James Dean
Acting
Born 1931-02-08
Died 1955-09-30
Marion, Indiana, USA
88 credits
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame 1
Henrietta Award 1
Theatre World Award 1
Awards
Nominated for 3 Academy Awards
Academy Awards 3 nominated
- 2026 Best Live Action Short Film Nominated A Friend of Dorothy
- 1957 Best Actor Nominated Giant
- 1956 Best Actor Nominated East of Eden
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame 1 won
- — star on Hollywood Walk of Fame Won
Henrietta Award 1 won
- 1956 Henrietta Award Won
Theatre World Award 1 won
- 1954 Theatre World Award Won
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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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Filmography
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Acting
54 credits
Robert Montgomery Presents
The Philco Television Playhouse
Studio One
Omnibus
Kraft Television Theatre
The United States Steel Hour
Armstrong Circle Theatre
Giant
Lux Video Theatre
East of Eden
Rebel Without a Cause
You Are There
Crossroads
Deadline - U.S.A.
The Big Story
Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Paul Newman: The Restless
General Electric Theater
Tab Hunter Confidential
The James Dean Story
The Fabulous Allan Carr
Trouble Along the Way
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
The Thief
Sailor Beware
Life Sentence
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
Fixed Bayonets!
A Star Is Born World Premiere
James Dean: Rebel Generation
Hello Actors Studio
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
James Dean: Sense Memories
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
Death Scenes 2
Sherwood Anderson's I'm A Fool
Padlocks
Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
The Real James Dean
James Dean: The First American Teenager
Harvest
Campbell Soundstage
Keep Our Honor Bright
Abraham Lincoln
James Dean and Me
James Dean Remembered
A Long Time Till Dawn
Rediscovering a Rebel
Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration
The Dark, Dark Hours
Other credits
6 credits
Tales of Tomorrow
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
Death In Hollywood
Faces of Death VII
James Dean: Little Prince, Little Bastard
James Dean: Forever Young
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