In 1972 actor steve mcqueen was arrested in anchorage alaska for drunk driving the star of films such as the magnificent seven and the great escape posted bail and left town he was later convicted in absentia for reckless driving even in his mug shot the king of cool can be seen smirking a few quick steve mcqueen facts he made a living racing motorbikes in the 1950s he was in the marine and he was a third degree black belt who trained with bruce lee and chuck norris get a p