Steve McQueen
McQueen in The Thomas Crown Affair, 1968
Born	Terrence Stephen McQueen (1930-03-24)March 24, 1930 Beech Grove, Indiana, U.S.
Died	November 7, 1980(1980-11-07) (aged 50) Ciudad Juárez, Mexico
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1952–1980
Spouses	Neile Adams ​ ​ (m. 1956; div. 1972)​ Ali MacGraw ​ ​ (m. 1973; div. 1978)​ Barbara Minty ​ ​ (m. 1980)​
Children	2, including Chad McQueen
Relatives	Steven R. McQueen (grandson)
Military career
Branch	United States Marine Corps United States Merchant Marine
Years of service	1946 (Merchant Marine) 1947–1950 (USMC)
Rank	Private first class
Website	stevemcqueen.com

Terrence Stephen McQueen (March 24, 1930 – November 7, 1980) was an American actor. His antihero persona, emphasized during the height of 1960s counterculture, made him a top box office draw for his films of the late 1950s to the mid-1970s. He was nicknamed the "King of Cool" and used the alias "Harvey Mushman" when participating in motor races.

McQueen received an Academy Award nomination for his role in The Sand Pebbles (1966). His other popular films include The Cincinnati Kid (1965), Nevada Smith (1966), The Thomas Crown Affair (1968), Bullitt (1968), The Getaway (1972) and Papillon (1973), in addition to ensemble films such as The Magnificent Seven (1960), The Great Escape (1963), and The Towering Inferno (1974). He became the world's highest-paid movie star in 1974; however, afterwards he did not appear in a film for another four years. Although he was combative with directors and producers, his popularity placed him in high demand and enabled him to negotiate the largest salaries.^[1]

Diagnosed with terminal cancer, McQueen flew to Mexico in October 1980 for surgery to remove or reduce tumors in his neck and abdomen, against the advice of American doctors who warned him that his cancer was inoperable and that his heart could not withstand the surgery. A few weeks later he checked in to a hospital in Ciudad Juárez under a fake name and was operated on by hospital staff who were unaware of his true identity. He died a few hours after the surgery at age 50 of a heart attack.