James Dean
Born on February 8th, 1931
Marion, Indiana, USA
Died on September 30th, 1955
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.
Filmography Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes
2024
Self (archive footage)
Details Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
2023
Self (archive footage)
Details Children of 'Giant'
2015
Self (archive footage)
Details Tab Hunter Confidential
2015
Self (archive footage)
Details The Real James Dean
2006
Archival Footage
Details James Dean: Little Prince, Little Bastard
2005
Character TBA
Details East of Eden: Art in Search of Life
2005
Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Details James Dean: Forever Young
2005
Character TBA
Details James Dean: Sense Memories
2005
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Details Året var 1955
2005
Self (archive footage)
Details Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents
2005
Himself (uncredited)
Details James Dean: Born Cool
2001
Character TBA
Details Return to 'Giant'
1996
Self (archive footage)
Details The Celluloid Closet
1996
Self (archive footage)
Details Rediscovering a Rebel
1996
Self - 'Jim Stark' (archive footage)
Details James Dean and Me
1995
Self (archive footage)
Details Death Scenes 2
1992
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Details Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
1990
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Details Hello Actors Studio
1988
Self (archive footage)
Details Forever James Dean
1988
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Details Hollywood's Hidden Secrets
1987
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Details George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
1985
Self (archive footage)
Details Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Details James Dean: The First American Teenager
1975
Self (archive footage)
Details Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still
1974
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Details James Dean Remembered
1974
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Details The James Dean Story
1957
Self (archive footage)
Details Rebel Without a Cause
1955
Jim Stark
Details The Unlighted Road
1955
Jeffrey Latham
Details The Thief
1955
Fernand Lagarde
Details The Dark, Dark Hours
1954
Bud
Details Sherwood Anderson's I'm A Fool
1954
The Boy
Details A Star Is Born World Premiere
1954
Self
Details The Bells of Cockaigne
1953
Joey
Details A Long Time Till Dawn
1953
Joe Harris
Details Life Sentence
1953
Hank Bradon
Details Keep Our Honor Bright
1953
Jim Cooper
Details Death Is My Neighbor
1953
J.B.
Details Sentence of Death
1953
Joe Palica
Details Something For An Empty Briefcase
1953
Joe Adams
Details Trouble Along the Way
1953
Football Spectator (uncredited)
Details The Hound Of Heaven
1953
The Messenger
Details Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
1952
Youth at Soda Fountain (uncredited)
Details Forgotten Children
1952
Bradford
Details Abraham Lincoln
1952
William Scott
Details The Foggy, Foggy Dew
1952
Kyle McCallum
Details Deadline - U.S.A.
1952
Press Boy (uncredited)
Details 10,000 Horses Singing
1952
Hotel Bellboy
Details Sailor Beware
1952
Boxing Opponent's Second (uncredited)
Details Fixed Bayonets!
1951
Doggie (uncredited)
Details Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration
1951
John
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