James Dean
Acting
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.
TV Shows(16)
Crossroads
Man in Crowd
1955
The United States Steel Hour
Fernand Lagarde
1953
Campbell Soundstage
Hank Bradon
1953
General Electric Theater
The Boy
1953
You Are There
Bob Ford
1953
Omnibus
Bronco Evans
1952
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Bradford
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Jeffrey Latham
1951
Tales of Tomorrow
1951
Lux Video Theatre
Kyle McCallum
1950
Armstrong Circle Theatre
Joey Frasier
1950
Robert Montgomery Presents
Paul Zalinka
1950
The Big Story
Rex Newman
1949
Studio One
William Scott
1948
The Philco Television Playhouse
Robbie Warren
1948
Kraft Television Theatre
Jim Cooper
1947
Movies(67)
James Dean: Rebel Generation
Self (archive footage)
2025
Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes
Self (archive footage)
2024
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
Self (archive footage)
2023
Children of 'Giant'
Self (archive footage)
2015
Tab Hunter Confidential
Self (archive footage)
2015
The Real James Dean
Archival Footage
2006
James Dean: Little Prince, Little Bastard
2005
East of Eden: Art in Search of Life
Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
2005
James Dean: Forever Young
2005
James Dean: Sense Memories
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2005
Året var 1955
Self (archive footage)
2005
Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents
Himself (uncredited)
2005
The Day That James Dean Died
Self (archive footage)
2005
Bettie Page: The Girl in the Leopard Print Bikini
2004
James Dean: Born Cool
2001
Memories of Giant
Self (archive footage)
1998
Return to 'Giant'
Self (archive footage)
1996
Rediscovering a Rebel
Self - 'Jim Stark' (archive footage)
1996
James Dean: A Portrait
Self (archive footage)
1995
James Dean and Me
Self (archive footage)
1995
Gay! Gay! Hollywood
1994
Death Scenes 2
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1992
Faces of Death VII
1992
Death In Hollywood
1990
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
(archive footage)
1990
Hello Actors Studio
Self (archive footage)
1988
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
1988
Forever James Dean
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1988
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1983
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
1982
James Dean: The First American Teenager
Self (archive footage)
1975
Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1974
James Dean Remembered
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1974
The James Dean Story
Self (archive footage)
1957
Giant
Jett Rink
1956
Rebel Without a Cause
Jim Stark
1955
The Unlighted Road
Jeffrey Latham
1955
East of Eden
Cal Trask
1955
The Thief
Fernand Lagarde
1955
The Dark, Dark Hours
Bud
1954
Sherwood Anderson's I'm A Fool
The Boy
1954
Padlocks
The Man (Jack)
1954
A Star Is Born World Premiere
Self
1954
Run Like a Thief
Robbie
1954
Harvest
Paul Zalinka
1953
The Bells of Cockaigne
Joey
1953
A Long Time Till Dawn
Joe Harris
1953
Life Sentence
Hank Bradon
1953
Keep Our Honor Bright
Jim Cooper
1953
Rex Newman
Todd Ingalls
1953
Death Is My Neighbor
J.B.
1953
Sentence of Death
Joe Palica
1953
Something For An Empty Briefcase
Joe Adams
1953
The Evil Within
Ralph
1953
Trouble Along the Way
Football Spectator (uncredited)
1953
The Hound Of Heaven
Angel
1953
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
Youth at Soda Fountain (uncredited)
1952
Forgotten Children
Bradford
1952
Abraham Lincoln
William Scott
1952
Deadline - U.S.A.
Press Boy (uncredited)
1952
The Foggy, Foggy Dew
Kyle McCallum
1952
10,000 Horses Singing
Hotel Bellboy
1952
Sailor Beware
Boxing Opponent's Second (uncredited)
1952
Jackie Knows All
Randy
1951
Fixed Bayonets!
Doggie (uncredited)
1951
Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration
John
1951
The James Dean Classic
(archive footage)