James Dean
February 8, 1931 (93 years old) in Marion, Indiana, USA
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
- 2024 · Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes as Self (archive footage)
- 2023 · Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed as Self (archive footage)
- 2015 · Children of 'Giant' as Self (archive footage)
- 2015 · Tab Hunter Confidential as Self (archive footage)
- 2006 · The Real James Dean as Archival Footage
- 2005 · James Dean: Little Prince, Little Bastard as
- 2005 · East of Eden: Art in Search of Life as Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2005 · James Dean: Forever Young as
- 2005 · James Dean: Sense Memories as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2005 · Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents as Himself (uncredited)
- 2001 · James Dean: Born Cool as
- 1996 · Return to 'Giant' as Self (archive footage)
- 1996 · The Celluloid Closet as Self (archive footage)
- 1996 · Rediscovering a Rebel as Self - 'Jim Stark' (archive footage)
- 1995 · James Dean and Me as Self (archive footage)
- 1992 · Death Scenes 2 as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1990 · Star Life as Self (archive footage)
- 1990 · Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths as (archive footage)
- 1988 · Hello Actors Studio as Self (archive footage)
- 1988 · Forever James Dean as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1987 · Hollywood's Hidden Secrets as (archive footage)
- 1985 · George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey as Self (archive footage)
- 1983 · Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1975 · Arena as Self (archive footage)
- 1975 · James Dean: The First American Teenager as Self (archive footage)
- 1974 · Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1974 · James Dean Remembered as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1957 · The James Dean Story as Self (archive footage)
- 1956 · Giant as Jett Rink
- 1955 · Rebel Without a Cause as Jim Stark
- 1955 · Crossroads as Man in Crowd
- 1955 · The Unlighted Road as Jeffrey Latham
- 1955 · East of Eden as Cal Trask
- 1955 · The Thief as Fernand Lagarde
- 1954 · The Dark, Dark Hours as Bud
- 1954 · Sherwood Anderson's I'm A Fool as The Boy
- 1954 · Padlocks as The Man (Jack)
- 1954 · A Star Is Born World Premiere as Self
- 1954 · Run Like a Thief as Robbie
- 1953 · Harvest as Paul Zalinka
- 1953 · The Bells of Cockaigne as Joey
- 1953 · A Long Time Till Dawn as Joe Harris
- 1953 · The United States Steel Hour as Fernand Lagarde
- 1953 · Life Sentence as Hank Bradon
- 1953 · Keep Our Honor Bright as Jim Cooper
- 1953 · Rex Newman as Todd Ingalls
- 1953 · Death Is My Neighbor as J.B.
- 1953 · Sentence of Death as Joe Palica
- 1953 · Something For An Empty Briefcase as Joe Adams
- 1953 · The Evil Within as Ralph
- 1953 · Trouble Along the Way as Football Spectator (uncredited)
- 1953 · You Are There as Bob Ford
- 1953 · General Electric Theater as The Boy
- 1953 · General Electric Theater as Bud
- 1953 · The Hound Of Heaven as The Messenger
- 1952 · Omnibus as Bronco Evans
- 1952 · Has Anybody Seen My Gal? as Youth at Soda Fountain (uncredited)
- 1952 · Forgotten Children as Bradford
- 1952 · Abraham Lincoln as William Scott
- 1952 · The Foggy, Foggy Dew as Kyle McCallum
- 1952 · Deadline - U.S.A. as Press Boy (uncredited)
- 1952 · 10,000 Horses Singing as Hotel Bellboy
- 1952 · Sailor Beware as Boxing Opponent's Second (uncredited)
- 1951 · Hallmark Hall of Fame as Bradford
- 1951 · Jackie Knows All as Randy
- 1951 · Fixed Bayonets! as Doggie (uncredited)
- 1951 · Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as Jeffrey Latham
- 1951 · Tales of Tomorrow as
- 1951 · Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration as John
- 1950 · Lux Video Theatre as Kyle McCallum
- 1950 · Armstrong Circle Theatre as Joey Frasier
- 1950 · Robert Montgomery Presents as Paul Zalinka
- 1949 · The Big Story as Rex Newman
- 1948 · Studio One as William Scott
- 1948 · Studio One as Joe Palica
- 1948 · Studio One as Hotel Bellboy (uncredited)
- 1948 · The Philco Television Playhouse as Robbie Warren
- 1947 · Kraft Television Theatre as Jim Cooper
- Future · The James Dean Classic as (archive footage)