steve mcqueen

     

Steve McQueen (March 24, 1930 – November 7, 1980) was an Acaemy Award-nominated American movie actor, nicknamed "The King of Cool". His "anti-hero" persona, which he developed at the height of the Vietnam counterculture, made him one of the top box-office draws of the 1960s and 1970s. After appearing in the 1974 film The Towering Inferno, he became the highest paid movie star in the world. McQueen was combative with directors and producers; regardless, his popularity put him in high demand and enabled him to command large salaries.

Trivia about steve mcqueen

  • He never won an Oscar, but this 1960s movie star got a patent for a low-slung bucket seat for race cars
  • "Bullitt"
  • He starred in "Wanted: Dead or Alive" on TV & in "Papillon" on the big screen
  • In 1968 this rugged actor had a hit at the box office playing a San Francisco cop named Bullitt
  • In 1973 he married Ali MacGraw, his co-star from "The Getaway"
  • Tom Horn,Thomas Crown,Junior Bonner
  • With Tuesday at his side, he starred in "Soldier In The Rain" & "The Cincinnati Kid"
  • In the 1966 film "Nevada Smith", this actor played the title role earlier played by Alan Ladd in "The Carpetbaggers"