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

• 2026Man on the Run — Hilts 'The Cooler King' (archive footage) (uncredited)
• 2023i and i — Executive Producer
• 2001The Unbeatable Bruce Lee
• 2000On Any Sunday: Revisited
• 1987Creepy Classics — Steve Andrews - (archive footage)
• 1980The Hunter — Ralph "Papa" Thorson, Stunts
• 1980Tom Horn — Tom Horn, Executive Producer
• 1978An Enemy of the People — Dr. Thomas Stockmann, Executive Producer
• 1976Dixie Dynamite — Dirt-Bike Rider, Stunt Driver
• 1974The Towering Inferno — Chief O'Hallorhan, Stunts
• 1973Papillon — Henri "Papillon" Charriere
• 1972Junior Bonner — Junior Bonner, Associate Producer
• 1972The Getaway — Carter "Doc" McCoy, Executive Producer
• 1971Le Mans — Michael Delaney, Executive Producer
• 1971On Any Sunday — Self, Producer, Stunt Driver
• 1970Adam at Six A.M. — Executive Producer
• 1969The Reivers — Boon Hogganbeck, Associate Producer
• 1968Bullitt — Lt. Frank Bullitt, Stunts, Executive Producer
• 1968The Thomas Crown Affair — Thomas Crown, Executive Producer
• 1967Mondo Hollywood
• 1966Nevada Smith — Max Sand, Executive Producer
• 1966The Sand Pebbles — Jake Holman, Executive Producer
• 1965Baby the Rain Must Fall — Henry Thomas, Executive Producer
• 1965The Cincinnati Kid — Eric Stoner ("The Cincinnati Kid"), Co-Producer
• 1963Love with the Proper Stranger — Rocky Papasano
• 1963Soldier in the Rain — Eustis Clay, Executive Producer
• 1963The Great Escape — Hilts 'The Cooler King', Stunt Driver
• 1962Hell Is for Heroes — Pvt. John Reese
• 1962The War Lover — Capt. Buzz Rickson
• 1961The Honeymoon Machine — Lt. Ferguson 'Fergie' Howard
• 1960The Magnificent Seven — Vin
• 1959Never So Few — Corp. Bill Ringa
• 1959The Great St. Louis Bank Robbery — George Fowler
• 1958Never Love a Stranger — Martin Cabell
• 1958The Blob — Steve Andrews
• Wanted: Dead or Alive — Josh Randall
• Tales of Wells Fargo — Bill Longley
• 1957The Defender (Studio One) — Joseph Gordon
• Trackdown — Josh Randall, Wes & Mal Cody
• 1956Somebody Up There Likes Me — Fidel (uncredited)
• West Point — Rick
• Alfred Hitchcock Presents — Gambler, Bill Everett
• Playwrights '56
• The 20th Century Fox Hour — Kinsella
• Climax! — Henry Reeves / Anthony Reeves
• 1953Girl on the Run — Young Man Trying to Ring the Bell
• The United States Steel Hour — Bushy
• 1952Family Affair — Freddie
• Goodyear Television Playhouse
• Armstrong Circle Theatre — bit role (uncredited)
• Studio One — Joseph Gordon

Appearances as themselves (30)

• 2025Passion & Poetry: Getaway in Texas — Self (archive footage)
• 2021Steve McQueen: The Lost Movie — Self (archive footage)
• 2020A Life of Endless Summers: The Bruce Brown Story — Self (archival footage)
• 2017Steve McQueen: American Icon — Self (archive footage)
• 2015Steve McQueen: Desert Racer — Self (archive footage)
• 2015Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans — Self (archive footage)
• 2015The Emperor's New Clothes — Self (archive footage)
• 2014I Am Steve McQueen — Self (archive footage)
• I Am — Self
• 2005Dust to Glory — Self (archive footage)
• 2005Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool — Self (archive footage)
• 2004Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade — Self (archive footage)
• 2001On Any Sunday: Motocross, Malcolm & More — Self (archive footage)
• 1998'Bullitt': Steve McQueen's Commitment to Reality — Self
• 1998Steve McQueen: The King of Cool — Self (archive footage)
• 1995Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King — Self (archive footage)
• 1990Death In Hollywood — Self (archive footage)
• 1990Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge — Self (archive footage)
• 1988Hello Actors Studio — Self (archive footage)
• 1977Superstunt — Self (voice)
• 1976Bruce Lee: The Man, The Myth — Self (archive footage)
• Spécial cinéma — Self (archive footage)
• 1973The Magnificent Rebel — Self
• 1965The Cincinnati Kid Plays According to Hoyle — Self
• The Dick Powell Show — Self - Guest Host, Self - Host (uncredited)
• The Oscars — Self
• The Bob Hope Show — Self
• What's My Line? — Self - Mystery Guest
• The Ed Sullivan Show — Self
• Autopsy: The Last Hours of Steve McQueen — Self (Archive)