A film bio as long as your arm.
He will obviously be remembered for his roles in
The Magnificent Seven,
The Great Escape, and
Bullitt; the latter having that fantastic car chase.
He was respected for doing many of his own stunts.
For me, my most memoranle Steve McQueen role was that of
Henri Charriere, in the film
Papillon.
One of the few films that is as good as the book.
A totally different role for McQueen then in 1973, which coincidentally, was the year the real Henri Charriere died.
For me McQueen plays Papillon beautifully, with quiet humour, determination and patience. The film left an indelible mark on me; so much so that whenever anybody is hassling me to do something quickly, I reply "one brick at a time", with reference to Papillon scraping at the bricks of his cell.
An often overlooked true great.