Steve McQueen

Steve McQueen was born in Indianapolis, the home of the legendary oval circuit, and this no doubt contributed to his lifetime passion for motor racing. His father, a pilot, was a regular visitor to the paddocks, and the speed tracks soon attracted the young Steve. Later, he made a double impact on the world of cinema:  he was a brilliant actor, and he was responsible for bringing Hollywood to motor racing. Then, one day, life and cinema came together in the  film Le Mans in which he wore the mythical TAG Heuer Monaco chronograph. He totally immersed himself in the project, moving into a driver’s caravan next to the track to soak up the atmosphere and living the role in every detail, to the point of changing his racing overalls every day to the despair of the stylists. The producer finally persuaded him to wear only one; it belonged to his coach and future friend, Jo Siffert, the Swiss F1 driver. The actor saw his career as a constant battle to push himself further, the same spirit that lives in the paddocks and on the tracks. SELECTED FILMOGRAPHY 1980 The Hunter | Buzz Kulik 1974  The Towering Inferno | John Guillermin - Irwin Allen 1973 Papillon | Franklin J. Schaffner 1972 The Gateway | Sam peckinpah 1971 Le Mans | Lee H.Katzin 1968 Bullit | Peter Yates 1968 The Thomas Crown Affair | Norman Jewison 1965  The Cincinnati Kid | Norman Jewison 1963 The Great Escape | John Sturges 1960 The Magnificent seven | John Sturges