From The Great Escape to The Getaway and everything in-between, Steve McQueen earned his reputation as the King of Cool. He gave one of his coolest performances in one of his most underrated ...

The Great Escape celebrates its 60th Anniversary today but the World War II film set was rife with drama, usually centred on star Steve McQueen.

The ensemble cast also includes Steve McQueen (whose character, “The Cooler King” Virgil Hilts, became iconic for a thrilling motorcycle chase scene), James Garner, Charles Bronson and more.

The final revision was undertaken to placate Steve McQueen, who was upset that his character, Captain Virgil Hilts, The Cooler King, virtually disappears for about 30 minutes in the middle of the ...

It is the part that cemented Steve McQueen in the pantheon of Hollywood cool. But how many know the American icon's role as a daredevil POW in the 1963 World War Two film The Great Escape is ...

One of Hollywood's classic rebel characters was said to be based loosely on Anglesey airman.