Acting · Marion, Indiana, USA · Born February 8, 1931
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.
MovieJames Dean: Rebel Generation
2025
as Self (archive footage)
MovieElizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes
2024
as Self (archive footage)
MovieRock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
2023
as Self (archive footage)
MoviePaul Newman: The Restless
2023
as Self
MovieThe Fabulous Allan Carr
2017
as Self (archive)
MovieChildren of 'Giant'
2015
as Self (archive footage)
MovieTab Hunter Confidential
2015
as Self (archive)
MovieThe Real James Dean
2006
as Archival Footage
MovieJames Dean: Little Prince, Little Bastard
2005
East of Eden: Art in Search of Life
2005
as Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieJames Dean: Forever Young
2005
MovieJames Dean: Sense Memories
2005
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieÅret var 1955
2005
as Self (archive footage)
MovieRebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents
2005
as Himself (uncredited)
MovieThe Day That James Dean Died
2005
as Self (archive footage)
MovieBettie Page: The Girl in the Leopard Print Bikini
2004
MovieJames Dean: Born Cool
2001
MovieMemories of Giant
1998
as Self (archive footage)
MovieReturn to 'Giant'
1996
as Self (archive footage)
MovieRediscovering a Rebel
1996
as Self - 'Jim Stark' (archive footage)
MovieJames Dean: A Portrait
1995
as Self (archive footage)
MovieJames Dean and Me
1995
as Self (archive footage)
MovieGay! Gay! Hollywood
1994
MovieDeath Scenes 2
1992
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieFaces of Death VII
1992
MovieDeath In Hollywood
1990
MovieHollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
1990
as (archive footage)
MovieHello Actors Studio
1988
as Self (archive footage)
MovieHollywood Scandals and Tragedies
1988
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieForever James Dean
1988
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
All-Time Movie Greats
1988
as Self (archive footage)
MovieHollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieNatalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
1982
MovieJames Dean: The First American Teenager
1975
as Self (archive footage)
MovieLetter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still
1974
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieJames Dean Remembered
1974
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieThe James Dean Story
1957
as Self (archive footage)
MovieGiant
1956
as Jett Rink
MovieRebel Without a Cause
1955
as Jim Stark
TVCrossroads
1955
as Man in Crowd
MovieThe Unlighted Road
1955
as Jeffrey Latham
MovieEast of Eden
1955
as Cal Trask
MovieThe Thief
1955
as Fernand Lagarde
MovieThe Dark, Dark Hours
1954
as Bud
MovieSherwood Anderson's I'm A Fool
1954
as The Boy
MoviePadlocks
1954
as The Man (Jack)
MovieA Star Is Born World Premiere
1954
as Self
MovieRun Like a Thief
1954
as Robbie
MovieHarvest
1953
as Paul Zalinka
MovieThe Bells of Cockaigne
1953
as Joey
MovieA Long Time Till Dawn
1953
as Joe Harris
TVThe United States Steel Hour
1953
as Fernand Lagarde
MovieLife Sentence
1953
as Hank Bradon
Campbell Soundstage
1953
as Hank Bradon
MovieKeep Our Honor Bright
1953
as Jim Cooper
MovieRex Newman
1953
as Todd Ingalls
MovieDeath Is My Neighbor
1953
as J.B.
MovieSentence of Death
1953
as Joe Palica
MovieSomething For An Empty Briefcase
1953
as Joe Adams
MovieThe Evil Within
1953
as Ralph
MovieTrouble Along the Way
1953
as Football Spectator (uncredited)
TVGeneral Electric Theater
1953
as The Boy
TVYou Are There
1953
as Bob Ford
MovieThe Hound Of Heaven
1953
as Angel
TVOmnibus
1952
as Bronco Evans
MovieHas Anybody Seen My Gal?
1952
as Youth at Soda Fountain (uncredited)
MovieForgotten Children
1952
as Bradford
MovieAbraham Lincoln
1952
as William Scott
MovieDeadline - U.S.A.
1952
as Press Boy (uncredited)
MovieThe Foggy, Foggy Dew
1952
as Kyle McCallum
Movie10,000 Horses Singing
1952
as Hotel Bellboy
MovieSailor Beware
1952
as Boxing Opponent's Second (uncredited)
TVHallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Bradford
MovieJackie Knows All
1951
as Randy
MovieFixed Bayonets!
1951
as Doggie (uncredited)
TVSchlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Jeffrey Latham
TVTales of Tomorrow
1951
MovieHill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration
1951
as John
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Kyle McCallum
TVArmstrong Circle Theatre
1950
as Joey Frasier
TVRobert Montgomery Presents
1950
as Paul Zalinka
TVThe Big Story
1949
as Rex Newman
TVStudio One
1948
as William Scott
TVThe Philco Television Playhouse
1948
as Robbie Warren
TVKraft Television Theatre
1947
as Jim Cooper
The James Dean Classic
as (archive footage)
MovieFinal Days of an Icon: James Dean
as (archive footage)
