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Salary
| Marcado Pelo Ódio (1956) | $19/day |
| The Blob (1958) | $3,000 |
| The Great St. Louis Bank Robbery (1959) | $4,000 |
| Quando Explodem as Paixões (1959) | $75,000 |
| Os sete Magníficos (1960) | $100,000 |
| The Honeymoon Machine (1961) | $100,000 |
| O Inferno É para os Heróis (1962) | $150,000 |
| The War Lover (1962) | $75,000 |
| A Grande Evasão (1963) | $400,000 |
| Soldado à Chuva (1963) | $300,000 |
| Amar Um Desconhecido (1963) | $300,000 |
| Nevada Smith (1966) | $500,000 |
| Yang-Tsé em Chamas (1966) | $250,000 |
| O Grande Mestre do Crime (1968) | $700,000 |
| Bullitt (1968) | $1,000,000 |
| Os Ratoneiros (1969) | $700,000 |
| Le Mans (1971) | $750,000 + % of the gross |
| Junior Bonner, O Último Brigão (1972) | $500,000 |
| Tiro de Escape (1972) | No up front fee in exchange for 10% of the gross. |
| Papillon (1973) | $2,300,000 + % of gross |
| A Torre do Inferno (1974) | $1,500,000 + 10% of the gross |
| O Inimigo do Povo (1978) | $1,500 a week |
| Tom Horn, O Cowboy (1980) | 3,000,000 + 10% of the gross |
| Caça ao Homem (1980) | $3,000,000 + 15% of gross |
Quotes
Personal Quotes
In my own mind, I'm not sure that acting is something for a grown man to be doing.
[From TV Guide]: When a horse learns to buy martinis, I'll learn to like horses.
I don't believe in that phony hero stuff.
If I hadn't made it as an actor, I might have wound up a hood.
There's something about my shaggy-dog eyes that makes people think I'm good.
When I believe in something, I fight like hell for it.
Sometimes kids ask me what a pro is. I just point to the Duke [John Wayne]
I live for myself and I answer to nobody.
Stardom equals freedom. It's the only equation that matters.
I just want the pine trees and my kids and the green grass. I want to get rich and fat and watch my children grow.
An actor is a puppet, manipulated by a dozen other people. Auto racing has dignity. But you need the same absolute concentration. You have to reach inside yourself and bring forth a lot of broken glass.
Stardom equals financial success, and financial success equals security. I've spent too much of my life feeling insecure.
I really don't like to act. At the beginning, back in '51, I had to force myself to stick with it. I was real uncomfortable, real uncomfortable.
When a kid didn't have any love when he was small, he begins to wonder if he's good enough. You know if my mother didn't love me, and I didn't have a father, I mean, well, I guess I'm not very good.
You only say what's important and you own the scene.
I worked hard, and if you work hard you get the goodies.
I'm not sure whether I'm an actor who races or a racer who acts.
The main thing I was shooting for was not to make bucks but to have something I could believe in. - On O Inimigo do Povo (1978).
I am a limited actor. My range isn't that great and I don't have that much scope. I'm pretty much myself most of the time in my movies and I have accepted that.
The Marines gave me discipline I could live with. By the time I got out I could deal with things on a more realistic level. All in all, despite my problems, I liked my time in the Marines.
I believe in me. I'm a little screwed up but I'm beautiful.
They call me a chauvinist pig. I am... and I don't give a damn!
I have to be careful because I'm a limited actor. I mean, my range isn't very great. There's a whole lot of stuff I can't do, so I have to find characters and situations that feel right. Even then, when I've got something that fits, it's a hell of a lot of work. I'm not a serious actor. There's something about my shaggy-dog eyes that makes people think I'm good. I'm not all that good.
I'm out of the Midwest. It was a good place to come from. It gives you a sense of right or wrong and fairness, which is lacking in our society.
Listen, in Taiwan most people don't know who Lyndon Johnson is, but they sure as hell know who John Wayne is.
If a guy like him can become a star, what'll happen to guys like Newman and me? - On Dustin Hoffman.
Every time I look in the rear-view mirror, I see Robert Redford.
[His last words] I did it.
Of the 2000 performers that auditioned for Lee Strasberg's exclusive Actors' Studio in 1955, only two were accepted: Martin Landau and McQueen.
Ranked #30 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list. [October 1997]
A week before the Woodstock Music Festival kicked off in Bethel, New York, McQueen had been invited for dinner at the Roman Polanski-Sharon Tatehome in the Hollywood hills by mutual friend and hairdresser-to the-stars, Jay Sebring. An unexpected rendezvous with a mystery woman prompted him to cancel his appointment. In the wake of the Manson Family Tate-LaBianca murders at, respectively, 10050 Cielo Drive and 3301 Waverly Drive, McQueen would later learn that he was accorded the kind of priority billing for which he was unprepared: he topped Charles Manson's celebrity death list. Thereafter he carried a concealed weapon. (see also: Jerzy Kosinski and Jeremy Lloyd.) [8 August 1969]
Although he was the highest paid star of the 1960s, McQueen had a reputation for being tight-fisted. On some films he would demand ten electric razors and dozens of pairs of jeans. It was later found that he gave this stuff to Boys Republic, a private school and treatment community for troubled youngsters, where he spent a few years himself.
Issued a private pilot's license by the FAA in 1979 after learning to fly in a Stearman bi-plane, which he purchased for that purpose. After his death it was sold at auction,along with his large collection of vehicles, in 1982.
Father of actor Chad McQueen and Terry McQueen.
Trained in Tang Soo Do with 9th degree blackbelt Pat E. Johnson (NOT Bruce Lee and Chuck Norris as is popularly believed.) His son was trained in karate by Norris. Lee trained him in Jeet Kune Do.
Served in the United States Marine Corps.
Was diagnosed with mesothelioma, an often fatal form of cancer related to asbestos exposure, one which often afflicts workers in ship-building and construction industries. As in most cases, a tumor was discovered on the outside lining of a lung, and spread to other areas of the body. Although McQueen had been a heavy smoker as well, which may or may not have been a contributing factor, mesothelioma itself is not a smoking-related lung disease. While the source of his exposure has been debated, McQueen himself points to two likely sources, including the time when he took part in replacing asbestos-based insulation in the ship's engine room during his stint in the Marines. And that he could also have been exposed in his years as a film star, since sound stage insulation had also been made of asbestos. Some have also suggested other things as possible sources, like automotive brake pads, and the cloth used to bandage his broken foot during the 12 hours of Sebring race in '71.
Was cremated and had his ashes scattered into the Pacific Ocean
Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (#19). [1995]
Was a pallbearer at the funeral of actor Bruce Lee.
Dropped out of school in 9th grade.
Former stepfather of Josh Evans.
He proposed the idea for a film O Guarda Costas (1992) in 1976, but this was forgotten for 16 years until 1992, when Kevin Costner revived it.
His role in Quando Explodem as Paixões (1959) was originally going to be played by Sammy Davis Jr.. A feud had broken out between Davis andFrank Sinatra after Davis had claimed in a radio interview that he was a greater singer than Sinatra. Sinatra demanded he be dropped from the cast, and thus McQueen received his breakthrough role.
Diagnosed with mesothelioma lung cancer on December 22, 1979, but kept his terminal illness a secret up until over a month before his death.
Died from two consecutive heart attacks at 3:45 am on November 7 1980, less than 24 hours after undergoing successful surgery to remove the malignant tumors in his stomach and lungs. According to the doctor present at the operation, his right lung was entirely cancerous.
Sheryl Crow made a song titled 'Steve McQueen' as a tribute to him. It is featured on the album "C'mon C'mon".
The original script of A Torre do Inferno (1974) called for McQueen's character to have more lines of dialogue than that of Paul Newman's. McQueen insisted that the script be changed so that he and Newman would have the same number of lines. He believed that his talent was superior to Newman's and he wanted the critical criteria to be as equal as possible.
Was originally slated to star with Paul Newman in Dois Homens e Um Destino (1969); however, due to a disagreement over the billing, he left the project. Ironically, the billing method was used several years later when he and Newman starred together in A Torre do Inferno (1974).
He was very interested in playing John Rambo in the adaptation of the novel "First Blood". He was actually slated to star, but did not due to his death.Sylvester Stallone got the role instead in A Fúria do Herói (1982).
The band Drive-By Truckers have the tribute song "Steve McQueen" featured on their 1998 album "Gangstabilly".
After being told his lung cancer was inoperable, he went to a health clinic in Mexico to undergo a controversial "apricot pit" therapy that is still banned in the United States.
Was the first of the original Os sete Magníficos (1960) to pass away. Only Robert Vaughn and Eli Wallach are still alive (as of January 2010).
Appears, helmeted and uncredited, as a motorcyclist in the 1976 B-movie Homens Desenfreados (1976), starring Warren Oates and Christopher George. Legend has it that the call went out for dirt bike riders to take part in this low-budget action adventure, and among those who turned up was McQueen. Heavily bearded and overweight, he kept a low profile (this was during his reclusive period when he was turning down multi-million-dollar offers for such films as Uma Ponte Longe Demais (1977) and Apocalypse Now (1979)), and was only noticed when he queued up to accept his day's payment, about $120. The astonished production assistant handing out the cash saw his name on a list and said, "Is that THE Steve McQueen?". McQueen's riding style (standing on his foot pedals, leaning forward, head over the handlebars) makes him immediately identifiable to bike buffs.
He was voted the 56th Greatest Movie Star of all time by Entertainment Weekly.
The "King of Cool" became a born-again Christian shortly before he died, due to the influence of his third wife Barbara Minty and his flying instructor Sammy Mason. He went through bible studies with the Reverend Billy Graham. It is interesting to note that this conversion happened before he was diagnosed with cancer, meaning it was probably genuine. McQueen's favorite Bible verse was John 3:16 which reads, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have everlasting life". That verse is written in the original King James Version Holy Bible.
In the 1960s, he publicly threatened to break Howard Hughes' nose if Hughes did not stop harassing Mamie Van Doren, a woman both men had had affairs with, but at different times. Needless to say, Hughes never bothered Van Doren again.
Upon meeting Martin Landau, McQueen told Landau he had already met him. Landau, who didn't remember McQueen, inquired as to where. McQueen told him that he -- Landau -- was on the back of James Dean's motorcycle when Dean brought it in for repairs at a NYC garage. The motorcycle mechanic at the garage was none other than McQueen.
After the huge success of A Torre do Inferno (1974), McQueen announced that any producer wishing to acquire his services would have to send a check for $1.5 million along with the script. If he liked the script and wanted to make the movie, he'd cash the check; the producer then owed him another $1.5 million. He'd keep his half of his $3 million salary if the producer couldn't come up with the other half. McQueen likely used this then-unprecedented pay-or-play arrangement to guarantee the six-year semi-retirement he undertook after "The Towering Inferno", in which he appeared in only one picture, the vanity project O Inimigo do Povo (1978). When he did return to commercial filmmaking, his price was $3 million.
He was voted the 31st Greatest Movie Star of all time by Premiere Magazine.
Appeared with Charles Bronson in three films directed by John Sturges: Never So Few (1959), The Magnificent Seven (1960), The Great Escape (1963). Also, appeared with James Coburn in the latter two Sturges films cited above.
According to military records released by the Pentagon in 2005, Marine Private First Class Steve McQueen was confined to base for being absent without leave for 30 days and fined $90 after being AWOL from Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. McQueen joined the Marines Corps at 17 and worked as a tank driver and mechanic, which probably spurred his lifelong interest in vehicles, especially motorcycles. He received a commendation for rescuing five Marines in a training accident, and later took advantage of military educational benefits to study at the Actors' Studio in New York City.
Appeared with Eli Wallach in both his first major successful film, Os sete Magníficos (1960), and his final film, Caça ao Homem (1980).
Appeared in three different films with Robert Vaughn: Os sete Magníficos (1960); Bullitt (1968) and A Torre do Inferno (1974).
When he briefly left A Grande Evasão (1963) during filming, due to the fact that his character did not play as large a part as he would have liked, it wasJames Coburn and James Garner that convinced him to return. Because of its huge success and continuing popularity, it has become his best known role.
Always resented the fact that Horst Buchholz was cast as Chico in Os sete Magníficos (1960), the role he had initially wanted.
Like the coolest movie stars, was strongly connected to Triumph motorcycles, riding a 650cc TR6 Trophy in A Grande Evasão (1963) and competing on the same model in the 1964 International Six Days Trial held in East Germany. Photographs of his desert racing also show him upon this model. He also visited Triumph's Meriden factory in 1964 and 1965 for collection and preparation of his motorcycles.
In the movie S.W.A.T. - Força de Intervenção (2003), Colin Farrell's character of Jim Street has a poster of McQueen's Bullitt (1968) in his apartment. In real life, Farrell frequently cites McQueen as one of his idols and influences as an actor.
In 1960 with his growing success he formed his own production company called Scuderia Condor Enterprises, which he ran until 1963 when he and his family moved to 2419 Solar Drive and he renamed his company to Solar Productons, Inc and would produce many films under this banner until his death.
Of all the characters he ever played, he frequently cited Lt. Frank Bullitt from Bullitt (1968) as his favorite.
The last words he uttered on screen were "God bless you" in Caça ao Homem (1980).
His only two appearances at the Academy Awards was as a presenter: (1964) Presented the Oscar for Best Sound. (1965) Holding hands with Claudia Cardinale presented the Oscar again for Best Sound
Shortly before filming began on Tom Horn, O Cowboy (1980), he had quit smoking cigarettes. His somewhat "squashed" appearance in the movie was due to a crash diet.
Former father-in-law of Stacey Toten.
Grandfather of Steven R. McQueen and Molly Flattery.
McQueen's name somehow appeared on President Richard Nixon's "List of Enemies" in 1972. In reality, McQueen was conservative in his political beliefs, with a strong belief in self-help. In 1963, he had declined to participate in the March on Washington for civil rights and, in 1968, he refused to join many of his Hollywood peers in supporting Senator Robert F. Kennedy's presidential campaign. An incredulous Ali MacGraw asked McQueen how he could have been considered a threat by Nixon, adding, "You are the most patriotic person I know!" McQueen responded to the whole affair by flying an enormous American flag outside his house.
Was William Friedkin's first choice for the Jackie Scanlon character in O Comboio do Medo (1977). McQueen accepted the part, but on one condition. He wanted a co-starring role for his then wife, Ali MacGraw. Friedkin would not accept his conditions, and McQueen dropped out of the film. Freidkin later went on record has having regretted not accepting McQueen's conditions.
Before his death, McQueen optioned two screenplays from Walter Hill: O Profissional (1978) and "The Last Gun". O Profissional (1978) got made later, with 'Ryan O'Neal (I)' playing the lead part, and "The Last Gun" remains unproduced.
Some of the few movie stars he admired were Humphrey Bogart, James Cagney, Spencer Tracy and John Wayne.
After A Torre do Inferno (1974) he was offered several multi-million-dollar roles but refused them all. He turned down the chance to star in Voando Sobre Um Ninho de Cucos (1975), Encontros Imediatos do 3º Grau (1977), Super-Homem (1978), A Guerra dos Abismos (1980) and the opportunity to star in and direct a film called "Deajum's Wife".
Turned down a role for the sequel to A Torre do Inferno (1974) in 1977.
Died of the same cause (lung cancer) as his Os sete Magníficos (1960) co-star Yul Brynner, though McQueen's cancer was brought on by exposure to asbestos and Brynner's was due to smoking.
Felt ill during the filming of Tom Horn, O Cowboy (1980), and assumed he had pneumonia. However, towards the end of filming McQueen had begun to cough up blood. On 22 December 1979, after filming had finished, he was diagnosed with cancer.
Following the release of Bullitt (1968) McQueen found it hilarious how he was considered the coolest celebrity by teenagers, despite being nearly forty. In that same year he declared his support for the Vietnam War and voted for Richard Nixon in November's presidential election.
Homer Simpson named McQueen as his personal hero in "Os Simpsons" (1989) episode "Saturdays of Thunder (1991)".
Was offered the co-starring role in Boneca de Luxo (1961). However, he was still under contract for his TV series "Wanted: Dead or Alive" (1958), which prevented him from appearing. The role eventually went to George Peppard.
In 1973 McQueen flew to England to meet Oliver Reed and discuss a possible film collaboration. "Reed showed me his country mansion and we got on well," recalled McQueen. "He then suggested he take me to his favorite London nightclub." The drinking, which started at Reed's home, Broome Hall, continued into the night until Reed could hardly stand. Suddenly, and with no apparent warning, he vomited over McQueen's shirt and trousers. "The staff rushed around and found me some new clothes, but they couldn't get me any shoes," said McQueen. "I had to spend the rest of the night smelling of Oliver Reed's sick.".
Turned down a role in Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969).
Turned down Encontros Imediatos do 3º Grau (1977). McQueen told director Steven Spielberg he couldn't play a character who was too emotionally oriented.
Inducted into the Hall of Great Western Performers in April 2007.
He did not like gratuitous violence, swearing or nudity in movies.
Was considered for the role of Col. Kurtz in Apocalypse Now (1979). The part eventually went to Marlon Brando.
At one point he approached playwright Samuel Beckett with an idea for filming the play "Waiting for Godot", but Becket had never heard of him.
Intended to retire after filming A Torre do Inferno (1974).
Had an affair with Jacqueline Bisset throughout the production of Bullitt (1968), according to biographers Marshall Terrill and Marc Eliot.
Inducted into the Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Fame in 1978.
After Rex Harrison and Audrey Hepburn, McQueen was the celebrity most sought out by the press at the premiere of Minha Linda Lady (1964).
Turned down Clint Eastwood's role in A Fúria da Razão (1971).
Inducted into the Motorcycle Hall of Fame in 1999.
His friend and co-star Richard Attenborough said that if McQueen had lived for longer he would have been regarded as the greatest film actor sinceSpencer Tracy.
British band Prefab Sprout used his name for the title of their second album, released in 1985. Due to objections from the late actor's estate, the album was issued with the alternative title of "Two Wheels Good" in the United States.
He later regretted turning down Roy Scheider's role in O Comboio do Medo (1977).
Profiled in "Back in the Saddle: Essays on Western Film and Television Actors", Gary Yoggy, ed. (McFarland, 1998).
Kevin Costner has named McQueen as his favorite actor, and his main influence as an actor.
Turned down Gene Hackman's Oscar winning role as drug-busting cop Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle in Os Incorruptíveis Contra a Droga (1971) because he thought the movie was too similar to Bullitt (1968).
Quigley, Um Profissional de Elite (1990) was written for McQueen in the 1970s.
Made headlines when accepting the lead in Tai-Pan, o Chefe Absoluto (1986) for an unheard of $10 million, for which he was given a $1 million fee up front. His health declined, however, and he died before the producers were able to raise the necessary capital for production. It was eventually released six years after McQueen's death, with Bryan Brown in the lead.
Was considered, but ultimately rejected, for the role of Jay Gatsby in O Grande Gatsby (1974).
Actors Colin Farrell, Kevin Costner, Pierce Brosnan and Bruce Willis have all listed McQueen as their hero and inspiration for being an actor.
Was originally supposed to star in Barreira de Fogo (1977), but left the project during pre-production because he didn't want to work with Barbra Streisand, the first choice for the female lead. The roles eventually went to Clint Eastwood and Sondra Locke.
He had expressed interest in starring in Return of the Seven (1966), but Yul Brynner vetoed the idea.
Turned down Marlon Brando's role in Duelo no Missouri (1976) and George C. Scott's role in A Ilha do Adeus (1977) because he claimed to be completely retired from acting.
Turned down lead roles in The Victors (1963) and Rei de um Inferno (1965) because he didn't want to become typecast in war movies.
Turned down Os Onze de Oceano (1960) on the advice of his friend Hedda Hopper, who told him to be his own man rather than Frank Sinatra's "flunky".
On 21 March 1967, three days before his 37th birthday, he became the 153rd star to put his hand prints and footprints on the forecourt of Grauman's Chinese Theater.
Former longtime girlfriend, Barbara Leigh, wrote about their relationship in her book "The King, McQueen, and the Love Machine.".
Turned down a role in Uma Ponte Longe Demais (1977) because he only wanted top billing roles, not all-star assembled projects.
Cousin of Janice McQueen Ward.
Had a younger paternal half sister, Terri McQueen, whom he never met.
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