Dead at 50 - The Life and Sad Ending® of Steve McQueen

#thelifeandsadending #stevemcqueen
A brief biography of actor Steve McQueen.

[@epytryga]

I just finished watching "Papillon"...one of my favorite all-time movies

[@johnnymnemonic69]

Its an epic film. On par with cool hand Luke.

[@ahmadfarrall2097]

One of the best movies ever

[@HerrEllsworth]

I was just watching it last night. Hard to believe it was based on a real-life character.

[@Ray-vq2jc]

Boy that movie was good . Steve in that movie proved his greatness in Papillion.

[@angelicagaldos]

50 is too young. Steve was a gorgeous actor. The Blob was one of my favorites and I wish he did a movie with his Martial Arts teacher and friend Bruce Lee

[@luckyhanger1326]

It could be being made now .... on the other side. We will see them both there....eventually.

[@jedidrummerjake]

The Great Escape was my family's favorite. The Towering Inferno scared the hell out of me when I was a kid!

[@rogerrendzak8055]

Why would it, scare you???

[@barbara-pigeonbray4579]

Did not know about his sad childhood .... he had a lot to overcome .

[@robbyjobarton2637]

He did live a lot in his 50 years.

[@Deadfoot-Dan]

His ending was even more sad than what is mentioned here. He was under the care of a quack doctor who told him he could cure his cancer thru alternative treatments like a coffee enema. It would have been sad to be still on the rise in Hollywood with an impressive array of movies and be told your cancer is incurable. His best role was in Pappilon. A true legend.

[@vonzigle]

I liked the Great Escape, also the Magnificent 7!

[@Ron71997]

When I first saw Steve McQueen in a Bullitt rerun as a Kid, I thought he was the coolest actor on TV, with his crystal blue eyes...driving that green mustang on the streets of San Francisco...running through the Airport in his suede hush puppy shoes and his love affair with Jacqueline Bisset. I have been a big fan ever since .

[@kerstinstobbe608]

Ohhhhh my Teenie Idol Steve McQueen......as I was 14 they play a serie 'Josh' in Germany... I loved Steve he was so beautiful, the blue eyes......wow and he was a great artist 🤩❣❣❣❣❣❣❣❣💯💯💯💯💯💯RIP Steve ❤Thanks for the video😘 From Germany Keki👋

[@TheLifeandSadEnding]

From Germany, How about that!

[@Cindy-xk5vm]

Wow 50 years old. Sad.

[@richarddamico5639]

When he filmed the Towering Inferno, he had stipulated that Paul Newman would not have more lines and screen time than him. He was always a bit insecure with Newman.

[@garyfaught3769]

No disrespect to Steve but Newman was a hard act to follow. BOTH were fabulous. As great as they were, to use a old quote, I "wouldn't want to have to live off of the difference".

[@richarddamico5639]

@@garyfaught3769 I agree

[@jimmymac9843]

A real con artist. He did get the last line in the picture. LOL

[@marilyndee969]

He was the undisputed King of Cool. No one else even came close.

[@almcclung2783]

Paul Newman was way cooler than McQueen, IMHO...

[@johndoh5479]

The Sand Pebbles….no question. Mako also nominated (Best Supporting Actor). Amazing movie, well worth the time. Thanks, great channel.

[@TheLifeandSadEnding]

Thank you.

[@user-qn7vx1py9p]

He did a PHENOMENAL job in The Sand Pebbles. Great film, and though set in the 1920s, it was very relevant of the times when released in 1966. His character, Jake Holman, was rough around the edges, but a good hearted man. And as you mentioned, Mako did a great job as well...great film....

[@MrShobar]

He played very well off Candace Bergen.

[@martybreeden6116]

My FAVORITE actor ever!

[@doughooks7411]

Steve McQueen and James Dean. The Co-Kings of Cool. Bullitt and Papillon were my favorites.

[@rogerrendzak8055]

But James Dean, was gay🤔. Zero 'cool gays', in the Hollywood, productions.

[@johnroberts2444]

I always loved watching him in the towering inferno movie made in 1974 ,he was an awesome actor !!! 👍😊

[@daisylavender5275]

I don't care for the Towering Inferno online game. You never win. 😜

[@guycarignan2263]

The great escape was a very good movie especially when he tries to jump fences with his motorcycle.

[@marilyndee969]

I read they wouldn't let him jump the fences himself in The Great Escape because it was too dangerous. They had someone else do the jumping. I am sure he was disappointed. You know he would have loved to jump them himself.

[@vincentkosik403]

Dont forget the movie the BLOB...that was a real kicker of a movie..watched it all the time

[@tomryan914]

'STEVEN' McQueen !

[@HerrEllsworth]

McQueen hated the film and when the producers gave him a choice of a straight salary ($12k) or 10% of the film's gross, he took the salary. Little did he realize that the film would ultimately gross $4 million which would have given him $400k.

[@vincentkosik403]

@@HerrEllsworth really, that is a kicker...but Steve made out later..suppose he learned a lesson

[@rogerrendzak8055]

Good!! Someone else, with taste😁!!!

[@Mouseears11]

Steve McQueen was a great actor. RIP Mr. Cool. ❤😢

[@williamwelch7]

Thanks Steve

[@AnthonyChobotdoespopcult-jz7jr]

My favorite actor

[@martybreeden6116]

Thanks for this video!

[@edwinrodeo]

At a local drive-in, they would run a double feature.. Earthquake & Towering Inferno. Billed as Shake & Bake 😊

[@FCSchaefer]

I remember hearing the announcement of his death on the radio, the DJ apologized for bringing us such sad news,

[@MrHeadbanger366]

I've not seen a better car chase scene than Bullitt, though The Seven-Ups came close. Actually the guy McQueen chased in Bullitt was the same guy Roy Scheider chased in The Seven-Ups.

[@TheLifeandSadEnding]

I did not know that.

[@MrHeadbanger366]

@@TheLifeandSadEnding He was a stunt driver, his name was Bill Hickman.

[@sananselmospacescienceodys7308]

I have a friend who grew up in Sweden. At about age 12 he and his classmates saw Bullitt. Swedish kids at that time thought that if you lived in San Francisco all you needed to do was sit by the road to see cars flinhing through the air at 100 mph.

[@joycampi7233]

The Seven Ups runs a very, close 2nd. Another one of my all-time fav movies.

[@pwnedddddd]

Towering Inferno is great. Love 70's disaster films. The Swarm (1978) with Michael Caine is a hoot.

[@markmillward9733]

The Blob is one of my favorite 50s sci-fi movies. Bullit, Towering Inferno, and Papillon are memorable ones. Only 50 did he have children?

[@classrockin]

McQueen was excellent and very convincing as Battalion Cheif O'Halloran in the Towering Inferno. Great chemistry with Newman. " Now, under the circumstances, we can't order you to go up there, but you see how it is don't ya? " Well how do I get back down?......................... Ohhh sh*t !! 😁

[@jasonayres]

That motorcycle (or *motorcycles* ) jumping the fence in The Great Escape- iconic! And yes, Hollywood, with their rash of disaster movies.. they were popular all over the world! Kind regards, from Australia.

[@thefezbelchershow5443]

He died one month before John Lennon was killed in Dec. 1980. Lennon was ten years younger than McQueen. Two 1960s cultural icons.

[@royrice8021]

He would be 94 as 2024. RIP

[@SuperAnimelover100]

Steve was super cool. U S A 's Finest !

[@jimmymac9843]

My father died from the same thing. Asbestos was used in brake linings. McQueen got his from working on pipes in the Marines, like a lot of shipyard workers.

[@nancyealo1044]

The great escape & Papillon.

[@sandrasanders706]

Glad he found the Lord and had peace in his heart at the end...Loved the film Cincinnati Kid.There is also a great documentary that came out about him. Steve McQueen An American Icon.

[@kennyo6582]

His actual form of cancer was pleural mesothelioma, like you mentioned in the video it is caused by exposure to asbestos particles. Bullitt was my favorite, he was so cool in that movie.

[@UAF1992]

He was one of the greatest actors of all time

[@brigcastle]

First saw him in The Great Escape and loved the scene where he drove the guard crazy with the sound of the ball bouncing on the cell walls. Really liked him in Papilion where he would repeat through the film, "I'm still here, you ba^#ards!" Great actor! Seemed very private, which I admired.

[@phylliswurm9473]

A great and tough actor. Some bumps in his personal life. But gone too soon for sure. Favorite movies The Great Escape and Towering inferno. Good informational video. 👍

[@davcon3]

Steve. I see you don’t ride dirt bikes 😂. Steve was instrumental in the motorcycle classic “On Any Sunday”. He helped legitimize our sport. Love your channel. Best.

[@TheLifeandSadEnding]

I do not ride dirt bikes.

[@rogerrendzak8055]

His best picture to me, is not 'cause of him, but the type of genré. That would be (as I thought it was, his very first) his 1st. staring role; 'The Blob' (1958). Partially filmed in Downingtown, Pa., showing the old city.

[@Luvoldmovies-Kat.St.Aug.]

All of his movies and TV shows are my favorite ! I Love them all . What an amazing man .🤩 ❤🌟🎭🏍💔

[@jimproud3116]

You didn't mention that his life did not have a sad ending but a very uplifting one as Steve had become a born again Christian and had turned his life around and was looking forward to meeting his wonderful Savior.

[@itowmyhome797]

Thank you

[@georgeedward1226]

In the scenes where McQueen is locked up in solitary in The Great Escape, if you look to the left side of the screen, you can see the boom mic operator.

[@user-lv6bo6uk7m]

Good video Steve. The other Steve sure did a lot of work in his short life. The getaway and towering inferno were terrific movies.

[@geekie168]

He died when I was a child and I remember it was very big news Now as an adult I understand that it was because one of the biggest stars in the world died terribly young. How awful.

[@jedidrummerjake]

He made The Fonz look like a Poindexter! 😅

[@fob1xxl]

I remember in the late 70s, when he had gone to MEXICO to try a new treatment for his cancer. Unfortunately, it didn't work. What he went through shouldn't happen to anyone.

[@nighthiker8872]

The Sand Pebbles, one of his best! watch at the Drive-in at 10-years old.

[@arleneburns4332]

I saw him in an episode of Twilight Zone. He played deathl! Bizzare. Walked a little frail women into eternity. ❤❤❤

[@BBJohnny52]

The original tough guy.

[@dannystaton5386]

Awesome 😮

[@jeffnoble9757]

I like Tom Horn Steve McQueen looked 70, you can't smoke 50 cigarettes a day for years and it not affect you

[@JMD411]

The Great Escape and Papillon 👍

[@JohnKoenig-lm8tc]

Steve McQueen was a good dirt bike rider watch on any Sunday

[@BBJohnny52]

The towering inferno is my favorite by far. After that is the getaway.

[@evileyes4070]

Towering Inferno great film. My favourite Steve film Great Escape 👌🤓

[@zoperxplex]

Favorite Steve McQueen movie was "Bullitt". Another film I enjoyed was "Soldier in the Rain" where he played with an impossibly obese Jackie Gleason who stretched the bounds of credibility that the army would allow an active duty sergeant that fat.

[@andreroswell1561]

Papillon, great film.

[@malcolmmacdougall]

GREAT VIDEO THANKS

[@theresaperkins9500]

You forgot to mention The Poseidon Adventure. Another great disaster movie!

[@TheLifeandSadEnding]

Wow, I did. That was one of my favorites.

[@dilberta6046]

@@TheLifeandSadEndingHe wasn’t in it u 🤡

[@dilberta6046]

@@TheLifeandSadEndingOmg, he wasn’t in it. Get your facts straight.

[@MrShobar]

He was not a member of the cast.

[@Zorn76]

He packed a lot of living in 50 yrs, & not everyone is destined (or desires) to live to 100.

[@rhinomechanics8423]

Gezz one favorite can't be picked. Did you know Steve holds the patent for the bucket seat. Oh Man, Sand Pebbles..Bullet .. The Getaway .. Nice ~

[@MrShobar]

U.S.Patent No. D219,813. A design patent that protects only ornamental features of a seat structure. Not a big deal at all.

[@tmorton922]

I work in the country club where his son lived. I saw the Bullitt car and several of Mcqueens early porsches

[@sallykohorst8803]

Yes thanks for his story. I loved Towering Inferno! And the BLOB!

[@kennethschalhoub6627]

The Magnificent Seven!

[@robertjolly3021]

One of the greats, All of his movies were enjoyable because of him. Bullet & Great Escape Stand Out I Guess, BUT ALL OTHERS ARE RIGHT THERE !! RIP KOC 🙏🙏🙏

[@marlenepearson3936]

I did see the Towering Inferno and all the other disaster movies you mentioned. Good times. Another Hollywood actor gone way too soon. 😢 🙏

[@maureencora1]

Black Actor Jesse Williams Looks Just Like Steve McQueen, May He R.I.P.

[@houmandehdashtidmd9078]

Thanks as always 😊

[@harrydemkee3580]

Yes this was a sad one, this type of cancer spawned an entire industry now of specialized law suits around employers who exposed people to asbestos. Did you mention the Great Escape and I just missed it? That was another good ensemble movie he was in. Thanks again for your content Steve!

[@MrShobar]

Years ago, a large fund was established for payment of money damages to mesothelioma victims. The advertisements you see on TV are for law firms that examine the qualifications of claimants to receive compensation from the fund. My father received some compensation since he'd been a merchant seaman (like McQueen).

[@californiaman4000]

The Great Escape, Bullitt, Magnificent Seven, the Blob

[@thrashpondopons8348]

I was SHATERED when he died!

[@ronniewatkins]

I remember the real towering inferno happening. It was all over the news

[@TheLifeandSadEnding]

Not Cool.

[@wannabe41]

A great actor. I could see why he was somewhat intimidated by Paul Newman but he definitely held his own in the talent category. I wonder if Newman and McQueen ever competed for the same role. I thought McQueen had more of a rakish charm plus good looks. Newman was a gorgeous man but he seemed to be so well grounded. I couldn’t see McQueen as Brick in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, but Newman had the golden boy good looks that were perfect for the role. And I don’t think Newman would have been believable as the detective in Bullitt. McQueen had that smoldering, semi-controlled rage that was perfect for that role.

[@davidboyce8683]

Legend...nuff said.

[@maryellensmith5648]

Loved him❤❤❤

[@purplesprigs]

Another smoker whose lung cancer had nothing to do with smoking - what are the odds?

[@mumbles215]

I haven’t watched the video yet, so I’m not sure if he touched on this, but McQueen used to wrap his face in a rag after he dipped it in asbestos while he raced so if he got in an accident, his face wouldn’t burn because he was an actor. It was this rag dripped in asbestos that caused him to have mesothelioma.

[@bluebonnetbunny4813]

Lung cancer is the most common cause of cancer death for men and women in the US. There are so many forms of lung cancer. So sad!

[@scottknode898]

He was exposed to asbestos when was younger as suits wore for driving race cars had lining made of it and was working on ships with asbestos on pipes but smoking could have contributed to his lung cancer as well.

[@sdcoinshooter]

Yes, of course, all those years of heavy smoking had nothing to do with his lungs demise; what a foolish premise

[@PC-dc1kv]

I liked him in “Love With The Proper Stranger” with Natalie Wood.

[@afridgetoofar1818]

Gotta go with Papillon. McQueen & Hoffman are fantastic!

[@mrbing70]

Every time I hear Steve McQueen I think of the REM song Electrolite. Bullit was the greatest.

[@angloaust1575]

He outlived elvis and James Dean!

[@bftdr]

that thumbnail pic makes him look like he's 70.

[@geoffreylee5199]

Regretfully, like Steve Jobs, he refused standard Cancer treatments. He chose to use Laetrile, which does not work, and coffee enemas.

[@kathythompson2434]

No, his Doctors told him that his condition was terminal and nothing could have saved him then he went to Mexico under an alias to have the surgery his doctors told him he couldn’t survive, and died soon afterwards. I guess he thought - hell l got nothing to lose by trying.

[@billsmith1770]

said he was on his way to sharon tate's house on the night the manson family showed up , but got distracted by another girl and never got there .

[@alanratay4583]

Papillon was fantastic.

[@richandfrancescaarriola5965]

I’ve never really watched any of his movies. I didn’t like the cowboy and rough tough kinda movies as a kid but I do remember my dad enjoying them.

[@phylliswurm9473]

Oops adding one more movie Papillon. 👌

[@joycampi7233]

Bullitt is my all-time fav Steve McQueen movie! One of the best car chase scenes in cinematic history imo!

[@mumbles215]

You work your side of the street…I’ll work mine.

[@paulsarnik8506]

Learned how to cultivate his "Cooler King" role early, huh? 🤓😎✌🏼

[@tom56ism]

The cancer he had is called Mesothelioma, a real ugly one, that only comes from Asbestos exposure. Since Asbestos is in the brake linings of cars, they believe that's how he got the exposure working on car breaks a lot since he loved cars.

[@martybreeden6116]

Thankfully Steve died a well saved and Godly man.

[@sananselmospacescienceodys7308]

Religion is nothing but mumbo jumbo.

[@MsJewka_]

💝🇵🇱🤗

[@lostvlog6857]

Way too young, I seen a video recently, Steve was actually supposed to go to Sharon Tate's house the the night she and several others were murdered but he cancelled at the last minute. That asbestos has really destroyed a lot of lives.

[@LaserRanger15]

Didn't know he was only 50 when he died.

[@Marc816]

BULLITT!!!!!!

[@mickeymcafee7615]

I think 90% of the country had sad childhoods especially than.

[@TVBasil]

My favorite: Junior Bonner. Although Robert Preston stole the show.

[@tonyarichards5430]

Absolutely Tom Horn for me.

[@user-ls9oz6ch8x]

Control freak, according to Ali McGraw