James Dean
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Feb 8, 1931
- Died
- Sep 30, 1955 (aged 24)
- Place of birth
- Marion, Indiana, USA
- Credits
- 89
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
1955Movie
Jim Stark
East of Eden
1955Movie
Cal Trask
Giant
1956Movie
Jett Rink
Deadline - U.S.A.
1952Movie
Press Boy (uncredited)
Tab Hunter Confidential
2015Movie
Self (archive)
Fixed Bayonets!
1951Movie
Doggie (uncredited)
Filmography
Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror
2025Movie
Self (archive footage)
James Dean: Rebel Generation
2025Movie
Self (archive footage)
Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes
2024Movie
Self (archive footage)
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
2023Movie
Self (archive footage)
Paul Newman: The Restless
2023Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Fabulous Allan Carr
2017Movie
Self (archive footage)
Children of 'Giant'
2015Movie
Self (archive footage)
Tab Hunter Confidential
2015Movie
Self (archive)
The Real James Dean
2006Movie
Archival Footage
James Dean: Little Prince, Little Bastard
2005Movie
East of Eden: Art in Search of Life
2005Movie
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
James Dean: Forever Young
2005Movie
Self (archive footage)
James Dean: Sense Memories
2005Movie
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Året var 1955
2005Movie
Self (archive footage)
Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents
2005Movie
Self (uncredited)
The Day That James Dean Died
2005Movie
Self (archive footage)
Bettie Page: The Girl in the Leopard Print Bikini
2004Movie
Self (archive footage)
James Dean: Born Cool
2001Movie
Self (archive footage)
Memories of Giant
1998Movie
Self (archive footage)
Return to 'Giant'
1996Movie
Self (archive footage)
Rediscovering a Rebel
1996Movie
Self - 'Jim Stark' (archive footage)
James Dean: A Portrait
1995Movie
Self (archive footage)
James Dean and Me
1995Movie
Self (archive footage)
Gay! Gay! Hollywood
1994Movie
Death Scenes 2
1992Movie
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Faces of Death VII
1992Movie
Self (archive footage)
Death In Hollywood
1990Movie
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
1990Movie
Self (archive footage)
Hello Actors Studio
1988Movie
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
1988Movie
(archive footage) (uncredited)
Forever James Dean
1988Movie
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
All-Time Movie Greats
1988Movie
Self (archive footage)
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
1985Movie
(archive footage)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983Movie
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
1982Movie
Self (archive footage)
James Dean: The First American Teenager
1975Movie
Self (archive footage)
Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still
1974Movie
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
James Dean Remembered
1974Movie
Self (archive footage)
The James Dean Story
1957Movie
Self (archive footage)
Giant
1956Movie
Jett Rink
Rebel Without a Cause
1955Movie
Jim Stark
Crossroads
1955TV
Man in Crowd (uncredited)
The Unlighted Road
1955Movie
Jeffrey Latham
East of Eden
1955Movie
Cal Trask
The Thief
1955Movie
Fernand Lagarde
The Dark, Dark Hours
1954Movie
Bud
Sherwood Anderson's I'm A Fool
1954Movie
The Boy
Padlocks
1954Movie
The Man (Jack)
A Star Is Born World Premiere
1954Movie
Self
Run Like a Thief
1954Movie
Robbie
Harvest
1953Movie
Paul Zalinka
The Bells of Cockaigne
1953Movie
Joey Frasier
A Long Time Till Dawn
1953Movie
Joe Harris
The United States Steel Hour
1953TV
Fernand Lagarde
Life Sentence
1953Movie
Hank Bradon
Campbell Soundstage
1953TV
Hank Bradon
Keep Our Honor Bright
1953Movie
Jim Cooper
Rex Newman
1953Movie
Todd Ingalls
Death Is My Neighbor
1953Movie
J.B.
Sentence of Death
1953Movie
Joe Palica
Something For An Empty Briefcase
1953Movie
Joe Adams
The Evil Within
1953Movie
Ralph
Trouble Along the Way
1953Movie
Football Spectator (uncredited)
General Electric Theater
1953TV
The Boy, Bud
You Are There
1953TV
Bob Ford
The Hound Of Heaven
1953Movie
Angel
Omnibus
1952TV
Bronco Evans
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
1952Movie
Youth at Soda Fountain (uncredited)
Forgotten Children
1952Movie
Bradford
Abraham Lincoln
1952Movie
William Scott
Deadline - U.S.A.
1952Movie
Press Boy (uncredited)
The Foggy, Foggy Dew
1952Movie
Kyle McCallum
10,000 Horses Singing
1952Movie
Hotel Bellboy
Sailor Beware
1952Movie
Boxing Opponent's Second (uncredited)
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951TV
Bradford
Jackie Knows All
1951Movie
Randy
Fixed Bayonets!
1951Movie
Doggie (uncredited)
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951TV
Jeffrey Latham
Tales of Tomorrow
1951TV
Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration
1951Movie
John
Lux Video Theatre
1950TV
Kyle McCallum
Armstrong Circle Theatre
1950TV
Joey Frasier
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950TV
Paul Zalinka
The Big Story
1949TV
Rex Newman
Studio One
1948TV
William Scott, Joe Palica, Hotel Bellboy (uncredited)
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948TV
Robbie Warren
Kraft Television Theatre
1947TV
Jim Cooper
Final Days of an Icon: James Dean
Movie
(archive footage)
The James Dean Classic
Movie
(archive footage)