Known For
Acting
Born
Feb 08, 1931
Died
Sep 30, 1955
Place of Birth
Marion, Indiana, USA
Credits
87 titles
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.
Known For
Filmography
James Dean: Rebel Generation
Self (archive footage)
Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes
Self (archive footage)
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
Self (archive footage)
Paul Newman: The Restless
Self
The Fabulous Allan Carr
Self (archive)
Children of 'Giant'
Self (archive footage)
Tab Hunter Confidential
Self (archive)
The Real James Dean
Archival Footage
James Dean: Little Prince, Little Bastard
East of Eden: Art in Search of Life
Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
James Dean: Forever Young
James Dean: Sense Memories
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Året var 1955
Self (archive footage)
The Day That James Dean Died
Self (archive footage)
Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents
Himself (uncredited)
Bettie Page: The Girl in the Leopard Print Bikini
James Dean: Born Cool
Memories of Giant
Self (archive footage)
Return to 'Giant'
Self (archive footage)
Rediscovering a Rebel
Self - 'Jim Stark' (archive footage)
James Dean: A Portrait
Self (archive footage)
James Dean and Me
Self (archive footage)
Gay! Gay! Hollywood
Faces of Death VII
Death Scenes 2
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Death In Hollywood
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
(archive footage)
Hello Actors Studio
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
(archive footage) (uncredited)
All-Time Movie Greats
Self (archive footage)
Forever James Dean
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
James Dean: The First American Teenager
Self (archive footage)
Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
James Dean Remembered
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The James Dean Story
Self (archive footage)
Giant
Jett Rink
Rebel Without a Cause
Jim Stark
Crossroads
Man in Crowd
The Unlighted Road
Jeffrey Latham
East of Eden
Cal Trask
The Thief
Fernand Lagarde
The Dark, Dark Hours
Bud
Sherwood Anderson's I'm A Fool
The Boy
Padlocks
The Man (Jack)
A Star Is Born World Premiere
Self
Run Like a Thief
Robbie
Harvest
Paul Zalinka
The Bells of Cockaigne
Joey