James Dean
Birthday: 1931-02-08 | Place of Birth: Marion, Indiana, USAJames 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.
Known For
Acting
Role
as Self (archive footage)
as (Painting)
as Jim Stark
as Archival Footage
as Cal Trask
as Himself (uncredited)
as Jett Rink
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Self (archive footage)
as (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Self (archive footage)
as Fernand Lagarde
as Jeffrey Latham
as Bud
as Robbie
as The Boy
as The Man (Jack)
as J.B.
as Jim Cooper
as Joe Harris
as Joe Palica
