Josh remarks to Jackie that old age runs in his family and he'd hate to spoil the record. Steve McQueen died in 1980 at age 50 from cancer. McQueen's father, William Terence McQueen died in November 1958 (10 days after the air date) at the age of 52. McQueen's mother, Julia Ann Crawford, only lived to 55, passing away in October 1965.