James Dean
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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
Giant (1956)
as Jett Rink
Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
as Jim Stark
Abraham Lincoln (1952)
as William Scott
East of Eden (1955)
as Cal Trask
Life Sentence (1953)
as Hank Bradon
The Thief (1955)
as Fernand Lagarde
Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes (2024)
as Self (archive footage)
Deadline - U.S.A. (1952)
as Press Boy (uncredited)
James Dean Remembered (1974)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
James Dean: Rebel Generation (2025)
as Self (archive footage)
Sherwood Anderson's I'm A Fool (1954)
as The Boy
Harvest (1953)
as Paul Zalinka
Trouble Along the Way (1953)
as Football Spectator (uncredited)
The Hound Of Heaven (1953)
as Angel
Has Anybody Seen My Gal? (1952)
as Youth at Soda Fountain (uncredited)
Fixed Bayonets! (1951)
as Doggie (uncredited)
Faces of Death VII (1992)
Actor
Tab Hunter Confidential (2015)
as Self (archive)
The Day That James Dean Died (2005)
as Self (archive footage)
Paul Newman: The Restless (2023)
as Self
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady (1982)
Actor
Hello Actors Studio (1988)
as Self (archive footage)
James Dean: A Portrait (1995)
as Self (archive footage)
James Dean: Forever Young (2005)
Actor
James Dean: Sense Memories (2005)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Rediscovering a Rebel (1996)
as Self - 'Jim Stark' (archive footage)
All-Time Movie Greats (1988)
as Self (archive footage)
Sailor Beware (1952)
as Boxing Opponent's Second (uncredited)
Gay! Gay! Hollywood (1994)
Actor
Something For An Empty Briefcase (1953)
as Joe Adams
The Fabulous Allan Carr (2017)
as Self (archive)
The James Dean Story (1957)
as Self (archive footage)
Death Scenes 2 (1992)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
10,000 Horses Singing (1952)
as Hotel Bellboy
The Dark, Dark Hours (1954)
as Bud
James Dean and Me (1995)
as Self (archive footage)
The Foggy, Foggy Dew (1952)
as Kyle McCallum
Children of 'Giant' (2015)
as Self (archive footage)
Final Days of an Icon: James Dean (—)
as (archive footage)
Death In Hollywood (1990)
Actor
James Dean: Little Prince, Little Bastard (2005)
Actor
Padlocks (1954)
as The Man (Jack)
Jackie Knows All (1951)
as Randy
Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still (1974)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Keep Our Honor Bright (1953)
as Jim Cooper
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies (1988)
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration (1951)
as John
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed (2023)
as Self (archive footage)
A Long Time Till Dawn (1953)
as Joe Harris
The Evil Within (1953)
as Ralph
A Star Is Born World Premiere (1954)
as Self
James Dean: Born Cool (2001)
Actor
Bettie Page: The Girl in the Leopard Print Bikini (2004)
Actor
The Real James Dean (2006)
as Archival Footage
Return to 'Giant' (1996)
as Self (archive footage)
Forgotten Children (1952)
as Bradford
Memories of Giant (1998)
as Self (archive footage)
James Dean: The First American Teenager (1975)
as Self (archive footage)
Rex Newman (1953)
as Todd Ingalls
Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents (2005)
as Himself (uncredited)
Death Is My Neighbor (1953)
as J.B.
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths (1990)
as (archive footage)
The James Dean Classic (—)
as (archive footage)
Forever James Dean (1988)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Året var 1955 (2005)
as Self (archive footage)
Sentence of Death (1953)
as Joe Palica
Run Like a Thief (1954)
as Robbie
East of Eden: Art in Search of Life (2005)
as Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Bells of Cockaigne (1953)
as Joey
The Unlighted Road (1955)
as Jeffrey Latham