James Dean
Acting
🎂 1931-02-08
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.
Cast credits(80)
Paul Zalinka
1950
William Scott
1948
Joe Palica
1948
Hotel Bellboy (uncredited)
1948
Robbie Warren
1948
Bronco Evans
1952
Fernand Lagarde
1953
Self (archive footage)
2003
Kyle McCallum
1950
1951
Man in Crowd
1955
Jett Rink
1956
Jim Cooper
1947
1988
Jim Stark
1955
Joey Frasier
1950
Self (archive footage)
1995
Self (archive footage)
1957
Cal Trask
1955
Self (archive footage)
2005
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1983
(archive footage)
1990
Paul Zalinka
1953
Todd Ingalls
1953
Joey
1953
Self (archive footage)
2023
Bob Ford
1953
Football Spectator (uncredited)
1953
Bradford
1951
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1974
Joe Palica
1953
Self - 'Jim Stark' (archive footage)
1996
Self
1954
Robbie
1954
Doggie (uncredited)
1951
2005
Self (archive footage)
1996
The Boy
1953
Bud
1953
Press Boy (uncredited)
1952
Ralph
1953
Joe Adams
1953
Bud
1954
Jeffrey Latham
1951
Self (archive footage)
1975
Himself (uncredited)
2005
Self (archive footage)
2015
Bradford
1952
(archive footage)
1990
Fernand Lagarde
1955
(archive footage)
(archive footage)
1987
Self (archive footage)
1988
Self (archive footage)
1996
Kyle McCallum
1952
Archival Footage
2006
2005
Boxing Opponent's Second (uncredited)
1952
Youth at Soda Fountain (uncredited)
1952
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2005
Rex Newman
1949
Hotel Bellboy
1952
Self (archive footage)
2015
John
1951
Hank Bradon
1953
Jeffrey Latham
1955
Joe Harris
1953
Self (archive footage)
1995
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1992
2001
J.B.
1953
William Scott
1952
Randy
1951
Jim Cooper
1953
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1974
The Boy
1954
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1988
The Man (Jack)
1954
Angel
1953
Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
2005