James Dean
38 movies · 15 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Feb 8, 1931
- Died
- Sep 30, 1955 (age 24)
- Place of birth
- Marion, Indiana, USA
- Also known as
- One-Speed Dean · James Byron Dean · Jimmy Dean · JD
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.
Profiles IMDb
Known for
James Dean: movies and TV shows
Acting (53)
- Upcoming The James Dean Classic
as (archive footage)
- Upcoming Final Days of an Icon: James Dean
as (archive footage)
- 2006 The Real James Dean
as Archival Footage
- 2005
- 1994
- 1988 Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1985 George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
as (archive footage)
- 1956 Giant
as Jett Rink
- 1955 Rebel Without a Cause
as Jim Stark
- 1955
- 1955 The Unlighted Road
as Jeffrey Latham
- 1955 East of Eden
as Cal Trask
- 1955 The Thief
as Fernand Lagarde
- 1954 The Dark, Dark Hours
as Bud
- 1954 Sherwood Anderson's I'm A Fool
as The Boy
- 1954 Padlocks
as The Man (Jack)
- 1954 Run Like a Thief
as Robbie
- 1953 Harvest
as Paul Zalinka
- 1953 The Bells of Cockaigne
as Joey Frasier
- 1953 A Long Time Till Dawn
as Joe Harris
- 1953
- 1953 Life Sentence
as Hank Bradon
- 1953
- 1953 Keep Our Honor Bright
as Jim Cooper
- 1953 Rex Newman
as Todd Ingalls
- 1953 Death Is My Neighbor
as J.B.
- 1953 Sentence of Death
as Joe Palica
- 1953 Something For An Empty Briefcase
as Joe Adams
- 1953 The Evil Within
as Ralph
- 1953 Trouble Along the Way
as Football Spectator (uncredited)
- 1953
- 1953
- 1953 The Hound Of Heaven
as Angel
- 1952 Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
as Youth at Soda Fountain (uncredited)
- 1952 Forgotten Children
as Bradford
- 1952 Abraham Lincoln
as William Scott
- 1952 Deadline - U.S.A.
as Press Boy (uncredited)
- 1952 The Foggy, Foggy Dew
as Kyle McCallum
- 1952 10,000 Horses Singing
as Hotel Bellboy
- 1952 Sailor Beware
as Boxing Opponent's Second (uncredited)
- 1951
- 1951 Jackie Knows All
as Randy
- 1951 Fixed Bayonets!
as Doggie (uncredited)
- 1951
- 1951
- 1951
- 1950
- 1950
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- 1948
- 1948
- 1947
Talk shows and appearances (36)
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- 1983
- 1982
- 1975
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- 1974
- 1957
- 1954
- 1952 Omnibus
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