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