Name
James Dean
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1931-02-08
Deathday
1955-09-30 (24 years old)
Place of Birth
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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In the Salinas Valley in and around World War I, Cal Trask feels he must compete against o...
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After moving to a new town, troublemaking teen Jim Stark is supposed to have a clean slate...
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New York City newspaper The Day is in trouble. Even though editor Ed Hutcheson has worked ...
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Meeting in a navy recruiting line, Al Crowthers and Melvin Jones become friends. Al has tr...
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The story of a platoon during the Korean War. One by one, Corporal Denno's superiors are k...
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Throughout the 1950s, Tab Hunter reigned as Hollywood’s ultimate male heartthrob. But th...
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Multi-talented, Paul Newman is one of the greatest American actors of all time. With his s...
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Newly discovered interviews with Elizabeth Taylor and unprecedented access to the star’s...
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A wild journey into the origins of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, the biggest cult film of...
- 1955 East of Eden as Cal Trask
- 1955 Rebel Without a Cause as Jim Stark
- 1954 Run Like a Thief as Robbie
- 1956 Giant as Jett Rink
- 1953 Keep Our Honor Bright as Jim Cooper
- 1990 Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths as (archive footage)
- 1996 Return to 'Giant' as Self (archive footage)
- 1995 James Dean and Me as Self (archive footage)
- 2001 James Dean: Born Cool
- 2015 Children of 'Giant' as Self (archive footage)
- 2005 Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents as Himself (uncredited)
- 1952 Deadline - U.S.A. as Press Boy (uncredited)
- 2005 East of Eden: Art in Search of Life as Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Soon The James Dean Classic as (archive footage)
- 1953 Death Is My Neighbor as J.B.
- 1954 Padlocks as The Man (Jack)
- 1955 The Unlighted Road as Jeffrey Latham
- 2023 Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed as Self (archive footage)
- 1983 Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1988 Hello Actors Studio as Self (archive footage)
- 1992 Death Scenes 2 as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1996 Rediscovering a Rebel as Self - 'Jim Stark' (archive footage)
- 1951 Fixed Bayonets! as Doggie (uncredited)
- 2005 James Dean: Sense Memories as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1988 Forever James Dean as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1975 James Dean: The First American Teenager as Self (archive footage)
- 1974 James Dean Remembered as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1951 Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration as John
- 1974 Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1953 A Long Time Till Dawn as Joe Harris
- 1953 Trouble Along the Way as Football Spectator (uncredited)
- 1952 Sailor Beware as Boxing Opponent's Second (uncredited)
- 1955 The Thief as Fernand Lagarde
- 1954 A Star Is Born World Premiere as Self
- 1953 Sentence of Death as Joe Palica
- 2015 Tab Hunter Confidential as Self (archive)
- 2006 The Real James Dean as Archival Footage
- 1952 Has Anybody Seen My Gal? as Youth at Soda Fountain (uncredited)
- 1957 The James Dean Story as Self (archive footage)
- 2005 James Dean: Little Prince, Little Bastard
- 2005 James Dean: Forever Young
- 1953 The Bells of Cockaigne as Joey
- 1951 Jackie Knows All as Randy
- 1952 10,000 Horses Singing as Hotel Bellboy
- 1952 The Foggy, Foggy Dew as Kyle McCallum
- 1952 Abraham Lincoln as William Scott
- 1952 Forgotten Children as Bradford
- 1953 The Hound Of Heaven as Angel
- 1953 Something For An Empty Briefcase as Joe Adams
- 1953 Rex Newman as Todd Ingalls
- 1953 Life Sentence as Hank Bradon
- 1953 Harvest as Paul Zalinka
- 1954 Sherwood Anderson's I'm A Fool as The Boy
- 1954 The Dark, Dark Hours as Bud
- 1953 The Evil Within as Ralph
- 2005 Året var 1955 as Self (archive footage)
- 1995 James Dean: A Portrait as Self (archive footage)
- 1988 Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies as (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2025 James Dean: Rebel Generation as Self (archive footage)
- 1998 Memories of Giant as Self (archive footage)
- 2024 Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes as Self (archive footage)
- 1992 Faces of Death VII
- 1994 Gay! Gay! Hollywood
- 1982 Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
- 1990 Death In Hollywood
- 2005 The Day That James Dean Died as Self (archive footage)
- 2004 Bettie Page: The Girl in the Leopard Print Bikini
- 2017 The Fabulous Allan Carr as Self (archive)
- Soon Final Days of an Icon: James Dean as (archive footage)
- 2023 Paul Newman: The Restless as Self
- 1988 All-Time Movie Greats as Self (archive footage)
- 1985 George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey as (archive footage)
- 2025 Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror as Self (archive footage)
- 1952 Omnibus ( 1 episode ) as Bronco Evans
- 1953 General Electric Theater ( 1 episode ) as The Boy
- 1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame ( 1 episode ) as Bradford
- 1950 Lux Video Theatre ( 1 episode ) as Kyle McCallum
- 1951 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars ( 1 episode ) as Jeffrey Latham
- 1948 Studio One ( 1 episode ) as William Scott
- 1948 Studio One ( 1 episode ) as Joe Palica
- 1950 Armstrong Circle Theatre ( 1 episode ) as Joey Frasier
- 1950 Robert Montgomery Presents ( 1 episode ) as Paul Zalinka
- 1951 Tales of Tomorrow ( 1 episode )
- 1949 The Big Story ( 8 episodes ) as Rex Newman
- 1953 The United States Steel Hour ( 1 episode ) as Fernand Lagarde
- 1953 General Electric Theater ( 1 episode ) as Bud
- 1948 Studio One ( 1 episode ) as Hotel Bellboy (uncredited)
- 1953 You Are There ( 1 episode ) as Bob Ford
- 1948 The Philco Television Playhouse ( 1 episode ) as Robbie Warren
- 1947 Kraft Television Theatre ( 1 episode ) as Jim Cooper
- 1953 Campbell Soundstage ( 1 episode ) as Hank Bradon
- 1955 Crossroads ( 1 episode ) as Man in Crowd (uncredited)
