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James Dean

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.

Known For

Rebel Without a Cause
Rebel Without a Cause
East of Eden
East of Eden
Run Like a Thief
Run Like a Thief
Giant
Giant
Keep Our Honor Bright
Keep Our Honor Bright
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
Return to 'Giant'
Return to 'Giant'
James Dean and Me
James Dean and Me
James Dean: Born Cool
James Dean: Born Cool
Children of 'Giant'
Children of 'Giant'

Filmography

2023 Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
as Self (archive footage)
2015 Children of 'Giant'
as Self (archive footage)
2015 Tab Hunter Confidential
as Self (archive footage)
2006 The Real James Dean
as Archival Footage
2005 James Dean: Little Prince, Little Bastard
as
2005 East of Eden: Art in Search of Life
as Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
2005 James Dean: Forever Young
as
2005 James Dean: Sense Memories
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2005 Året var 1955
as Self (archive footage)
2005 Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents
as Himself (uncredited)
2003 101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
as
2001 James Dean: Born Cool
as
1996 Return to 'Giant'
as Self (archive footage)
1996 The Celluloid Closet
as Self (archive footage)
1996 Rediscovering a Rebel
as Self - 'Jim Stark' (archive footage)
1995 James Dean: A Portrait
as Self (archive footage)
1995 James Dean and Me
as Self (archive footage)
1992 Death Scenes 2
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1990 Death In Hollywood
as (archive footage)
1990 Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
as (archive footage)