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James Dean

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Known For Acting

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Birthday February 8, 1931 (95 years old)

Place of Birth Marion, Indiana, USA

Also Known As One-Speed Dean, James Byron Dean, Jimmy Dean, JD

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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 (84)

James Dean: Rebel Generation 2025

Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes 2024

Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed 2023

The Fabulous Allan Carr 2017

Children of 'Giant' 2015

Tab Hunter Confidential 2015

The Real James Dean 2006

Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents 2005

East of Eden: Art in Search of Life 2005

James Dean: Sense Memories 2005

James Dean: Little Prince, Little Bastard 2005

James Dean: Forever Young 2005

Året var 1955 2005

The Day That James Dean Died 2005

Bettie Page: The Girl in the Leopard Print Bikini 2004

James Dean: Born Cool 2001

Memories of Giant 1998

Return to 'Giant' 1996

Rediscovering a Rebel 1996

James Dean and Me 1995

James Dean: A Portrait 1995

Gay! Gay! Hollywood 1994

Death Scenes 2 1992

Faces of Death VII 1992

Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths 1990

Death In Hollywood 1990

Hello Actors Studio 1988

Forever James Dean 1988

Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies 1988

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage 1983

Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady 1982

James Dean: The First American Teenager 1975

James Dean Remembered 1974

Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still 1974

The James Dean Story 1957

Giant 1956

East of Eden 1955

Rebel Without a Cause 1955

The Unlighted Road 1955

The Thief 1955

Crossroads 1955

Run Like a Thief 1954

Padlocks 1954

A Star Is Born World Premiere 1954

Sherwood Anderson's I'm A Fool 1954

The Dark, Dark Hours 1954

Keep Our Honor Bright 1953

Death Is My Neighbor 1953

A Long Time Till Dawn 1953

Trouble Along the Way 1953

Sentence of Death 1953

The Bells of Cockaigne 1953

The Hound Of Heaven 1953

Something For An Empty Briefcase 1953

Rex Newman 1953

Life Sentence 1953

Harvest 1953

The Evil Within 1953

General Electric Theater 1953

The United States Steel Hour 1953

You Are There 1953

Campbell Soundstage 1953

Deadline - U.S.A. 1952

Sailor Beware 1952

Has Anybody Seen My Gal? 1952

10,000 Horses Singing 1952

The Foggy, Foggy Dew 1952

Abraham Lincoln 1952

Forgotten Children 1952

Omnibus 1952

Fixed Bayonets! 1951

Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration 1951

Jackie Knows All 1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame 1951

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars 1951

Tales of Tomorrow 1951

Lux Video Theatre 1950

Armstrong Circle Theatre 1950

Robert Montgomery Presents 1950

The Big Story 1949

Studio One 1948

The Philco Television Playhouse 1948

Kraft Television Theatre 1947

The James Dean Classic

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