt

The Thomas Crown Affair

as Thomas Crown

Mondo Hollywood

The Sand Pebbles

as Jake Holman

Nevada Smith

as Max Sand

The Cincinnati Kid Plays According to Hoyle

1965

as Self

The Cincinnati Kid

1965

as Eric Stoner ("The Cincinnati Kid")

7.0

Baby the Rain Must Fall

1965

as Henry Thomas

6.0

The Great Escape

1963

as Hilts 'The Cooler King'

7.9

Love with the Proper Stranger

as Rocky Papasano

Soldier in the Rain

as Eustis Clay

Hell Is for Heroes

as Pvt. John Reese

The War Lover

as Capt. Buzz Rickson

6.0

The Honeymoon Machine

1961

as Lt. Ferguson 'Fergie' Howard

6.4

The Magnificent Seven

as Vin

Never So Few

as Bill Ringa

The Great St. Louis Bank Robbery

as George Fowler

The Blob

as Steve Andrews

Never Love a Stranger

1958

as Martin Cabell

4.9

The Defender (Studio One)

1957

as Joseph Gordon

7.2

Somebody Up There Likes Me

1956

as Fidel (uncredited)

7.2

Girl on the Run

1953

as Young Man Trying to Ring the Bell

4.3

Family Affair

1952

as Freddie

Television (19)

I Am

2012

as Self

Spécial cinéma

1974

as Self (archive footage)

The Dick Powell Show

1961

as Self - Guest Host

5.5

Wanted: Dead or Alive

as Josh Randall

Tales of Wells Fargo

as Bill Longley

Trackdown

as Josh Randall

West Point

as Rick

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955

as Bill Everett

7.8

The 20th Century Fox Hour

as Kinsella

Playwrights '56

Climax!

as Henry Reeves / Anthony Reeves

3.3

The Oscars

1953

as Self

7.0

The United States Steel Hour

1953

as Bushy

6.2

Goodyear Television Playhouse

The Bob Hope Show

as Self

What's My Line?

as Self - Mystery Guest

6.9

Armstrong Circle Theatre

Studio One

as Joseph Gordon

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

Crew (22)

Movies (22)

i and i

Executive Producer

The Hunter

Stunts

Tom Horn

Executive Producer

An Enemy of the People

Executive Producer

Dixie Dynamite

Stunt Driver

The Towering Inferno

Stunts

The Getaway

Executive Producer

Junior Bonner

Associate Producer

Le Mans

Executive Producer

On Any Sunday

Producer

On Any Sunday

Stunt Driver

Adam at Six A.M.

Executive Producer

The Reivers

Associate Producer

Bullitt

Executive Producer

Bullitt

Stunts

The Thomas Crown Affair

Executive Producer

The Sand Pebbles

Executive Producer

Nevada Smith

Executive Producer

The Cincinnati Kid

Co-Producer

Baby the Rain Must Fall

Executive Producer

The Great Escape

Stunt Driver

Soldier in the Rain

Executive Producer