Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool

Steve McQueen's screen persona was one where women loved him, and men wanted to emulate him or be his buddy. He didn't start honing his craft until accepted into the Actor's Studio, and his breakthrough movie was The Blob (1958). He solidified his status as an action hero in The Great Escape (1963) and continued in movies like The Cincinnati Kid (1965),Nevada Smith (1966),and The Sand Pebbles (1966).