1931-02-08 Marion, Indiana, USA
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.
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James Dean : le nouvel homme | Self (archive footage) | 2025-09-20 |
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Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes | Self (archive footage) | 2024-05-16 |
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Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed | Self (archive footage) | 2023-06-20 |
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The Fabulous Allan Carr | Self (archive) | 2017-05-19 |
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Tab Hunter Confidential | Self (archive) | 2015-03-15 |
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Children of 'Giant' | Self (archive footage) | 2015-04-17 |
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The Real James Dean | Archival Footage | 2006-08-01 |
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James Dean: Sense Memories | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2005-05-11 |
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The Day That James Dean Died | Self (archive footage) | 2005-01-01 |
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East of Eden: Art in Search of Life | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2005-05-31 |
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Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents | Himself (uncredited) | 2005-01-01 |
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James Dean: Little Prince, Little Bastard | 2005-09-25 | |
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Året var 1955 | Self (archive footage) | 2005-01-09 |
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James Dean: Forever Young | 2005-05-20 | |
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Bettie Page: The Girl in the Leopard Print Bikini | 2004-01-01 | |
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James Dean: Born Cool | 2001-03-15 | |
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Memories of Giant | Self (archive footage) | 1998-05-06 |
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Rediscovering a Rebel | Self - 'Jim Stark' (archive footage) | 1996-01-01 |
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Return to 'Giant' | Self (archive footage) | 1996-09-21 |
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James Dean: A Portrait | Self (archive footage) | 1995-09-30 |
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James Dean and Me | Self (archive footage) | 1995-01-01 |
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Gay! Gay! Hollywood | 1994-01-01 | |
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Death Scenes 2 | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1992-01-01 |
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Gesichter des Todes VII | 1992-01-01 | |
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Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths | (archive footage) | 1990-01-01 |
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Death In Hollywood | 1990-10-01 | |
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Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies | (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1988-09-19 |
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Forever James Dean | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1988-01-01 |
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Hello Actors Studio | Self (archive footage) | 1988-11-09 |
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Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1983-02-25 |
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Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady | 1982-08-16 | |
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James Dean: The First American Teenager | Self (archive footage) | 1975-09-30 |
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James Dean Remembered | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1974-01-01 |
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Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1974-04-11 |
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The James Dean Story | Self (archive footage) | 1957-08-13 |
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Giant | Jett Rink | 1956-11-08 |
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East of Eden | Cal Trask | 1955-04-10 |
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The Thief | Fernand Lagarde | 1955-01-04 |
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The Unlighted Road | Jeffrey Latham | 1955-05-06 |
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Rebel Without a Cause | Jim Stark | 1955-10-27 |
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The Dark, Dark Hours | Bud | 1954-12-12 |
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Sherwood Anderson's I'm A Fool | The Boy | 1954-11-14 |
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A Star Is Born World Premiere | Self | 1954-09-28 |
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Padlocks | The Man (Jack) | 1954-11-09 |
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Run Like a Thief | Robbie | 1954-09-05 |
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The Bells of Cockaigne | Joey | 1953-11-17 |
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Death Is My Neighbor | J.B. | 1953-08-25 |
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The Evil Within | Ralph | 1953-05-01 |
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Sentence of Death | Joe Palica | 1953-08-17 |
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A Long Time Till Dawn | Joe Harris | 1953-11-11 |
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Harvest | Paul Zalinka | 1953-11-23 |
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Life Sentence | Hank Bradon | 1953-10-16 |
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Keep Our Honor Bright | Jim Cooper | 1953-10-14 |
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The Hound Of Heaven | Angel | 1953-01-15 |
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Something For An Empty Briefcase | Joe Adams | 1953-07-17 |
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Trouble Along the Way | Football Spectator (uncredited) | 1953-04-04 |
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Rex Newman | Todd Ingalls | 1953-09-11 |
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Deadline - U.S.A. | Press Boy (uncredited) | 1952-05-23 |
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Has Anybody Seen My Gal? | Youth at Soda Fountain (uncredited) | 1952-06-25 |
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Sailor Beware | Boxing Opponent's Second (uncredited) | 1952-02-08 |
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10,000 Horses Singing | Hotel Bellboy | 1952-03-03 |
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Abraham Lincoln | William Scott | 1952-05-26 |
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The Foggy, Foggy Dew | Kyle McCallum | 1952-03-17 |
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Forgotten Children | Bradford | 1952-06-22 |
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Jackie Knows All | Randy | 1951-12-07 |
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Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration | John | 1951-03-25 |
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Fixed Bayonets! | Doggie (uncredited) | 1951-11-21 |
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The James Dean Classic | (archive footage) |
