Steve McQueen

Steve McQueen is the name of two notable figures in film.

The American actor (1930–1980) epitomized cool masculinity in action films like *Bullitt* and *The Great Escape*, known for performing his own stunts.

The British director (b. 1969) won an Academy Award for *12 Years a Slave*.

Context usually clarifies which is meant.

actor

The Great Escape

Bold mass flight from captivity

Bullitt · Hollywood · filmography · drama · method acting · characterization · performance · screen presence · box-office · biopic

racing

Le Mans

French endurance race locale

Bullitt · car chase · motorcycle · speed · Mustang · endurance · Sebring · Baja · driver · gearhead

cool

unflappable

Impossible to disturb

aloof · poised · detached · slick · debonair · understated · self-assured · collected · imperturbable · stoic

rebel

nonconformist

Rejects prevailing social standards

renegade · iconoclast · contrarian · outsider · loner · brooding · troubled · reform school · runaway · independent

Categories
Opposites
masculinity/screen persona

Steve McQueenRock Hudson

Liberace · Truman Capote · Richard Simmons · Montgomery Clift

acting style

Steve McQueenRichard Burton

Taylor's frequent costar

Al Pacino · Laurence Olivier · Orson Welles · William Shatner · Peter O'Toole

cultural coolness

Steve McQueenPat Boone

Bob Hope · Andy Griffith · Dick Van Dyke · Ned Flanders · Mr. Rogers

Family

Steven, Stephen, McQueen, Stephens

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G