- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- February 8, 1931
- Place of Birth
- Marion, Indiana, USA
- Died
- September 30, 1955
James Dean
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 Sta…
Filmography
movieJames Dean: Rebel Generation
2025 · Self (archive footage)
movieElizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes
2024 · Self (archive footage)
movieRock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
2023 · Self (archive footage)
moviePaul Newman: The Restless
2023 · Self
movieThe Fabulous Allan Carr
2017 · Self (archive)
movieChildren of 'Giant'
2015 · Self (archive footage)
movieTab Hunter Confidential
2015 · Self (archive)
movieThe Real James Dean
2006 · Archival Footage
movieJames Dean: Little Prince, Little Bastard
2005
East of Eden: Art in Search of Life
movieEast of Eden: Art in Search of Life
2005 · Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieJames Dean: Forever Young
2005
movieJames Dean: Sense Memories
2005 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieÅret var 1955
2005 · Self (archive footage)
movieRebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents
2005 · Himself (uncredited)
movieThe Day That James Dean Died
2005 · Self (archive footage)
movieBettie Page: The Girl in the Leopard Print Bikini
2004
movieJames Dean: Born Cool
2001
movieMemories of Giant
1998 · Self (archive footage)
movieReturn to 'Giant'
1996 · Self (archive footage)
movieRediscovering a Rebel
1996 · Self - 'Jim Stark' (archive footage)
movieJames Dean: A Portrait
1995 · Self (archive footage)
movieJames Dean and Me
1995 · Self (archive footage)
movie100 Years at the Movies
1994 · Self (archive footage)
movieGay! Gay! Hollywood
1994
movieDeath Scenes 2
1992 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieFaces of Death VII
1992
movieDeath In Hollywood
1990
movieHollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
1990 · (archive footage)
movieHello Actors Studio
1988 · Self (archive footage)
movieHollywood Scandals and Tragedies
1988 · (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieForever James Dean
1988 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
All-Time Movie Greats
movieAll-Time Movie Greats
1988 · Self (archive footage)
movieHollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieNatalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
1982
movieJames Dean: The First American Teenager
1975 · Self (archive footage)
movieLetter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still
1974 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieJames Dean Remembered
1974 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieThe James Dean Story
1957 · Self (archive footage)
movieGiant
1956 · Jett Rink
movieRebel Without a Cause
1955 · Jim Stark
tvCrossroads
1955 · Man in Crowd
movieThe Unlighted Road
1955 · Jeffrey Latham
movieEast of Eden
1955 · Cal Trask
movieThe Thief
1955 · Fernand Lagarde
movieThe Dark, Dark Hours
1954 · Bud
movieSherwood Anderson's I'm A Fool
1954 · The Boy
moviePadlocks
1954 · The Man (Jack)
movieA Star Is Born World Premiere
1954 · Self
movieRun Like a Thief
1954 · Robbie
movieHarvest
1953 · Paul Zalinka
movieThe Bells of Cockaigne
1953 · Joey
movieA Long Time Till Dawn
1953 · Joe Harris
tvThe United States Steel Hour
1953 · Fernand Lagarde
movieLife Sentence
1953 · Hank Bradon
Campbell Soundstage
tvCampbell Soundstage
1953 · Hank Bradon
movieKeep Our Honor Bright
1953 · Jim Cooper
movieRex Newman
1953 · Todd Ingalls
movieDeath Is My Neighbor
1953 · J.B.
movieSentence of Death
1953 · Joe Palica
movieSomething For An Empty Briefcase
1953 · Joe Adams
movieThe Evil Within
1953 · Ralph
movieTrouble Along the Way
1953 · Football Spectator (uncredited)
tvGeneral Electric Theater
1953 · The Boy, Bud
tvYou Are There
1953 · Bob Ford
movieThe Hound Of Heaven
1953 · Angel
tvOmnibus
1952 · Bronco Evans
movieHas Anybody Seen My Gal?
1952 · Youth at Soda Fountain (uncredited)
movieForgotten Children
1952 · Bradford
movieAbraham Lincoln
1952 · William Scott
movieDeadline - U.S.A.
1952 · Press Boy (uncredited)
movieThe Foggy, Foggy Dew
1952 · Kyle McCallum
movie10,000 Horses Singing
1952 · Hotel Bellboy
movieSailor Beware
1952 · Boxing Opponent's Second (uncredited)
tvHallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · Bradford
movieJackie Knows All
1951 · Randy
movieFixed Bayonets!
1951 · Doggie (uncredited)
tvSchlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951 · Jeffrey Latham
tvTales of Tomorrow
1951
movieHill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration
1951 · John
Lux Video Theatre
tvLux Video Theatre
1950 · Kyle McCallum
tvArmstrong Circle Theatre
1950 · Joey Frasier
tvRobert Montgomery Presents
1950 · Paul Zalinka
tvThe Big Story
1949 · Rex Newman
tvStudio One
1948 · William Scott, Joe Palica, Hotel Bellboy (uncredited)
tvThe Philco Television Playhouse
1948 · Robbie Warren
tvKraft Television Theatre
1947 · Jim Cooper
The James Dean Classic
movieThe James Dean Classic
— · (archive footage)
movieFinal Days of an Icon: James Dean
— · (archive footage)