Acting
Steve McQueen
- Titles
- 59movies19TV shows
- Career
Active from 1952 to 1980, busiest in 1958 and 1963 with 3 main titles each.
- Leading roles
- 26top three billing
- Average score
65/100
- Highest rated
The Great Escape87/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 39 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical5.9average 2.6
- Nostalgia6.3average 3.7
- Adrenaline5.9average 4.9
- Crime4.5average 3.7
- Violence4.9average 4.2
- Catharsis5.6average 5.1
- Tension6.5average 6.0
- Class & Capitalism3.7average 3.3
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism3.6, average 5.4
- Uncanny1.2, average 2.5
- Fantasy0.5, average 1.7
- Absurdist Humor1.0, average 2.0
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 5
- Moral Ambiguity 4
- Character Study 4
- Historical Drama 4
- Frontier Justice 3
- Psychological Warfare 2
- Psychological Tension 2
- Underdog Story 2
- Intense Rivalry 2
- Family Drama 2
- Melancholy 2
- Classic Western 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Elmer BernsteinComposerThe Great Escape, The Magnificent Seven, Love with the Proper Stranger, Baby the Rain Must Fall
Charles BronsonActorThe Great Escape, The Magnificent Seven, Never So Few
James CoburnActorThe Great Escape, The Magnificent Seven, Hell Is for Heroes
Ben JohnsonActorThe Getaway, Junior Bonner, The Hunter
Jack WestonActorThe Thomas Crown Affair, The Cincinnati Kid, The Honeymoon Machine
John SturgesDirectorThe Great Escape, The Magnificent Seven, Never So Few
Fred J. KoenekampCinematographerThe Towering Inferno, Papillon, The Hunter
Robert MulliganDirectorLove with the Proper Stranger, Baby the Rain Must Fall, The Defender (Studio One)- FFerris WebsterEditorThe Great Escape, The Magnificent Seven, Never So Few
Michel LegrandComposerThe Thomas Crown Affair, Le Mans, The Hunter- RRobert L. WolfeEditorThe Getaway, Junior Bonner, The Hunter
Lucien BallardCinematographerNevada Smith, The Getaway, Junior Bonner
Movies and TV shows
482020s
2 titles · average score 74
as Hilts 'The Cooler King' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Executive Producer
1980s
3 titles · average score 58
as Steve Andrews - (archive footage)
as Ralph "Papa" Thorson
as Tom Horn
1970s
9 titles · average score 64
as Dr. Thomas Stockmann
as Dirt-Bike Rider
as Chief O'Hallorhan
as Henri "Papillon" Charriere
as Carter "Doc" McCoy
as Junior Bonner
as Michael Delaney
Producer, Stunt Driver
Executive Producer
1960s
14 titles · average score 69
as Boon Hogganbeck
as Lt. Frank Bullitt
as Thomas Crown
as Max Sand
as Jake Holman
as Eric Stoner ("The Cincinnati Kid")
as Hilts 'The Cooler King'
as Rocky Papasano
as Eustis Clay
as Pvt. John Reese
as Capt. Buzz Rickson
1950s
19 titles · average score 62
as George Fowler
as Corp. Bill Ringa
TV show · as Josh Randall
as Steve Andrews
as Martin Cabell
as Joseph Gordon
TV show · as Bill Longley
TV show · as Wes & Mal Cody / Josh Randall
TV show · as Bill Everett / Gambler
TV show · as Kinsella
TV show · as Henry Reeves / Anthony Reeves
TV show · as Bushy
1940s
1 title · average score 65
TV show · as Joseph Gordon