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Steve McQueen

Steve McQueen (March 24, 1930–November 7, 1980) was an American movie actor. He was born Terence Steven McQueen in Beech Grove, Indiana. He never knew his father, who abandoned his wife and child shortly after McQueen was born. He was raised in Slater, Missouri by his uncle, where his mother left him. At the age of 12 McQueen moved with his mother to Los Angeles. When he was 14, his mother sent him to a reformatory school. Soon McQueen left the school and drifted before joining the Marines in 1947. In 1952, he took advantage of the G.I. Bill to study at the Actors' Studio in New York, making his Broadway debut in 1955 in A Hatful of Rain.

McQueen moved into film in 1956 with Somebody Up There Likes Me, securing his first lead role in the 1958 movie The Blob. Between 1958 and 1960 he gained recognition with the television series Wanted: Dead or Alive. His breakthrough, however, came in 1963 with The Great Escape, and his fame peaked in 1968 with Bullitt. Before, he had already earned an Academy Award nomination for the 1966 film The Sand Pebbles. From then on he mixed character roles in works such as 1973's Papillon, with pure spectacle in the 1971 car races film Le Mans or in The Getaway in 1972. After The Towering Inferno in 1974, McQueen did not return to film until 1978, when he played in An Enemy of the People.

McQueen was a motorcycle and race car enthusiast. He liked fast machines, and when he had the opportunity to drive these vehicles in a movie, he did it himself, performing many of his own stunts. During his acting career he even seriously considered becoming a professional race car driver.

McQueen was married to Neile Adams from 1957 until their divorce in 1972; from this marriage he had a son and a daughter. He married actress Ali McGraw in 1973 and divorced her in 1978. He was married to Barbara Minty in January 1980.

After 1978 he appeared only in two further films before he died in November of 1980, only 50 years old, in Juárez, Mexico due to a heart attack following a last-ditch effort to fight mesothelioma, a rare form of lung cancer caused by extensive asbestos exposure throughout his life.

Prefab Sprout released an album called "Steve McQueen" in 1985.

He was honored in the 2002 Sheryl Crow song called "Steve McQueen".


Filmography

  • The Hunter (1980)
  • Tom Horn (1980)
  • An Enemy of the People (1978)
  • The Towering Inferno (1974)
  • Papillon (1973)
  • The Getaway (1972)
  • Junior Bonner (1972)
  • Le Mans (1971)
  • The Reivers (1969)
  • Bullitt (1968)
  • The Thomas Crown Affair (1968)
  • The Sand Pebbles (1966)
  • Nevada Smith (1966)
  • The Cincinnati Kid (1965)
  • Baby the Rain Must Fall (1965)
  • Love with the Proper Stranger (1963)
  • Soldier in the Rain (1963)
  • The Great Escape (1963)
  • The War Lover (1962)
  • Hell Is for Heroes (1962)
  • The Honeymoon Machine (1961)
  • The Magnificent Seven (1960)
  • The Great St. Louis Bank Robbery (1960)
  • Never So Few (1959)
  • The Blob (1958)
  • Never Love a Stranger (1958)
  • Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)

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. Haley has also done minor voices on at least three Family Guy episodes. He was honored in the 2002 Sheryl Crow song called "Steve McQueen". Osment has appeared in a few Lifetime movies as well, some of which are listed above. Prefab Sprout released an album called "Steve McQueen" in 1985.
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He was married to Barbara Minty in January 1980. Haley Joel Osment currently resides in Los Angeles, California, living with his parents, Eugene and Theresa Osment and sister Emily (who is also an acredited actress). He married actress Ali McGraw in 1973 and divorced her in 1978. He starred in "Bogus" alongside Whoopi Goldberg and Gérard Depardieu. McQueen was married to Neile Adams from 1957 until their divorce in 1972; from this marriage he had a son and a daughter. Osment also provided the voice for Sora, the main protagonist of Squaresoft's game Kingdom Hearts. During his acting career he even seriously considered becoming a professional race car driver. He has since appeared in several films, including Pay It Forward and Secondhand Lions.

He liked fast machines, and when he had the opportunity to drive these vehicles in a movie, he did it himself, performing many of his own stunts. This role got him his second Saturn Award. McQueen was a motorcycle and race car enthusiast. Osment then appeared in Steven Spielberg's AI: Artificial Intelligence, cementing his stature as one of the leading young actors in Hollywood. After The Towering Inferno in 1974, McQueen did not return to film until 1978, when he played in An Enemy of the People. He was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor but lost to Michael Caine. From then on he mixed character roles in works such as 1973's Papillon, with pure spectacle in the 1971 car races film Le Mans or in The Getaway in 1972. For this role he won the Saturn Award for best young actor.

Before, he had already earned an Academy Award nomination for the 1966 film The Sand Pebbles. Osment first achieved stardom in 1999 when he appeared in the blockbuster The Sixth Sense, co-starring Bruce Willis. His breakthrough, however, came in 1963 with The Great Escape, and his fame peaked in 1968 with Bullitt. He starred in numerous TV Series productions such as "Walker, Texas Ranger", "Murphy Brown" and most notably "The Jeff Foxworthy Show". Between 1958 and 1960 he gained recognition with the television series Wanted: Dead or Alive. As a younger child he played Forrest Gump's son, also named Forrest Gump, in the film of the same name. McQueen moved into film in 1956 with Somebody Up There Likes Me, securing his first lead role in the 1958 movie The Blob. The commercial launched his career and he landed his first television role later that year.

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Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956). The Country Bears (2002) playing Beary. Never Love a Stranger (1958). Kingdom Hearts II (2005) playing Sora (video game). The Blob (1958). Deadly Lessons: The Story of Laurie Kellogg (1994) as Kyle. Never So Few (1959). Ransom of Red Chief (1996) as Andy Dorset.

Louis Bank Robbery (1960). Last Stand at Saber River (1997) as David. The Great St. Lake, The (1998) as Dylan Hydecker. The Magnificent Seven (1960). Cab To Canada (1998) as Bobby. The Honeymoon Machine (1961). Mixed Nuts (1994) as Little Boy.

Hell Is for Heroes (1962). Forrest Gump (1994) as Forrest Junior. The War Lover (1962). For Better or Worse (1996) as Danny. The Great Escape (1963). Bogus (1996) as Albert Franklin. Soldier in the Rain (1963). I'll Remember April (1999) as Peewee Clayton.

Love with the Proper Stranger (1963). Sixth Sense, The (1999) as Cole Sear. Baby the Rain Must Fall (1965). Pay It Forward (2000) as Trevor McKinney. The Cincinnati Kid (1965). Edges of The Lord (2000) as Romek. Nevada Smith (1966). (2001) as David Swinton.

The Sand Pebbles (1966). A.I. The Thomas Crown Affair (1968). Secondhand Lions (2003) as Walter. Bullitt (1968). The Reivers (1969).

Le Mans (1971). Junior Bonner (1972). The Getaway (1972). Papillon (1973).

The Towering Inferno (1974). An Enemy of the People (1978). Tom Horn (1980). The Hunter (1980).