James Dean
Acting
- Born:
- 1931-02-08
- Died:
- 1955-09-30
- Place of birth:
- Marion, Indiana, USA
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
Filmography
Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror
James Dean: Rebel Generation
Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
Paul Newman: The Restless
The Fabulous Allan Carr
Children of 'Giant'
Tab Hunter Confidential
The Real James Dean
James Dean: Little Prince, Little Bastard
East of Eden: Art in Search of Life
James Dean: Forever Young
James Dean: Sense Memories
Året var 1955
Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents
The Day That James Dean Died
Bettie Page: The Girl in the Leopard Print Bikini
James Dean: Born Cool
Memories of Giant
Return to 'Giant'
Rediscovering a Rebel
James Dean: A Portrait
James Dean and Me
Gay! Gay! Hollywood
Death Scenes 2
Faces of Death VII
Death In Hollywood
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
Hello Actors Studio
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
Forever James Dean
All-Time Movie Greats
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
James Dean: The First American Teenager
Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still
James Dean Remembered
The James Dean Story
Giant
Rebel Without a Cause
Crossroads
The Unlighted Road
East of Eden
The Thief
The Dark, Dark Hours
Sherwood Anderson's I'm A Fool
Padlocks
A Star Is Born World Premiere
Run Like a Thief
Harvest
The Bells of Cockaigne
A Long Time Till Dawn
The United States Steel Hour
Life Sentence
Campbell Soundstage
Keep Our Honor Bright
Rex Newman
Death Is My Neighbor
Sentence of Death
Something For An Empty Briefcase
The Evil Within
Trouble Along the Way
General Electric Theater
You Are There
The Hound Of Heaven
Omnibus
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
Forgotten Children
Abraham Lincoln
Deadline - U.S.A.
The Foggy, Foggy Dew
10,000 Horses Singing
Sailor Beware
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Jackie Knows All
Fixed Bayonets!
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Tales of Tomorrow
Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration
Lux Video Theatre
Armstrong Circle Theatre
Robert Montgomery Presents
The Big Story
Studio One
The Philco Television Playhouse
Kraft Television Theatre
The James Dean Classic
Final Days of an Icon: James Dean