Steve McQueen worked.
Steve McQueen . Called `` The King of Cool , '' his `` anti-hero '' persona developed at the height of the counterculture of the 1960s and made him a top box-office draw of the 1960s and 1970s . His other popular films include The Cincinnati Kid , The Thomas Crown Affair , Bullitt , The Getaway , and Papillon , as well as the all-star ensemble films The Magnificent Seven , The Great Escape , and The Towering Inferno . Steven Rodney `` Steve '' McQueen ( born 9 October 1969 ) is an English film director , producer , screenwriter , and video artist .