Career Movies Of Steve Mcqueen

His next big break came in 1959 when he was asked to appear in Never So Few, in which he starred alongside Frank Sinatra. The following year brought the release of the western, The Magnificent Seven. This was a big box office success and counts as one of his most memorable performances in Steve McQueen movies. He more than held his own with Yul Brynner, Charles Bronson and James Coburn.

One of the films most associated with him is the true World War II story of The Great Escape. This film, set in a POW camp, is one of the movies of Steve McQueen that is repeated constantly on TV. He plays the part of a baseball obsessed prisoner who tries to escape on a motorcycle. McQueen did some of the stunt riding himself.