Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
February 8, 1931
Place of Birth:
Marion, Indiana, USA
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James Dean
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
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes | Self (archive footage) |
| 2023 | Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed | Self (archive footage) |
| 2015 | Children of 'Giant' | Self (archive footage) |
| 2015 | Tab Hunter Confidential | Self (archive footage) |
| 2006 | The Real James Dean | Archival Footage |
| 2005 | Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents | Himself (uncredited) |
| 2005 | East of Eden: Art in Search of Life | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 2005 | James Dean: Sense Memories | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 2005 | James Dean: Little Prince, Little Bastard | |
| 2005 | James Dean: Forever Young | |
| 2005 | Året var 1955 | Self (archive footage) |
| 2001 | James Dean: Born Cool | |
| 1996 | Return to 'Giant' | Self (archive footage) |
| 1996 | Rediscovering a Rebel | Self - 'Jim Stark' (archive footage) |
| 1996 | The Celluloid Closet | Self (archive footage) |
| 1995 | James Dean and Me | Self (archive footage) |
| 1992 | Death Scenes 2 | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 1990 | Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths | (archive footage) |
| 1988 | Hello Actors Studio | Self (archive footage) |
| 1988 | Forever James Dean | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 1987 | Hollywood's Hidden Secrets | (archive footage) |
| 1985 | George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey | Self (archive footage) |
| 1983 | Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 1975 | James Dean: The First American Teenager | Self (archive footage) |
| 1974 | James Dean Remembered | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 1974 | Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 1957 | The James Dean Story | Self (archive footage) |
| 1956 | Giant | Jett Rink |
| 1955 | Rebel Without a Cause | Jim Stark |
| 1955 | East of Eden | Cal Trask |
| 1955 | The Unlighted Road | Jeffrey Latham |
| 1955 | The Thief | Fernand Lagarde |
| 1954 | Run Like a Thief | Robbie |
| 1954 | Padlocks | The Man (Jack) |
| 1954 | A Star Is Born World Premiere | Self |
| 1954 | Sherwood Anderson's I'm A Fool | The Boy |
| 1954 | The Dark, Dark Hours | Bud |
| 1953 | Keep Our Honor Bright | Jim Cooper |
| 1953 | Death Is My Neighbor | J.B. |
| 1953 | A Long Time Till Dawn | Joe Harris |
| 1953 | Trouble Along the Way | Football Spectator (uncredited) |
| 1953 | Sentence of Death | Joe Palica |
| 1953 | The Bells of Cockaigne | Joey |
| 1953 | The Hound Of Heaven | The Messenger |
| 1953 | Something For An Empty Briefcase | Joe Adams |
| 1953 | Rex Newman | Todd Ingalls |
| 1953 | Life Sentence | Hank Bradon |
| 1953 | Harvest | Paul Zalinka |
| 1953 | The Evil Within | Ralph |
| 1952 | Deadline - U.S.A. | Press Boy (uncredited) |
| 1952 | Sailor Beware | Boxing Opponent's Second (uncredited) |
| 1952 | Has Anybody Seen My Gal? | Youth at Soda Fountain (uncredited) |
| 1952 | 10,000 Horses Singing | Hotel Bellboy |
| 1952 | The Foggy, Foggy Dew | Kyle McCallum |
| 1952 | Abraham Lincoln | William Scott |
| 1952 | Forgotten Children | Bradford |
| 1951 | Fixed Bayonets! | Doggie (uncredited) |
| 1951 | Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration | John |
| 1951 | Jackie Knows All | Randy |
| The James Dean Classic | (archive footage) |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Star Life | Self (archive footage) |
| 1955 | Crossroads | Man in Crowd |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater | The Boy |
| 1953 | The United States Steel Hour | Fernand Lagarde |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater | Bud |
| 1953 | You Are There | Bob Ford |
| 1952 | Omnibus | Bronco Evans |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Bradford |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | Jeffrey Latham |
| 1951 | Tales of Tomorrow | |
| 1950 | Lux Video Theatre | Kyle McCallum |
| 1950 | Armstrong Circle Theatre | Joey Frasier |
| 1950 | Robert Montgomery Presents | Paul Zalinka |
| 1949 | The Big Story | Rex Newman |
| 1948 | Studio One | William Scott |
| 1948 | Studio One | Joe Palica |
| 1948 | Studio One | Hotel Bellboy (uncredited) |
| 1948 | The Philco Television Playhouse | Robbie Warren |
| 1947 | Kraft Television Theatre | Jim Cooper |