James Dean
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 8, 1931
- Died
- September 30, 1955 (aged 24)
- Birthplace
- Marion, Indiana, USA
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
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Filmography
The James Dean Classic
Movie · as (archive footage)
Final Days of an Icon: James Dean
Movie · as (archive footage)
From Fairmount to Rebel: Jimmy Dean
Movie · as himself (archive footage)
James Dean: Rebel Generation
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Paul Newman: The Restless
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Fabulous Allan Carr
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Children of 'Giant'
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Tab Hunter Confidential
Movie · as Self (archive)
The Real James Dean
Movie · as Archival Footage
Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents
Movie · as Self (uncredited)
East of Eden: Art in Search of Life
Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
James Dean: Sense Memories
Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
James Dean: Little Prince, Little Bastard
Movie
James Dean: Forever Young
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Året var 1955
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Day That James Dean Died
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Bettie Page: The Girl in the Leopard Print Bikini
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
James Dean: Born Cool
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Memories of Giant
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Return to 'Giant'
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Rediscovering a Rebel
Movie · as Self - 'Jim Stark' (archive footage)
James Dean and Me
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
James Dean: A Portrait
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Gay! Gay! Hollywood
Movie
Death Scenes 2
Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Faces of Death VII
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Death In Hollywood
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Hello Actors Studio
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Forever James Dean
Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
Movie · as (archive footage) (uncredited)
All-Time Movie Greats
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
Movie · as (archive footage)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
James Dean: The First American Teenager
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
James Dean Remembered
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still
Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The James Dean Story
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Giant
Movie · as Jett Rink
Rebel Without a Cause
Movie · as Jim Stark
East of Eden
Movie · as Cal Trask
The Unlighted Road
Movie · as Jeffrey Latham
The Thief
Movie · as Fernand Lagarde
Crossroads
TV · as Man in Crowd (uncredited) · 1 ep
Run Like a Thief
Movie · as Robbie
Padlocks
Movie · as The Man (Jack)
A Star Is Born World Premiere
Movie · as Self
Sherwood Anderson's I'm A Fool
Movie · as The Boy
The Dark, Dark Hours
Movie · as Bud
Keep Our Honor Bright
Movie · as Jim Cooper
Death Is My Neighbor
Movie · as J.B.
A Long Time Till Dawn
Movie · as Joe Harris
Trouble Along the Way
Movie · as Football Spectator (uncredited)
Sentence of Death
Movie · as Joe Palica
The Bells of Cockaigne
Movie · as Joey Frasier
The Hound Of Heaven
Movie · as Angel
Something For An Empty Briefcase
Movie · as Joe Adams
Rex Newman
Movie · as Todd Ingalls
Life Sentence
Movie · as Hank Bradon
Harvest
Movie · as Paul Zalinka
The Evil Within
Movie · as Ralph
General Electric Theater
TV · as The Boy, Bud · 1 ep
The United States Steel Hour
TV · as Fernand Lagarde · 1 ep
You Are There
TV · as Bob Ford · 1 ep
Campbell Soundstage
TV · as Hank Bradon · 1 ep
Deadline - U.S.A.
Movie · as Press Boy (uncredited)
Sailor Beware
Movie · as Boxing Opponent's Second (uncredited)
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
Movie · as Youth at Soda Fountain (uncredited)
10,000 Horses Singing
Movie · as Hotel Bellboy
The Foggy, Foggy Dew
Movie · as Kyle McCallum
Abraham Lincoln
Movie · as William Scott
Forgotten Children
Movie · as Bradford
Omnibus
TV · as Bronco Evans · 1 ep
Fixed Bayonets!
Movie · as Doggie (uncredited)
Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration
Movie · as John
Jackie Knows All
Movie · as Randy
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV · as Bradford · 1 ep
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
TV · as Jeffrey Latham · 1 ep
Tales of Tomorrow
TV · 1 ep
Lux Video Theatre
TV · as Kyle McCallum · 1 ep
Armstrong Circle Theatre
TV · as Joey Frasier · 1 ep
Robert Montgomery Presents
TV · as Paul Zalinka · 1 ep
The Big Story
TV · as Rex Newman · 8 eps
Studio One
TV · as William Scott, Joe Palica, Hotel Bellboy (uncredited) · 1 ep
The Philco Television Playhouse
TV · as Robbie Warren · 1 ep
Kraft Television Theatre
TV · as Jim Cooper · 1 ep