James Dean
Born February 08, 1931 (Age: 95)
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Marion, Indiana, USA
Biography
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.
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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Memories of Giant
1998
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as
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Age: 67
Rediscovering a Rebel
1996
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as Self - 'Jim Stark' (archive footage)
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Age: 64
James Dean: A Portrait
1995
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 64
Faces of Death Part VII
1992
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as
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Age: 60
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
1988
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as
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Age: 57
Giant
1956
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as Jett Rink
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Age: 25
Rebel Without a Cause
1955
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as Jim Stark
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Age: 24
The Unlighted Road
1955
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as Jeffrey Latham
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Age: 24
East of Eden
1955
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as Cal Trask
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Age: 24
The Thief
1955
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as Fernand Lagarde
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Age: 23
The Dark, Dark Hours
1954
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as Bud
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Age: 23
Sherwood Anderson's I'm A Fool
1954
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as The Boy
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Age: 23
Harvest
1953
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as Paul Zalinka
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Age: 22
Life Sentence
1953
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as Hank Bradon
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Age: 22
Rex Newman
1953
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as Todd Ingalls
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Age: 22
Something For An Empty Briefcase
1953
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as Joe Adams
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Age: 22
The Evil Within
1953
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as Ralph
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Age: 22
The Hound Of Heaven
1953
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as Angel
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Age: 21