Giant1956
As Jett Rink
TMDb 7.6 / 10
James Dean
Born
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.
Filmography (73)
East of Eden1955
As Cal Trask
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Death In Hollywood1990
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Rebel Without a Cause1955
As Jim Stark
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Life Sentence1953
As Hank Bradon
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Abraham Lincoln1952
As William Scott
Deadline - U.S.A.1952
As Press Boy (uncredited)
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Sailor Beware1952
As Boxing Opponent's Second (uncredited)
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Hello Actors Studio1988
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Fixed Bayonets!1951
As Doggie (uncredited)
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies1988
As (archive footage) (uncredited)
Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes2024
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 6.9 / 10
The Thief1955
As Fernand Lagarde
TMDb 4.0 / 10
Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror2025
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 8.2 / 10
Death Scenes 21992
As Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Trouble Along the Way1953
As Football Spectator (uncredited)
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Tab Hunter Confidential2015
As Self (archive)
TMDb 7.3 / 10
The Fabulous Allan Carr2017
As Self (archive)
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Paul Newman: The Restless2023
As Self
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed2023
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Padlocks1954
As The Man (Jack)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey1985
As (archive footage)
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths1990
As (archive footage)
TMDb 5.7 / 10
The James Dean Story1957
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 5.6 / 10
James Dean: Rebel Generation2025
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still1974
As Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Harvest1953
As Paul Zalinka
Children of 'Giant'2015
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 6.8 / 10
A Star Is Born World Premiere1954
As Self
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Faces of Death VII1992
The Hound Of Heaven1953
As Angel
James Dean and Me1995
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 8.8 / 10
All-Time Movie Greats
All-Time Movie Greats1988
As Self (archive footage)
James Dean: Little Prince, Little Bastard2005
TMDb 6.6 / 10
James Dean: Forever Young2005
TMDb 5.9 / 10
10,000 Horses Singing1952
As Hotel Bellboy
James Dean: Sense Memories2005
As Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Day That James Dean Died2005
As Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage1983
As Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady1982
TMDb 6.0 / 10
James Dean: The First American Teenager1975
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?1952
As Youth at Soda Fountain (uncredited)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Rediscovering a Rebel1996
As Self - 'Jim Stark' (archive footage)
The Real James Dean2006
As Archival Footage
Run Like a Thief1954
As Robbie
Bettie Page: The Girl in the Leopard Print Bikini2004
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Sentence of Death1953
As Joe Palica
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Sherwood Anderson's I'm A Fool1954
As The Boy
TMDb 5.5 / 10
The Dark, Dark Hours1954
As Bud
James Dean: Born Cool2001
Something For An Empty Briefcase1953
As Joe Adams
Jackie Knows All1951
As Randy
Forgotten Children1952
As Bradford
James Dean Remembered1974
As Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
TMDb 8.0 / 10
The Evil Within1953
As Ralph
Gay! Gay! Hollywood1994
TMDb 3.3 / 10
Keep Our Honor Bright1953
As Jim Cooper
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Foggy, Foggy Dew1952
As Kyle McCallum
Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration1951
As John
TMDb 4.8 / 10
Death Is My Neighbor1953
As J.B.
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The James Dean Classic
The James Dean ClassicRelease date TBA
As (archive footage)
The Bells of Cockaigne1953
As Joey
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Memories of Giant1998
As Self (archive footage)
Forever James Dean1988
As Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
TMDb 7.7 / 10
The Unlighted Road1955
As Jeffrey Latham
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Året var 19552005
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 5.0 / 10
A Long Time Till Dawn1953
As Joe Harris
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Return to 'Giant'1996
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Final Days of an Icon: James DeanRelease date TBA
As (archive footage)
Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents2005
As Himself (uncredited)
James Dean: A Portrait1995
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Rex Newman1953
As Todd Ingalls
East of Eden: Art in Search of Life
East of Eden: Art in Search of Life2005
As Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Filmography and biography: TMDb