James Dean
Acting
Born: February 8, 1931 · Marion, Indiana, USA
Died: September 30, 1955 (aged 24)
Highest Rated
Biography
James Byron Dean (February 8, 1931 – September 30, 1955) was an American actor. He is remembered as a cultural icon of teenage disillusionment and social estrangement, as expressed in the title of his most celebrated film, Rebel Without a Cause (1955), in which he starred as troubled teenager Jim Stark. The other two roles that defined his stardom were loner Cal Trask in East of Eden (1955) and surly ranch hand Jett Rink in Giant (1956). After his death in a car crash on September 30, 1955, Dean became the first actor to receive a posthumous Academy Award nomination for Best Actor for his role in East of Eden. Upon receiving a second nomination for his role in Giant the following year, Dean became the only actor to have had two posthumous acting nominations. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked him the 18th best male movie star of Golden Age Hollywood in AFI's 100 Years...100 Stars list.
Known for
Rebel Without a Cause
1955
East of Eden
1955
Giant
1956
Deadline - U.S.A.
1952
Tab Hunter Confidential
2015
Fixed Bayonets!
1951
Sailor Beware
1952
Trouble Along the Way
1953
The James Dean Story
1957
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
1952
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
2023
Photos (4)
Movies (36)
East of Eden
Cal Trask
Giant
Jett Rink
Rebel Without a Cause
Jim Stark
Deadline - U.S.A.
Press Boy (uncredited)
Trouble Along the Way
Football Spectator (uncredited)
Fixed Bayonets!
Doggie (uncredited)
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
Youth at Soda Fountain (uncredited)
The Thief
Fernand Lagarde
Sailor Beware
Boxing Opponent's Second (uncredited)
Life Sentence
Hank Bradon
The Hound Of Heaven
Angel
Death Is My Neighbor
J.B.
Abraham Lincoln
William Scott
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
(archive footage) (uncredited)
Sentence of Death
Joe Palica
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
(archive footage)
The Real James Dean
Archival Footage
Run Like a Thief
Robbie
The Dark, Dark Hours
Bud
A Long Time Till Dawn
Joe Harris
James Dean: Little Prince, Little Bastard
2005
Sherwood Anderson's I'm A Fool
The Boy
Something For An Empty Briefcase
Joe Adams
Harvest
Paul Zalinka
Keep Our Honor Bright
Jim Cooper
Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration
John
Padlocks
The Man (Jack)
Forgotten Children
Bradford
Jackie Knows All
Randy
10,000 Horses Singing
Hotel Bellboy
The Unlighted Road
Jeffrey Latham
The Bells of Cockaigne
Joey Frasier
The Foggy, Foggy Dew
Kyle McCallum
The Evil Within
Ralph
Gay! Gay! Hollywood
1994
Rex Newman
Todd Ingalls
TV Shows (18)
The Philco Television Playhouse
Robbie Warren · 1 eps
Studio One
William Scott · 1 eps
Studio One
Joe Palica · 1 eps
Studio One
Hotel Bellboy (uncredited) · 1 eps
Robert Montgomery Presents
Paul Zalinka · 1 eps
Armstrong Circle Theatre
Joey Frasier · 1 eps
Omnibus
Bronco Evans · 1 eps
Kraft Television Theatre
Jim Cooper · 1 eps
The United States Steel Hour
Fernand Lagarde · 1 eps
Tales of Tomorrow
1 eps
Lux Video Theatre
Kyle McCallum · 1 eps
You Are There
Bob Ford · 1 eps
Crossroads
Man in Crowd (uncredited) · 1 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Bradford · 1 eps
The Big Story
Rex Newman · 8 eps
General Electric Theater
The Boy · 1 eps
General Electric Theater
Bud · 1 eps
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Jeffrey Latham · 1 eps
Self / Appearances (33)
James Dean: Forever Young
Self (archive footage)
The James Dean Story
Self (archive footage)
Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes
Self (archive footage)
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
Self (archive footage)
James Dean: Rebel Generation
Self (archive footage)
Paul Newman: The Restless
Self (archive footage)
Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror
Self (archive footage)
Tab Hunter Confidential
Self (archive)
Hello Actors Studio
Self (archive footage)
A Star Is Born World Premiere
Self
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
Self (archive footage)
James Dean Remembered
Self (archive footage)
The Fabulous Allan Carr
Self (archive footage)
James Dean: Sense Memories
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Return to 'Giant'
Self (archive footage)
James Dean and Me
Self (archive footage)
Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
James Dean: The First American Teenager
Self (archive footage)
Death Scenes 2
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Children of 'Giant'
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
Self (archive footage)
Forever James Dean
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Death In Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
The Day That James Dean Died
Self (archive footage)
James Dean: Born Cool
Self (archive footage)
Rediscovering a Rebel
Self - 'Jim Stark' (archive footage)
Bettie Page: The Girl in the Leopard Print Bikini
Self (archive footage)
Faces of Death VII
Self (archive footage)
Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents
Self (uncredited)
James Dean: A Portrait
Self (archive footage)
Året var 1955
Self (archive footage)
Memories of Giant
Self (archive footage)
