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).
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
James Dean: Rebel Generation
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:20/09/2025
Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:16/05/2024
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:20/06/2023
Children of 'Giant'
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:17/04/2015
Tab Hunter Confidential
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:15/03/2015
The Real James Dean
Character:Archival Footage
Release Date:01/08/2006
James Dean: Little Prince, Little Bastard
Character:
Release Date:25/09/2005
East of Eden: Art in Search of Life
Character:Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:31/05/2005
James Dean: Forever Young
Character:
Release Date:20/05/2005
James Dean: Sense Memories
Character:Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:11/05/2005
Året var 1955
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:09/01/2005
Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents
Character:Himself (uncredited)
Release Date:01/01/2005
James Dean: Born Cool
Character:
Release Date:15/03/2001
Memories of Giant
Character:
Release Date:06/05/1998
Return to 'Giant'
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:21/09/1996
Rediscovering a Rebel
Character:Self - 'Jim Stark' (archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1996
James Dean: A Portrait
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:30/09/1995
James Dean and Me
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1995
Death Scenes 2
Character:Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:01/01/1992
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1990
Hello Actors Studio
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:09/11/1988
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
Character:
Release Date:19/09/1988
Forever James Dean
Character:Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:01/01/1988
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Character:Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:25/02/1983
James Dean: The First American Teenager
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:30/09/1975
Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still
Character:Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:11/04/1974
James Dean Remembered
Character:Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:01/01/1974
The James Dean Story
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:13/08/1957
Giant
Character:Jett Rink
Release Date:08/11/1956
Rebel Without a Cause
Character:Jim Stark
Release Date:27/10/1955
The Unlighted Road
Character:Jeffrey Latham
Release Date:06/05/1955
East of Eden
Character:Cal Trask
Release Date:10/04/1955
The Thief
Character:Fernand Lagarde
Release Date:04/01/1955
The Dark, Dark Hours
Character:Bud
Release Date:12/12/1954
Sherwood Anderson's I'm A Fool
Character:The Boy
Release Date:14/11/1954
Padlocks
Character:The Man (Jack)
Release Date:09/11/1954
A Star Is Born World Premiere
Character:Self
Release Date:28/09/1954
Run Like a Thief
Character:Robbie
Release Date:05/09/1954
Harvest
Character:Paul Zalinka
Release Date:23/11/1953
The Bells of Cockaigne
Character:Joey
Release Date:17/11/1953
A Long Time Till Dawn
Character:Joe Harris
Release Date:11/11/1953
Life Sentence
Character:Hank Bradon
Release Date:16/10/1953
Keep Our Honor Bright
Character:Jim Cooper
Release Date:14/10/1953
Rex Newman
Character:Todd Ingalls
Release Date:11/09/1953
Death Is My Neighbor
Character:J.B.
Release Date:25/08/1953
Sentence of Death
Character:Joe Palica
Release Date:17/08/1953
Something For An Empty Briefcase
Character:Joe Adams
Release Date:17/07/1953
The Evil Within
Character:Ralph
Release Date:01/05/1953
Trouble Along the Way
Character:Football Spectator (uncredited)
Release Date:04/04/1953
The Hound Of Heaven
Character:Angel
Release Date:15/01/1953
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
Character:Youth at Soda Fountain (uncredited)
Release Date:25/06/1952
Forgotten Children
Character:Bradford
Release Date:22/06/1952
Abraham Lincoln
Character:William Scott
Release Date:26/05/1952
The Foggy, Foggy Dew
Character:Kyle McCallum
Release Date:17/03/1952
Deadline - U.S.A.
Character:Press Boy (uncredited)
Release Date:14/03/1952
10,000 Horses Singing
Character:Hotel Bellboy
Release Date:03/03/1952
Sailor Beware
Character:Boxing Opponent's Second (uncredited)
Release Date:08/02/1952
Jackie Knows All
Character:Randy
Release Date:07/12/1951
Fixed Bayonets!
Character:Doggie (uncredited)
Release Date:21/11/1951
Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration
Character:John
Release Date:25/03/1951
Television Appearances
Crossroads
Character:Man in Crowd
The United States Steel Hour
Character:Fernand Lagarde
Campbell Soundstage
Character:Hank Bradon
General Electric Theater
Character:The Boy
General Electric Theater
Character:Bud
You Are There
Character:Bob Ford
Omnibus
Character:Bronco Evans
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Character:Bradford
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Character:Jeffrey Latham
Tales of Tomorrow
Character:
Lux Video Theatre
Character:Kyle McCallum
Armstrong Circle Theatre
Character:Joey Frasier
Robert Montgomery Presents
Character:Paul Zalinka
The Big Story
Character:Rex Newman
Studio One
Character:William Scott
Studio One
Character:Joe Palica
Studio One
Character:Hotel Bellboy (uncredited)
The Philco Television Playhouse
Character:Robbie Warren
Kraft Television Theatre
Character:Jim Cooper
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