- Born
- 24 March 1930, Beech Grove, Indiana, United States
- First work
- 1953: Girl on the Run
- Peak
- 1963 to 1974 (estimated)
- Last work
- 1980: The Hunter
- Died
- 7 November 1980, Ciudad Juárez, Mexico; aged 50; illness
Steve McQueen
Film: actor, United States
Steve McQueen was an American actor nicknamed the King of Cool, whose laconic charisma defined Hollywood cinema in the 1960s and 1970s. After early television success in the western series Wanted: Dead or Alive, he quickly developed into one of the era's biggest box-office draws. His standout performances in action and adventure classics such as The Great Escape, Bullitt, and Papillon cemented his reputation for understated intensity and kinetic bravado. An accomplished racer off screen, he combined athletic daring with compelling dramatic authenticity. McQueen passed away from cancer in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, in November 1980 at the age of fifty.
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Signature works
- The Magnificent Seven film1960
- The Great Escape film1963
- The Sand Pebbles film1966
- The Thomas Crown Affair film1968
- Bullitt film1968
- The Getaway film1972
- Papillon film1973
- The Towering Inferno film1974
Honours
- Academy Award nomination for Best Actor in The Sand Pebbles (1966)
- Hollywood Walk of Fame star (1986)