James Dean
Acting • Born 1931-02-08 – Died 1955-09-30
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.
Filmography
83 credits
Rebel Without a Cause
Movie • 1955
Jim Stark
East of Eden
Movie • 1955
Cal Trask
Run Like a Thief
Movie • 1954
Robbie
Giant
Movie • 1956
Jett Rink
Keep Our Honor Bright
Movie • 1953
Jim Cooper
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
Movie • 1990
(archive footage)
Return to 'Giant'
Movie • 1996
Self (archive footage)
James Dean and Me
Movie • 1995
Self (archive footage)
James Dean: Born Cool
Movie • 2001
Children of 'Giant'
Movie • 2015
Self (archive footage)
Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents
Movie • 2005
Himself (uncredited)
Deadline - U.S.A.
Movie • 1952
Press Boy (uncredited)
East of Eden: Art in Search of Life
Movie • 2005
Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
The James Dean Classic
Movie
(archive footage)
The Unlighted Road
Movie • 1955
Jeffrey Latham
Death Is My Neighbor
Movie • 1953
J.B.
Padlocks
Movie • 1954
The Man (Jack)
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
Movie • 2023
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Movie • 1983
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hello Actors Studio
Movie • 1988
Self (archive footage)
Death Scenes 2
Movie • 1992
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Rediscovering a Rebel
Movie • 1996
Self - 'Jim Stark' (archive footage)
Fixed Bayonets!
Movie • 1951
Doggie (uncredited)
Forever James Dean
Movie • 1988
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
James Dean: The First American Teenager
Movie • 1975
Self (archive footage)
James Dean Remembered
Movie • 1974
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
James Dean: Sense Memories
Movie • 2005
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration
Movie • 1951
John
Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still
Movie • 1974
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
A Long Time Till Dawn
Movie • 1953
Joe Harris
Trouble Along the Way
Movie • 1953
Football Spectator (uncredited)
Sailor Beware
Movie • 1952
Boxing Opponent's Second (uncredited)
The Thief
Movie • 1955
Fernand Lagarde
A Star Is Born World Premiere
Movie • 1954
Self
Sentence of Death
Movie • 1953
Joe Palica
Tab Hunter Confidential
Movie • 2015
Self (archive footage)
The Real James Dean
Movie • 2006
Archival Footage
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
Movie • 1952
Youth at Soda Fountain (uncredited)
The James Dean Story
Movie • 1957
Self (archive footage)
James Dean: Little Prince, Little Bastard
Movie • 2005
James Dean: Forever Young
Movie • 2005
The Bells of Cockaigne
Movie • 1953
Joey
Jackie Knows All
Movie • 1951
Randy
10,000 Horses Singing
Movie • 1952
Hotel Bellboy
The Foggy, Foggy Dew
Movie • 1952
Kyle McCallum
Abraham Lincoln
Movie • 1952
William Scott
Forgotten Children
Movie • 1952
Bradford
The Hound Of Heaven
Movie • 1953
Angel
Something For An Empty Briefcase
Movie • 1953
Joe Adams
Rex Newman
Movie • 1953
Todd Ingalls
Life Sentence
Movie • 1953
Hank Bradon
Harvest
Movie • 1953
Paul Zalinka
Sherwood Anderson's I'm A Fool
Movie • 1954
The Boy
The Dark, Dark Hours
Movie • 1954
Bud
The Evil Within
Movie • 1953
Ralph
Året var 1955
Movie • 2005
Self (archive footage)
James Dean: A Portrait
Movie • 1995
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
Movie • 1988
James Dean: Rebel Generation
Movie • 2025
Self (archive footage)
Memories of Giant
Movie • 1998
Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes
Movie • 2024
Self (archive footage)
Faces of Death Part VII
Movie • 1992
Gay! Gay! Hollywood
Movie • 1994
Omnibus
TV • 1952
Bronco Evans
General Electric Theater
TV • 1953
The Boy
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV • 1951
Bradford
Lux Video Theatre
TV • 1950
Kyle McCallum
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
TV • 1951
Jeffrey Latham
Studio One
TV • 1948
William Scott
Studio One
TV • 1948
Joe Palica
Armstrong Circle Theatre
TV • 1950
Joey Frasier
Robert Montgomery Presents
TV • 1950
Paul Zalinka
Tales of Tomorrow
TV • 1951
The Big Story
TV • 1949
Rex Newman
The United States Steel Hour
TV • 1953
Fernand Lagarde
General Electric Theater
TV • 1953
Bud
Studio One
TV • 1948
Hotel Bellboy (uncredited)
You Are There
TV • 1953
Bob Ford
Crossroads
TV • 1955
Man in Crowd
The Philco Television Playhouse
TV • 1948
Robbie Warren
Kraft Television Theatre
TV • 1947
Jim Cooper
Campbell Soundstage
TV • 1953
Hank Bradon
Final Days of an Icon
TV • 2007