James Dean

Known for ActingBorn 1931-02-08Died 1955-09-30Marion, 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.Read more

Movies & web series

James Dean and Me

Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Paul Newman: The Restless

James Dean: Rebel Generation

James Dean Remembered

Forever James Dean

A Star Is Born World Premiere

Bettie Page: The Girl in the Leopard Print Bikini

Tab Hunter Confidential

Kraft Television Theatre

James Dean: The First American Teenager

Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes

Giant

East of Eden

Rebel Without a Cause

Children of 'Giant'

James Dean: A Portrait

Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

The Big Story

The Bells of Cockaigne

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Death In Hollywood

Return to 'Giant'

James Dean: Little Prince, Little Bastard

Hello Actors Studio

Padlocks

Keep Our Honor Bright

Death Is My Neighbor

Has Anybody Seen My Gal?

Omnibus

Deadline - U.S.A.

General Electric Theater

Crossroads

Lux Video Theatre

The Philco Television Playhouse

East of Eden: Art in Search of Life

Sentence of Death

Fixed Bayonets!

James Dean: Forever Young

Tales of Tomorrow

Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed

The United States Steel Hour

Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady

Sailor Beware

George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey

Trouble Along the Way