James Dean

Born: 1931-02-08 in Marion, Indiana, USA

Died: 1955-09-30

Known For: Acting

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

2017

The Fabulous Allan Carr as Self (archive footage)

2015

Tab Hunter Confidential as Self (archive)
Children of 'Giant' as Self (archive footage)

2006

The Real James Dean as Archival Footage

2005

James Dean: Forever Young as Self (archive footage)
James Dean: Sense Memories as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
James Dean: Little Prince, Little Bastard
The Day That James Dean Died as Self (archive footage)
Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents as Self (uncredited)
Året var 1955 as Self (archive footage)
East of Eden: Art in Search of Life as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2004

Bettie Page: The Girl in the Leopard Print Bikini as Self (archive footage)

2001

James Dean: Born Cool as Self (archive footage)

1998

Memories of Giant as Self (archive footage)

1996

Return to 'Giant' as Self (archive footage)
Rediscovering a Rebel as Self - 'Jim Stark' (archive footage)

1995

James Dean and Me as Self (archive footage)
James Dean: A Portrait as Self (archive footage)

1994

Gay! Gay! Hollywood

1992

Faces of Death VII as Self (archive footage)
Death Scenes 2 as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1990

Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths as Self (archive footage)
Death In Hollywood as Self (archive footage)

1988

Hello Actors Studio as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Forever James Dean as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
All-Time Movie Greats as Self (archive footage)

1985

George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey as (archive footage)

1983

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1982

Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady as Self (archive footage)

1975

James Dean: The First American Teenager as Self (archive footage)

1974

Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
James Dean Remembered as Self (archive footage)

1957

The James Dean Story as Self (archive footage)

1956

Giant as Jett Rink

1955

East of Eden as Cal Trask
Crossroads as Man in Crowd (uncredited)
Rebel Without a Cause as Jim Stark
The Thief as Fernand Lagarde
The Unlighted Road as Jeffrey Latham

1954

Sherwood Anderson's I'm A Fool as The Boy
A Star Is Born World Premiere as Self
The Dark, Dark Hours as Bud
Run Like a Thief as Robbie
Padlocks as The Man (Jack)

1953

The United States Steel Hour as Fernand Lagarde
You Are There as Bob Ford
General Electric Theater as The Boy
Trouble Along the Way as Football Spectator (uncredited)
Life Sentence as Hank Bradon
The Hound Of Heaven as Angel
Harvest as Paul Zalinka
Something For An Empty Briefcase as Joe Adams
Death Is My Neighbor as J.B.
A Long Time Till Dawn as Joe Harris
Keep Our Honor Bright as Jim Cooper
Campbell Soundstage as Hank Bradon
The Evil Within as Ralph
The Bells of Cockaigne as Joey Frasier
Sentence of Death as Joe Palica
Rex Newman as Todd Ingalls

1952

Omnibus as Bronco Evans
Deadline - U.S.A. as Press Boy (uncredited)
Sailor Beware as Boxing Opponent's Second (uncredited)
Has Anybody Seen My Gal? as Youth at Soda Fountain (uncredited)
Abraham Lincoln as William Scott
10,000 Horses Singing as Hotel Bellboy
The Foggy, Foggy Dew as Kyle McCallum
Forgotten Children as Bradford

1951

Tales of Tomorrow
Hallmark Hall of Fame as Bradford
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as Jeffrey Latham
Fixed Bayonets! as Doggie (uncredited)
Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration as John
Jackie Knows All as Randy

1950

Robert Montgomery Presents as Paul Zalinka
Armstrong Circle Theatre as Joey Frasier
Lux Video Theatre as Kyle McCallum

1949

The Big Story as Rex Newman

1948

Studio One as William Scott
The Philco Television Playhouse as Robbie Warren

1947

Kraft Television Theatre as Jim Cooper