James Dean
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.
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
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
Nonstop to California
Children of 'Giant'
Tab Hunter Confidential
The Real James Dean
James Dean: Little Prince, Little Bastard
James Dean: Forever Young
James Dean: Sense Memories
Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents
James Dean: Born Cool
Return to 'Giant'
The Celluloid Closet
Rediscovering a Rebel
James Dean and Me
Death Scenes 2
Star Life
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
Hello Actors Studio
Forever James Dean
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Arena
James Dean: The First American Teenager
James Dean Remembered
The James Dean Story
Giant
Rebel Without a Cause
The Unlighted Road
East of Eden
The Thief
Padlocks
Run Like a Thief
The Bells of Cockaigne
A Long Time Till Dawn
The United States Steel Hour
Keep Our Honor Bright
Death Is My Neighbor
Sentence of Death
Trouble Along the Way
General Electric Theater
Omnibus
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
Deadline - U.S.A.
Sailor Beware
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Fixed Bayonets!
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Tales of Tomorrow
Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration
Lux Video Theatre
Armstrong Circle Theatre
Robert Montgomery Presents
The Big Story
Studio One
The Philco Television Playhouse