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 boxoffice 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 allstar ensemble films The Magnificent Seven 1960 The Great Escape 1963 and The Towering Inferno 1974 In 1974 McQueen became the highestpaid 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 From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia
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