Steve McQueen filmography

[8] McQueen became known for portraying bounty hunter Josh Randall in the CBS television series Wanted Dead or Alive (1958–1961).

[11] In 1960, McQueen achieved stardom when he co-starred alongside Yul Brynner in Sturges' Western, The Magnificent Seven, which was based on Akira Kurosawa's 1954 film Seven Samurai.

[13][15][16] McQueen received his first Golden Globe Award for Best Actor nomination for his role of a musician in Love with the Proper Stranger (1963),[17][18] in which he was paired opposite Natalie Wood.

[19] He achieved critical and commercial success with The Cincinnati Kid (1965) and The Sand Pebbles (1966),[3][20][21] the latter garnering him the only Academy Award for Best Actor nomination of his career.

While Junior Bonner did not enjoy box office success, The Getaway went on to become one of the highest-grossing films of the year, marking a comeback for McQueen.

[39] After a four-year hiatus during which he focused on his motorcycle racing career,[38] McQueen returned to acting when he was cast against type as a scientist in An Enemy of the People.