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