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