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

  • Robert Montgomery Presents

    Robert Montgomery Presents

  • The Philco Television Playhouse

    The Philco Television Playhouse

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Omnibus

    Omnibus

  • Kraft Television Theatre

    Kraft Television Theatre

  • Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still

    Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still

  • Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

  • Giant

    Giant

  • The United States Steel Hour

    The United States Steel Hour

  • Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents

    Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents

  • Tales of Tomorrow

    Tales of Tomorrow

  • Armstrong Circle Theatre

    Armstrong Circle Theatre

  • The Thief

    The Thief

  • Fixed Bayonets!

    Fixed Bayonets!

  • You Are There

    You Are There

  • Rebel Without a Cause

    Rebel Without a Cause

  • Crossroads

    Crossroads

  • Sailor Beware

    Sailor Beware

  • East of Eden

    East of Eden

  • A Star Is Born World Premiere

    A Star Is Born World Premiere

  • Deadline - U.S.A.

    Deadline - U.S.A.

  • Forgotten Children

    Forgotten Children

  • Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed

    Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed

  • The Unlighted Road

    The Unlighted Road

  • Death Scenes 2

    Death Scenes 2

  • Children of 'Giant'

    Children of 'Giant'

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • The Real James Dean

    The Real James Dean

  • Return to 'Giant'

    Return to 'Giant'

  • Trouble Along the Way

    Trouble Along the Way

  • A Long Time Till Dawn

    A Long Time Till Dawn

  • Has Anybody Seen My Gal?

    Has Anybody Seen My Gal?

  • Tab Hunter Confidential

    Tab Hunter Confidential

  • Life Sentence

    Life Sentence

  • Run Like a Thief

    Run Like a Thief

  • Rediscovering a Rebel

    Rediscovering a Rebel

  • Forever James Dean

    Forever James Dean

  • Hello Actors Studio

    Hello Actors Studio

  • The Big Story

    The Big Story

  • Death Is My Neighbor

    Death Is My Neighbor

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • Something For An Empty Briefcase

    Something For An Empty Briefcase

  • James Dean and Me

    James Dean and Me

  • Memories of Giant

    Memories of Giant

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

  • James Dean Remembered

    James Dean Remembered

  • James Dean: Sense Memories

    James Dean: Sense Memories

  • 10,000 Horses Singing

    10,000 Horses Singing

  • The James Dean Story

    The James Dean Story

  • The Hound Of Heaven

    The Hound Of Heaven

  • Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies

    Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies

  • James Dean: Forever Young

    James Dean: Forever Young

  • Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths

    Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths

  • James Dean: The First American Teenager

    James Dean: The First American Teenager

  • Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

    Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

  • The Foggy, Foggy Dew

    The Foggy, Foggy Dew

  • 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: A Portrait

    James Dean: A Portrait

  • Abraham Lincoln

    Abraham Lincoln

  • East of Eden: Art in Search of Life

    East of Eden: Art in Search of Life

  • Året var 1955

    Året var 1955

  • Keep Our Honor Bright

    Keep Our Honor Bright

  • The Bells of Cockaigne

    The Bells of Cockaigne

  • Harvest

    Harvest

  • The Evil Within

    The Evil Within

  • Campbell Soundstage

    Campbell Soundstage

  • Rex Newman

    Rex Newman

  • Jackie Knows All

    Jackie Knows All

  • Sherwood Anderson's I'm A Fool

    Sherwood Anderson's I'm A Fool

  • The Dark, Dark Hours

    The Dark, Dark Hours

  • The James Dean Classic

    The James Dean Classic

  • Sentence of Death

    Sentence of Death

  • Padlocks

    Padlocks

  • James Dean: Born Cool

    James Dean: Born Cool

  • James Dean : le nouvel homme

    James Dean : le nouvel homme