James Dean
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.
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Movies (47)
James Dean - Rebel Generation
as Self (archive footage)
2025
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
as Self (archive footage)
2023
Children of 'Giant'
as Self (archive footage)
2015
Tab Hunter Confidential
as Self (archive footage)
2015
The Real James Dean
as Archival Footage
2006
James Dean: Little Prince, Little Bastard
2005
East of Eden: Art in Search of Life
as Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
2005
James Dean: Forever Young
2005
James Dean: Sense Memories
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2005
Året var 1955
as Self (archive footage)
2005
Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents
as Himself (uncredited)
2005
James Dean: Born Cool
2001
Memories of Giant
1998
Return to 'Giant'
as Self (archive footage)
1996
Rediscovering a Rebel
as Self - 'Jim Stark' (archive footage)
1996
James Dean: A Portrait
as Self (archive footage)
1995
James Dean and Me
as Self (archive footage)
1995
Death Scenes 2
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1992
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
as (archive footage)
1990
Hello Actors Studio
as Self (archive footage)
1988
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
1988
Forever James Dean
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1988
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1983
James Dean: The First American Teenager
as Self (archive footage)
1975
Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1974
James Dean Remembered
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1974
The James Dean Story
as Self (archive footage)
1957
Giant
as Jett Rink
1956
Rebel Without a Cause
as Jim Stark
1955
The Unlighted Road
as Jeffrey Latham
1955
East of Eden
as Cal Trask
1955
The Thief
as Fernand Lagarde
1955
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
1954
Harvest
as Paul Zalinka
1953
The Bells of Cockaigne
as Joey
1953
A Long Time Till Dawn
as Joe Harris
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
