Top 5000 Steve McQueen (I) (1930–1980) Actor | Producer | Soundtrack He was the ultra-cool male film star of the 1960s, and rose from a troubled youth spent in reform schools to being the world's most popular actor. Over 25 years after his untimely death from mesothelioma in 1980, Steve McQueen is still considered hip and cool, and he endures as an icon of popular culture. McQueen was born in Beech Grove, Indiana, ... See full bio » Born:  Terence Steven McQueen  March 24, 1930 in Beech Grove, Indiana, USA Died:  November 7, 1980 (age 50) in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico