The Favorite
McQueen’s career spanned four decades and 30 years, and he had taken 29 roles in films. He felt that his favorite character was from Bullitt. He played Frank Bullitt, the police lieutenant protecting a witness against the mob.
Come on Board
Robert Vaughan also played in Bullitt, though he’d repeatedly turned down the role because he thought the plot was bad. McQueen insisted, so the studio raised the pay until the actor decided to take the part.
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