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.
Known for
Acting87
movieJames Dean: Rebel Generation
2025
Self (archive footage)
movieElizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes
2024
Self (archive footage)
movieRock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
2023
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Fabulous Allan Carr
2017
Self (archive)
movieChildren of 'Giant'
2015
Self (archive footage)
movieTab Hunter Confidential
2015
Self (archive)
movieThe Real James Dean
2006
Archival Footage
East of Eden: Art in Search of Life
2005
Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieJames Dean: Sense Memories
2005
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieÅret var 1955
2005
Self (archive footage)
movieRebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents
2005
Himself (uncredited)
movieThe Day That James Dean Died
2005
Self (archive footage)
movieMemories of Giant
1998
Self (archive footage)
movieReturn to 'Giant'
1996
Self (archive footage)
movieRediscovering a Rebel
1996
Self - 'Jim Stark' (archive footage)
movieJames Dean: A Portrait
1995
Self (archive footage)
movieJames Dean and Me
1995
Self (archive footage)
movieDeath Scenes 2
1992
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieHollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
1990
(archive footage)
movieHello Actors Studio
1988
Self (archive footage)
movieHollywood Scandals and Tragedies
1988
(archive footage) (uncredited)
movieForever James Dean
1988
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
All-Time Movie Greats
1988
Self (archive footage)
movieHollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieJames Dean: The First American Teenager
1975
Self (archive footage)
movieLetter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still
1974
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieJames Dean Remembered
1974
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieThe James Dean Story
1957
Self (archive footage)
movieGiant
1956
Jett Rink
movieRebel Without a Cause
1955
Jim Stark
tvCrossroads
1955
Man in Crowd
movieThe Unlighted Road
1955
Jeffrey Latham
movieEast of Eden
1955
Cal Trask
movieThe Thief
1955
Fernand Lagarde
moviePadlocks
1954
The Man (Jack)
movieHarvest
1953
Paul Zalinka
movieA Long Time Till Dawn
1953
Joe Harris
tvThe United States Steel Hour
1953
Fernand Lagarde
movieLife Sentence
1953
Hank Bradon
Campbell Soundstage
1953
Hank Bradon
movieKeep Our Honor Bright
1953
Jim Cooper
movieRex Newman
1953
Todd Ingalls
movieSentence of Death
1953
Joe Palica
movieTrouble Along the Way
1953
Football Spectator (uncredited)
tvGeneral Electric Theater
1953
The Boy / Bud
tvYou Are There
1953
Bob Ford
tvOmnibus
1952
Bronco Evans
movieHas Anybody Seen My Gal?
1952
Youth at Soda Fountain (uncredited)
movieForgotten Children
1952
Bradford
movieAbraham Lincoln
1952
William Scott
movieDeadline - U.S.A.
1952
Press Boy (uncredited)
movieThe Foggy, Foggy Dew
1952
Kyle McCallum
movie10,000 Horses Singing
1952
Hotel Bellboy
movieSailor Beware
1952
Boxing Opponent's Second (uncredited)
tvHallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Bradford
movieFixed Bayonets!
1951
Doggie (uncredited)
tvSchlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Jeffrey Latham
Lux Video Theatre
1950
Kyle McCallum
tvArmstrong Circle Theatre
1950
Joey Frasier
tvRobert Montgomery Presents
1950
Paul Zalinka
tvThe Big Story
1949
Rex Newman
tvStudio One
1948
William Scott / Joe Palica / Hotel Bellboy (uncredited)
tvThe Philco Television Playhouse
1948
Robbie Warren
tvKraft Television Theatre
1947
Jim Cooper
The James Dean Classic
(archive footage)
movieFinal Days of an Icon: James Dean
(archive footage)