James Dean

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…

Filmography

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James Dean: Rebel Generation ★ 7.5 James Dean: Rebel Generation 2025 Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes ★ 6.9 Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes 2024 Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed ★ 5.7 Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed 2023 The Fabulous Allan Carr ★ 4.5 The Fabulous Allan Carr 2017 Children of 'Giant' ★ 6.8 Children of 'Giant' 2015 Tab Hunter Confidential ★ 7.3 Tab Hunter Confidential 2015 The Real James Dean The Real James Dean 2006 James Dean: Little Prince, Little Bastard ★ 7.7 James Dean: Little Prince, Little Bastard 2005 East of Eden: Art in Search of Life ★ 6.0 East of Eden: Art in Search of Life 2005 James Dean: Forever Young ★ 5.9 James Dean: Forever Young 2005 James Dean: Sense Memories James Dean: Sense Memories 2005 Året var 1955 ★ 5.0 Året var 1955 2005 Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents 2005 The Day That James Dean Died The Day That James Dean Died 2005 Bettie Page: The Girl in the Leopard Print Bikini ★ 7.5 Bettie Page: The Girl in the Leopard Print Bikini 2004 James Dean: Born Cool James Dean: Born Cool 2001 Memories of Giant Memories of Giant 1998 Return to 'Giant' ★ 6.7 Return to 'Giant' 1996 Rediscovering a Rebel Rediscovering a Rebel 1996 James Dean: A Portrait ★ 7.0 James Dean: A Portrait 1995 James Dean and Me ★ 8.8 James Dean and Me 1995 Gay! Gay! Hollywood ★ 3.3 Gay! Gay! Hollywood 1994 Death Scenes 2 ★ 6.0 Death Scenes 2 1992 Faces of Death VII Faces of Death VII 1992 Death In Hollywood ★ 6.8 Death In Hollywood 1990 Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths ★ 5.7 Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths 1990 Hello Actors Studio ★ 6.7 Hello Actors Studio 1988 Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies 1988 Forever James Dean ★ 7.7 Forever James Dean 1988 Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage ★ 7.0 Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage 1983 Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady ★ 6.0 Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady 1982 James Dean: The First American Teenager ★ 7.5 James Dean: The First American Teenager 1975 Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still ★ 7.2 Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still 1974 James Dean Remembered ★ 8.0 James Dean Remembered 1974 The James Dean Story ★ 5.4 The James Dean Story 1957 Giant ★ 7.6 Giant 1956 Rebel Without a Cause ★ 7.5 Rebel Without a Cause 1955 Crossroads ★ 6.8 Crossroads 1955 The Unlighted Road ★ 5.0 The Unlighted Road 1955 East of Eden ★ 7.5 East of Eden 1955 The Thief ★ 4.0 The Thief 1955 The Dark, Dark Hours The Dark, Dark Hours 1954 Sherwood Anderson's I'm A Fool ★ 6.0 Sherwood Anderson's I'm A Fool 1954 Padlocks ★ 7.0 Padlocks 1954 A Star Is Born World Premiere ★ 8.0 A Star Is Born World Premiere 1954 Run Like a Thief Run Like a Thief 1954 Harvest Harvest 1953 The Bells of Cockaigne ★ 7.2 The Bells of Cockaigne 1953 A Long Time Till Dawn ★ 6.0 A Long Time Till Dawn 1953 The United States Steel Hour ★ 6.3 The United States Steel Hour 1953 Life Sentence ★ 5.0 Life Sentence 1953 Campbell Soundstage Campbell Soundstage 1953 Keep Our Honor Bright ★ 7.0 Keep Our Honor Bright 1953 Rex Newman Rex Newman 1953 Death Is My Neighbor ★ 7.0 Death Is My Neighbor 1953 Sentence of Death ★ 7.3 Sentence of Death 1953 Something For An Empty Briefcase Something For An Empty Briefcase 1953 The Evil Within The Evil Within 1953 Trouble Along the Way ★ 6.1 Trouble Along the Way 1953 General Electric Theater ★ 6.8 General Electric Theater 1953 You Are There ★ 6.0 You Are There 1953 The Hound Of Heaven The Hound Of Heaven 1953 Omnibus ★ 6.3 Omnibus 1952 Has Anybody Seen My Gal? ★ 7.0 Has Anybody Seen My Gal? 1952 Forgotten Children Forgotten Children 1952 Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln 1952 Deadline - U.S.A. ★ 6.9 Deadline - U.S.A. 1952 The Foggy, Foggy Dew The Foggy, Foggy Dew 1952 10,000 Horses Singing 10,000 Horses Singing 1952 Sailor Beware ★ 6.3 Sailor Beware 1952 Hallmark Hall of Fame ★ 8.8 Hallmark Hall of Fame 1951 Jackie Knows All Jackie Knows All 1951 Fixed Bayonets! ★ 6.6 Fixed Bayonets! 1951 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars ★ 7.2 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars 1951 Tales of Tomorrow ★ 6.4 Tales of Tomorrow 1951 Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration ★ 4.8 Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration 1951 Lux Video Theatre ★ 6.7 Lux Video Theatre 1950 Armstrong Circle Theatre ★ 4.5 Armstrong Circle Theatre 1950 Robert Montgomery Presents ★ 6.0 Robert Montgomery Presents 1950 The Big Story ★ 7.3 The Big Story 1949