Steve McQueen
Photo: Unknown author / Public domain / Wikimedia Commons
Birth Date
March 24, 1930
Died
November 7, 1980
Nationality
United States
Sun Sign
Aries
Natural hair color
Blonde
Eye color
Blue
Height
5 ft 10 in | 178 cm
Weight
78 kg | 172 lbs
Shoe size
Not available
Early acting career First movie Breakthrough
Steve McQueen was born in Beech Grove, Indiana, United States, on March 24, 1930, was an American actor.
Young Steve McQueen first started acting during his years at the Sanford Meisner's Neighborhood Playhouse and at HB Studio.
He began his professional acting career in theatre (1952).
He landed his Broadway debut in a play "A Hatful of Rainand" (1955).
He made his big screen debut in crime melodrama movie Girl on the Run (1953) in uncredited role, seen in the background of two scenes.
He got his television debut in NBC anthology series Goodyear Television Playhouse (1955) in episode "The Chivington Raid".
Steve's breakthrough performance came as Vin in western movie The Magnificent Seven (1960) opposite Yul Brynner and Charles Bronson.
Best Movies
He was nominated for the Golden Globe Awards for Best Actor for his performances in movies:
Love with the Proper Stranger (1963) romantic comedy drama in role as Rocky Papasano
The Reivers (1969) drama action in role as Boon Hogganbeck
Papillon (1973) drama crime in role as Henri Charrière (Papillon)
He was nominated for the Academy Award and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor for his performance as Machinist's Mate 1st Class Jake Holman in war drama film The Sand Pebbles (1966).
The Great Escape (1963) World War II epic drama with Charles Bronson and James Garner
Bullitt (1968) thriller with Jacqueline Bisset, Robert Vaughn and Robert Duvall
The Getaway (1972) neo-noir crime with Ali MacGraw
The Thomas Crown Affair (1968) heist with Faye Dunaway
The Towering Inferno (1974) drama disaster opposite Paul Newman, Faye Dunaway and Richard Chamberlain
The Cincinnati Kid (1965) drama opposite Ann-Margret
The Blob (1958) science fiction horror with Aneta Corsaut
Junior Bonner (1972) drama sport with Ida Lupino and Robert Preston
Nevada Smith (1966) Western with Karl Malden
Hell Is for Heroes (1962) drama action with James Coburn
Le Mans (1971) action drama with Siegfried Rauch
The Hunter (1980) thriller drama with Eli Wallach and Kathryn Harrold
TV Shows
He played Josh Randall in CBS Western television series Wanted Dead or Alive (1958-1961) in 93 episodes.
Facts
Studied acting in New York at Sanford Meisner's Neighborhood Playhouse and at HB Studio, under Uta Hagen also with Stella Adler.
Had Scottish, English, German, Scots-Irish/Northern Iris ancestry.
He was an avid racer of both motorcycles and cars.
Was nicknamed the "The King of Cool".
He had a collection of 130 motorcycles.
Was inducted into the Motorcycle Hall of Fame in 1999.
He trained martial art Tang Soo Do.
He was posthumously awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6834 Hollywood Boulevard in 1986.
Served in the United States Marine Corps.
He was a heavy cigarette smoker.
McQueen died on November 7, 1980, Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, at age of 50.
Spouse
He was married to:
Barbara Minty (1980)
Ali MacGraw (1973-1978)
Neile Adams (1956-1972), they had a daughter and a son
Relationships
He dated Raquel Welch (1971), Alana Stewart (1971), Barbara Leigh (1971-1972), Sharon Farrell (1968), Lee Remick (1964), Lauren Hutton (1962), Mamie Van Doren (1959), Lita Milan (1957), Gia Scala (1952-1954) and Sharon Tate.