Steve McQueen Honored At Western Awards

Sam Elliott and the late Steve McQueen have been inducted into the Hall of Great Western Performers.
They were honored at the 46th annual Western Heritage Awards on Saturday. A sellout crowd of more than 1,200 attended the event at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum.
Veteran stuntman Dean Smith received the Board of Directors' Lifetime Achievement Award.

He has been a stunt-double for Roy Rogers, Dale Robertson, Ben Johnson, Robert Redford, Robert Duvall and Steve Martin, among others.

"What a great night you've made for this old cowboy. I'm glad to be included in this museum with all my heroes," Smith said. "I want to thank everyone who's helped me. I've spent a lifetime playing cowboys and Indians, competing in rodeos and making Western movies."
Elliott, 62, served as master of ceremonies.

McQueen died in 1980 at the age of 50. He starred in Western films including "The Magnificent Seven," "Junior Bonner" and "Nevada Smith." He also starred as Josh Randall in the popular 1950s TV series "Wanted: Dead or Alive."

"Truce," starring Buck Taylor and Michaela Lange, won the award for outstanding theatrical motion picture. "Broken Trail," starring Robert Duvall and Thomas Haden Church, won the award for outstanding television feature film.