Acting
James Dean
Born Feb 8, 1931 · Marion, Indiana, USA · Died Sep 30, 1955
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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Acting
Final Days of an Icon: James Dean
Documentary
Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror
2025
Documentary
James Dean: Rebel Generation
2025
Documentary
Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes
2024
Documentary
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
2023
Documentary
Paul Newman: The Restless
2023
Documentary
The Fabulous Allan Carr
2017
Documentary
Children of 'Giant'
2015
Documentary
Tab Hunter Confidential
2015
Documentary
The Real James Dean
2006
Documentary
James Dean: Little Prince, Little Bastard
2005
Documentary
James Dean: Forever Young
2005
Documentary
James Dean: Sense Memories
2005
Documentary
Året var 1955
2005
Documentary · History
Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents
2005
Documentary
The Day That James Dean Died
2005
Documentary
Bettie Page: The Girl in the Leopard Print Bikini
2004
Documentary
James Dean: Born Cool
2001
Documentary
Memories of Giant
1998
Documentary
Return to 'Giant'
1996
Documentary
Rediscovering a Rebel
1996
Documentary
James Dean: A Portrait
1995
Documentary
James Dean and Me
1995
Documentary · TV Movie
Gay! Gay! Hollywood
1994
Documentary
Death Scenes 2
1992
Documentary · Horror
Faces of Death VII
1992
Documentary · Horror
Death In Hollywood
1990
Documentary
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
1990
Documentary
Hello Actors Studio
1988
Documentary
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
1988
Documentary · Crime
Forever James Dean
1988
Documentary
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
1985
Documentary
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
Documentary · Comedy
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
1982
Documentary
James Dean: The First American Teenager
1975
Documentary
Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still
1974
Documentary
James Dean Remembered
1974
Documentary · TV Movie
The James Dean Story
1957
Documentary
Giant
1956
Drama · Western
Rebel Without a Cause
1955
Drama
Crossroads
1955
Drama
The Unlighted Road
1955
Drama · Comedy · TV Movie
East of Eden
1955
Drama
The Thief
1955
Comedy · Drama · TV Movie
The Dark, Dark Hours
1954
Sherwood Anderson's I'm A Fool
1954
Drama
Padlocks
1954
Drama · Crime · TV Movie
A Star Is Born World Premiere
1954
Documentary
Run Like a Thief
1954
Drama · TV Movie
Harvest
1953
TV Movie
The Bells of Cockaigne
1953
Drama
A Long Time Till Dawn
1953
Drama · TV Movie
The United States Steel Hour
1953
Comedy · Drama
Life Sentence
1953
TV Movie · Drama
Keep Our Honor Bright
1953
TV Movie
Rex Newman
1953
Death Is My Neighbor
1953
Drama · TV Movie
Sentence of Death
1953
TV Movie
Something For An Empty Briefcase
1953
The Evil Within
1953
Drama · Science Fiction
Trouble Along the Way
1953
Comedy · Drama
General Electric Theater
1953
Comedy · Drama
You Are There
1953
Drama
The Hound Of Heaven
1953
Omnibus
1952
Talk
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
1952
Comedy
Forgotten Children
1952
Abraham Lincoln
1952
TV Movie
Deadline - U.S.A.
1952
Crime · Drama
The Foggy, Foggy Dew
1952
10,000 Horses Singing
1952
TV Movie
Sailor Beware
1952
Comedy
Jackie Knows All
1951
TV Movie
Fixed Bayonets!
1951
War · Drama · Action
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Drama · Comedy
Tales of Tomorrow
1951
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration
1951
Family · Drama · TV Movie
Lux Video Theatre
1950
Drama · Comedy
Armstrong Circle Theatre
1950
Drama
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
Drama
The Big Story
1949
Documentary · Drama
Studio One
1948
Drama
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
Drama
Kraft Television Theatre
1947
Drama