Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Terrence Steven "Steve" McQueen (March 24, 1930 November 7, 1980) was an American movie actor nicknamed "The King of Cool."His "anti-hero" persona, which he developed at the height of the Vietnam counterculture, made him one of the top box-office draws of the 1960s and 1970s. McQueen received an Academy Award nomination for his role in The Sand Pebbles. His other popular films include The Magnificent Seven, The Great Escape, The Thomas Crown Affair, Bullitt, The Getaway, Papillon, and The Towering Inferno.