Steve McQueen Biography

Fast Facts

• Inducted into the Motorcycle Hall of Fame in 1999
• Was inducted into the Hall of Great Western Performers in 2007
• Is the grandfather of actor Steven R․ McQueen
• Studied acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse
• Quote: "I don’t believe in that phony hero stuff․"
• Quote: "I live for myself and I answer to nobody․"
• Was trained by Bruce Lee in the martial arts style of Jeet Kune Do
• While serving in the U․S․ Marine Corps, he saved the lives of five fellow soldiers when he pulled them from a tank before it broke through ice into the sea during an exercise in the Arctic
• Because of his immense skills at motorcycle racing, he is featured in a German uniform chasing himself in "The Great Escape․"