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
East of Eden (1955)
as Cal Trask
Giant (1956)
as Jett Rink
Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
as Jim Stark
Deadline - U.S.A. (1952)
as Press Boy (uncredited)
Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes (2024)
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed (2023)
as Self (archive footage)
Trouble Along the Way (1953)
as Football Spectator (uncredited)
Hello Actors Studio (1988)
as Self (archive footage)
Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still (1974)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
James Dean: Forever Young (2005)
as Self (archive footage)
James Dean: The First American Teenager (1975)
as Self (archive footage)
The Thief (1955)
as Fernand Lagarde
Sailor Beware (1952)
as Boxing Opponent's Second (uncredited)
Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror (2025)
as Self (archive footage)
James Dean: Rebel Generation (2025)
as Self (archive footage)
Paul Newman: The Restless (2023)
as Self (archive footage)
Has Anybody Seen My Gal? (1952)
as Youth at Soda Fountain (uncredited)
Tab Hunter Confidential (2015)
as Self (archive)
The Fabulous Allan Carr (2017)
as Self (archive footage)
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey (1985)
as (archive footage)
The James Dean Story (1957)
as Self (archive footage)
Abraham Lincoln (1952)
as William Scott
James Dean: Sense Memories (2005)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
James Dean and Me (1995)
as Self (archive footage)
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady (1982)
as Self (archive footage)
10,000 Horses Singing (1952)
as Hotel Bellboy
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies (1988)
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
James Dean: Little Prince, Little Bastard (2005)
Actor
Life Sentence (1953)
as Hank Bradon
Forever James Dean (1988)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
All-Time Movie Greats (1988)
as Self (archive footage)
Sherwood Anderson's I'm A Fool (1954)
as The Boy
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths (1990)
as Self (archive footage)
A Star Is Born World Premiere (1954)
as Self
Bettie Page: The Girl in the Leopard Print Bikini (2004)
as Self (archive footage)
The Dark, Dark Hours (1954)
as Bud
James Dean: A Portrait (1995)
as Self (archive footage)
Fixed Bayonets! (1951)
as Doggie (uncredited)
The Hound Of Heaven (1953)
as Angel
The Day That James Dean Died (2005)
as Self (archive footage)
Harvest (1953)
as Paul Zalinka
Something For An Empty Briefcase (1953)
as Joe Adams
Faces of Death VII (1992)
as Self (archive footage)
Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration (1951)
as John
The Real James Dean (2006)
as Archival Footage
Death Is My Neighbor (1953)
as J.B.
Death Scenes 2 (1992)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
A Long Time Till Dawn (1953)
as Joe Harris
Keep Our Honor Bright (1953)
as Jim Cooper
Death In Hollywood (1990)
as Self (archive footage)
James Dean Remembered (1974)
as Self (archive footage)
Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents (2005)
as Self (uncredited)
Run Like a Thief (1954)
as Robbie
Children of 'Giant' (2015)
as Self (archive footage)
Jackie Knows All (1951)
as Randy
The James Dean Classic (—)
as (archive footage)
Return to 'Giant' (1996)
as Self (archive footage)
The Foggy, Foggy Dew (1952)
as Kyle McCallum
The Evil Within (1953)
as Ralph
The Bells of Cockaigne (1953)
as Joey Frasier
Final Days of an Icon: James Dean (—)
as (archive footage)
Padlocks (1954)
as The Man (Jack)
Memories of Giant (1998)
as Self (archive footage)
Gay! Gay! Hollywood (1994)
Actor
Sentence of Death (1953)
as Joe Palica
James Dean: Born Cool (2001)
as Self (archive footage)
Forgotten Children (1952)
as Bradford
Rediscovering a Rebel (1996)
as Self - 'Jim Stark' (archive footage)
The Unlighted Road (1955)
as Jeffrey Latham
Året var 1955 (2005)
as Self (archive footage)
Rex Newman (1953)
as Todd Ingalls
East of Eden: Art in Search of Life (2005)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)