Highest rated as cast or director
The Great Escape
1963
Bullitt
1968
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958 · 3 Seasons
The Sand Pebbles
1966
Papillon
1973
Steve McQueen's 8 titles from the 1960s have a median Balasaur Score of 76, led by The Great Escape (85) and Bullitt (80), against 71 for those from the 1970s.
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.
Acted in 47
2000s
- 2001
- 2000
On Any Sunday: Revisited
Movie
1980s
- 1987
Creepy Classics
Steve Andrews - (archive footage)
- 1980
The Hunter
Ralph "Papa" Thorson
1970s
- 1978
An Enemy of the People
Dr. Thomas Stockmann
- 1976
Dixie Dynamite
Dirt-Bike Rider
- 1974
- 1973
- 1972
- 1971
1960s
- 1969
The Reivers
Boon Hogganbeck
- 1968
- 1967
Mondo Hollywood
Movie
- 1966
- 1965
Baby the Rain Must Fall
Henry Thomas
- 1963
Love with the Proper Stranger
Rocky Papasano
Soldier in the Rain
Eustis Clay
- 1962
The War Lover
Capt. Buzz Rickson
- 1961
The Honeymoon Machine
Lt. Ferguson 'Fergie' Howard
- 1960
1950s
- 1959
- 1958
Never Love a Stranger
Martin Cabell
- 1957
- 1956
Somebody Up There Likes Me
Fidel (uncredited)
- 1955
- 1954
- 1953
Girl on the Run
Young Man Trying to Ring the Bell
- 1952
- 1951
- 1950
1940s
- 1948
Produced 15
2020s
- 2023
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Executive Producer
1980s
- 1980
1970s
- 1978
An Enemy of the People
Executive Producer
- 1972
- 1971
1960s
- 1969
The Reivers
Associate Producer
- 1968
- 1966
- 1965
Baby the Rain Must Fall
Executive Producer
- 1963
Soldier in the Rain
Executive Producer
Other crew 6
1980s
- 1980
The Hunter
Stunts
1970s
- 1976
Dixie Dynamite
Stunt Driver
- 1974
- 1971
1960s
- 1968
- 1963
Appearances28
2020s
- 2025
Passion & Poetry: Getaway in Texas
Self (archive footage)
- 2021
Steve McQueen: The Lost Movie
Self (archive footage)
- 2020
A Life of Endless Summers: The Bruce Brown Story
Self (archival footage)
2010s
- 2017
Steve McQueen: American Icon
Self (archive footage)
- 2015
Steve McQueen: Desert Racer
Self (archive footage)
Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans
Self (archive footage)
The Emperor's New Clothes
Self (archive footage)
- 2014
I Am Steve McQueen
Self (archive footage)
2000s
- 2005
Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool
Self (archive footage)
Dust to Glory
Self (archive footage)
- 2004
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
Self (archive footage)
- 2001
On Any Sunday: Motocross, Malcolm & More
Self (archive footage)
1990s
- 1998
'Bullitt': Steve McQueen's Commitment to Reality
Self
- 1995
Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King
Self (archive footage)
- 1990
1980s
- 1988
Hello Actors Studio
Self (archive footage)
1970s
- 1976
- 1974
- 1973
The Magnificent Rebel
Self
- 1971
1960s
- 1965
The Cincinnati Kid Plays According to Hoyle
Self
- 1961
1950s
- 1953
- 1950
1940s
- 1948
No release date
Autopsy: The Last Hours of Steve McQueen
Self (Archive)