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Terrence Stephen McQueen (March 24, 1930 – November 7, 1980) [4] was an American actor. His antihero persona, emphasized during the height of the counterculture of the 1960s, made him a top box-office draw for his films of the 1960s and 1970s.
Lightning McQueen, known primarily as Montgomery "Monty" McQueen before the events of the Cars films, (voiced by Owen Wilson in the films, Cars on the Road, video game adaption, Kinect Rush: A Disney-Pixar Adventure, and Lego The Incredibles, Ben Rausch in Cars 3: Driven to Win, and Keith Ferguson in Cars Toons and most video games), [1] is a custom-built race car who competes in the Piston ...
The race provided the background for the Steve McQueen movie Le Mans. Some of the racing footage (mainly the first moments of the race) of the motion picture was taken from on board a competing car, as the #29 Porsche 908 -022 entered by Solar Productions had been fitted with movie cameras but most of the on board footage was useless due to ...
Steve McQueen as Josh Randall in Wanted Dead or Alive (1958–1961) Steve McQueen (March 24, 1930 – November 7, 1980) was an American actor who had an extensive career in film and television. [1] Popularly known as the "King of Cool", [2] McQueen's screen persona was that of portraying cool, reticent antihero roles, which appealed strongly to ...
Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans is a 2015 documentary film detailing the actor's quest to make the 1971 film Le Mans, complete with interviews from his then-wife Neile Adams McQueen, co-stars Louise Edlind and Siegfried Rauch, and McQueen's son Chad McQueen. It also includes recordings from John Sturges and Steve McQueen. [14]
Vicki Anderson's car, referred to as "one of those red Italian things", [10] is the first of only ten Ferrari 275 GTB/4S NART Spiders built. [9] Today, this model is one of the most valuable Ferrari road cars made. [10] McQueen liked the car very much, and eventually managed to acquire one for himself. [9] The dune buggy was a Meyers Manx.
The #19 Ferrari was out of the race, which put the Rodriguez/Siffert Porsche 917K in the lead and the McQueen/Revson car was in 2nd. With 30 minutes remaining, one car still running and desperate for an overall victory, Ferrari team manager Mauro Forghieri decided to replace Giunti with the faster and more experienced Andretti in the #21 car ...
After the success of Bullitt and The Thomas Crown Affair, McQueen sought to pursue his dream of creating a film about his passion: race-car driving. The result, Le Mans , was a box-office flop. McQueen, who did many of his own motorcycle and car driving stunts, drove a Porsche with a broken left foot to finish second at 12 Hours of Sebring . [ 2 ]