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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…
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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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BODY OF WORK
James Dean's Filmography
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Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror
as Self (archive footage)
James Dean: Rebel Generation
as Self (archive footage)
Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes
as Self (archive footage)
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
as Self (archive footage)
Paul Newman: The Restless
as Self (archive footage)
The Fabulous Allan Carr
as Self (archive footage)
Children of 'Giant'
as Self (archive footage)
Tab Hunter Confidential
as Self (archive)
The Real James Dean
as Archival Footage
James Dean: Little Prince, Little Bastard
No Poster
East of Eden: Art in Search of Life
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
James Dean: Forever Young
as Self (archive footage)
James Dean: Sense Memories
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Året var 1955
as Self (archive footage)
The Day That James Dean Died
as Self (archive footage)
Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents
as Self (uncredited)
Bettie Page: The Girl in the Leopard Print Bikini
as Self (archive footage)
James Dean: Born Cool
as Self (archive footage)
Memories of Giant
as Self (archive footage)
Return to 'Giant'
as Self (archive footage)
Rediscovering a Rebel
as Self - 'Jim Stark' (archive footage)
James Dean: A Portrait
as Self (archive footage)
James Dean and Me
as Self (archive footage)
Gay! Gay! Hollywood
Death Scenes 2
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Faces of Death VII
as Self (archive footage)
Death In Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
as Self (archive footage)
Hello Actors Studio
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Forever James Dean
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
No Poster
All-Time Movie Greats
as Self (archive footage)
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
as (archive footage)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
as Self (archive footage)
James Dean: The First American Teenager
as Self (archive footage)
Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
James Dean Remembered
as Self (archive footage)
The James Dean Story
as Self (archive footage)
Giant
as Jett Rink
Rebel Without a Cause
as Jim Stark
The Unlighted Road
as Jeffrey Latham
East of Eden
as Cal Trask
The Thief
as Fernand Lagarde
The Dark, Dark Hours
as Bud
Sherwood Anderson's I'm A Fool
as The Boy
Padlocks
as The Man (Jack)
A Star Is Born World Premiere
as Self
Run Like a Thief
as Robbie
Harvest
as Paul Zalinka
The Bells of Cockaigne
as Joey Frasier
A Long Time Till Dawn
as Joe Harris
Life Sentence
as Hank Bradon
Keep Our Honor Bright
as Jim Cooper
Rex Newman
as Todd Ingalls
Death Is My Neighbor
as J.B.
Sentence of Death
as Joe Palica
Something For An Empty Briefcase
as Joe Adams
The Evil Within
as Ralph
Trouble Along the Way
as Football Spectator (uncredited)
The Hound Of Heaven
as Angel
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
as Youth at Soda Fountain (uncredited)
Forgotten Children
as Bradford
Abraham Lincoln
as William Scott
Deadline - U.S.A.
as Press Boy (uncredited)
The Foggy, Foggy Dew
as Kyle McCallum
10,000 Horses Singing
as Hotel Bellboy
Sailor Beware
as Boxing Opponent's Second (uncredited)
Jackie Knows All
as Randy
Fixed Bayonets!
as Doggie (uncredited)
Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration
as John
Final Days of an Icon: James Dean
as (archive footage)
No Poster
The James Dean Classic
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