James Dean

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

79

Gender

Male

Birthday

1931-02-08

Day of death

1955-09-30 (24 years old)

Place of Birth

Marion, Indiana, USA

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

  • The Philco Television Playhouse

    The Philco Television Playhouse

  • Robert Montgomery Presents

    Robert Montgomery Presents

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Kraft Television Theatre

    Kraft Television Theatre

  • Omnibus

    Omnibus

  • Armstrong Circle Theatre

    Armstrong Circle Theatre

  • Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

  • Tales of Tomorrow

    Tales of Tomorrow

  • The United States Steel Hour

    The United States Steel Hour

  • East of Eden

    East of Eden

  • Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed

    Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed

  • Crossroads

    Crossroads

  • Giant

    Giant

  • Rediscovering a Rebel

    Rediscovering a Rebel

  • You Are There

    You Are There

  • James Dean: A Portrait

    James Dean: A Portrait

  • Forgotten Children

    Forgotten Children

  • Trouble Along the Way

    Trouble Along the Way

  • Death Scenes 2

    Death Scenes 2

  • Forever James Dean

    Forever James Dean

  • Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents

    Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Children of 'Giant'

    Children of 'Giant'

  • Fixed Bayonets!

    Fixed Bayonets!

  • Sailor Beware

    Sailor Beware

  • Rebel Without a Cause

    Rebel Without a Cause

  • A Star Is Born World Premiere

    A Star Is Born World Premiere

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

  • Deadline - U.S.A.

    Deadline - U.S.A.

  • Run Like a Thief

    Run Like a Thief

  • The Big Story

    The Big Story

  • The Hound Of Heaven

    The Hound Of Heaven

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • A Long Time Till Dawn

    A Long Time Till Dawn

  • Death Is My Neighbor

    Death Is My Neighbor

  • The Real James Dean

    The Real James Dean

  • Memories of Giant

    Memories of Giant

  • The Unlighted Road

    The Unlighted Road

  • Something For An Empty Briefcase

    Something For An Empty Briefcase

  • Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still

    Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still

  • Hello Actors Studio

    Hello Actors Studio

  • Has Anybody Seen My Gal?

    Has Anybody Seen My Gal?

  • The Thief

    The Thief

  • Tab Hunter Confidential

    Tab Hunter Confidential

  • Return to 'Giant'

    Return to 'Giant'

  • James Dean: Sense Memories

    James Dean: Sense Memories

  • Campbell Soundstage

    Campbell Soundstage

  • The Dark, Dark Hours

    The Dark, Dark Hours

  • James Dean and Me

    James Dean and Me

  • Harvest

    Harvest

  • Keep Our Honor Bright

    Keep Our Honor Bright

  • James Dean Remembered

    James Dean Remembered

  • James Dean: Forever Young

    James Dean: Forever Young

  • The Foggy, Foggy Dew

    The Foggy, Foggy Dew

  • Jackie Knows All

    Jackie Knows All

  • 10,000 Horses Singing

    10,000 Horses Singing

  • Life Sentence

    Life Sentence

  • The James Dean Story

    The James Dean Story

  • Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies

    Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies

  • Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

    Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

  • James Dean: Little Prince, Little Bastard

    James Dean: Little Prince, Little Bastard

  • Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration

    Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration

  • James Dean: The First American Teenager

    James Dean: The First American Teenager

  • James Dean: Born Cool

    James Dean: Born Cool

  • Abraham Lincoln

    Abraham Lincoln

  • East of Eden: Art in Search of Life

    East of Eden: Art in Search of Life

  • Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths

    Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths

  • The Evil Within

    The Evil Within

  • Rex Newman

    Rex Newman

  • The James Dean Classic

    The James Dean Classic

  • Padlocks

    Padlocks

  • Sherwood Anderson's I'm A Fool

    Sherwood Anderson's I'm A Fool

  • The Bells of Cockaigne

    The Bells of Cockaigne

  • Sentence of Death

    Sentence of Death

  • Året var 1955

    Året var 1955

  • James Dean : le nouvel homme

    James Dean : le nouvel homme