The rebellious loners Steve McQueen played on-screen in films such as Bullitt (1968) and Papillon (1973) were not all that different from the real-life McQueen, who dropped out of high school and roamed the country before enlisting in the Marines.Born March 24, 1930, in Beech Grove, Ind., McQueen moved to New York in 1950. After training at the Actor's Studio, he made his Broadway debut in "A Hatful of Rain" and his film debut in Somebody Up There Likes Me -- both in 1956. Two years later, he would be cast in leading roles both in film (The Blob) and on TV (as the bounty hunter in "Wanted: Dead or Alive").
By the early '60s, McQueen was a bona fide star -- a status confirmed by his presence in John Sturges's smash The Magnificent Seven. A string of hits followed, including The Great Escape, The Sand Pebbles (which earned him an Oscar nod) and The Getaway. McQueen died Nov. 7, 1980.
The Great EscapeBased on a true story and brimming with tension, this epic yarn centers on an audacious plan by Allied officers -- who've escaped their Nazi captors time and again -- to stage a massive breakout from an ostensibly escape-proof German prison camp. Read More
BullittFrank Bullitt (Steve McQueen, who serves as the prototype for every movie cop who refuses to play by the book) must babysit a gangster for 48 hours. But when hit men snuff the witness, Bullitt won't be stopped in his quest for vengeance. This classic 1960s thriller earned immortality in part for a... Read More
The GetawayMaster thief Carter "Doc" McCoy (Steve McQueen) gets bailed out of prison by his wife, Carol (Ali MacGraw), on the condition that the two pull off a bank heist for a corrupt politician (Ben Johnson). But Doc learns that things aren't on the level, and he and Carol escape with the loot. With nothing... Read More
The Thomas Crown AffairMegarich, bored playboy Thomas Crown (Steve McQueen) has a new hobby: pulling off the perfect crime! When he masterminds a bank robbery from behind the scenes, insurance investigator Faye Dunaway sets out to catch him, but ends up seduced by her quarry's charms! Is their courtship part of the... Read More
The Sand PebblesNavy engineer Jake Holman (Steve McQueen) finds himself surrounded by conflict when, during the Chinese revolution of the 1920s, he's assigned to an American gunboat in the Yangtze River. His cynical and antagonistic personality has ensured his status as a loner, and the political situation creates... Read More
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Dust to Glory (2005) | PG | |
The Making of Bullitt (2003) | NR | |
A Day in the Dirt (2002) | NR | |
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On Any Sunday Revisited (2000) | NR | |
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Tom Horn (1980) | R | |
The Hunter (1980) | PG | |
The Towering Inferno (1974) | PG | |
Papillon (1973) | PG | |
The Getaway (1972) | PG | |
Junior Bonner (1972) | PG | |
On Any Sunday (1971) | G | |
Le Mans (1971) | G | |
The Reivers (1969) | PG-13 | |
The Thomas Crown Affair (1968) | R | |
Bullitt (1968) | PG | |
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Nevada Smith (1966) | NR | |
The Cincinnati Kid (1965) | NR | |
Baby the Rain Must Fall (1965) | UR | |
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The War Lover (1962) | NR | |
Hell Is for Heroes (1962) | NR | |
The Magnificent Seven (1960) | NR | |
Never So Few (1959) | NR | |
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Never Love a Stranger (1958) | NR | |
The Blob (1958) | NR | |
Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958) | NR | |
Tales of Wells Fargo (1957) | NR | |
Studio One: The Defender (1957) | NR | |
Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956) | NR | |
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