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.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.286 |
| Birthday | 1931-02-08 |
| Place of Birth | Marion, Indiana, USA |
| Also Known As | One-Speed Dean, James Byron Dean, Jimmy Dean, JD, 제임스 딘, Джеймс Дин, جیمز دین, |
1955
Rebel Without a Cause
7.5/1637
After moving to a new town, troublemaking teen Jim Stark is supposed to have a clean slate, although being the new kid in town brings its own problems...
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Rebel Without a Cause
1955
East of Eden
7.5/757
In the Salinas Valley in and around World War I, Cal Trask feels he must compete against overwhelming odds with his brother for the love of their fath...
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East of Eden
1954
Run Like a Thief
0/0
Alexander has been a faithful employee of Madame Pollard as maitre d' at her elegant resort. Eager to introduce his protege Rob, things go wrong when...
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Run Like a Thief
1956
Giant
7.6/701
Wealthy rancher Bick Benedict and dirt-poor cowboy Jett Rink both woo Leslie Lynnton, a beautiful young woman from Maryland who is new to Texas. She m...
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Giant
1953
Keep Our Honor Bright
7/1
A college student faces embarrassment and expulsion for having cheated on an exam. Her fiance is a member of the university's undergraduate honor boar...
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Keep Our Honor Bright
1990
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
5.7/3
Welcome behind the closed doors of a Hollywood that only a select few will ever get to see -- a Hollywood of tragic lives and tragic deaths. Some of t...
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Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
1996
Return to 'Giant'
6.1/4
In the summer of 1955, an army of cameramen, lighting techs and movie stars descended on the small, west Texas town of Marfa to film what has become,...
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Return to 'Giant'
1995
James Dean and Me
8.7/3
A documentary about James Dean. People who knew him or had worked with him reminisce.
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James Dean and Me
2001
James Dean: Born Cool
0/0
James Dean: Born Cool tells the story of James Dean's rise from small town boy to immortal icon as told by Jimmy's closest family and friends from the...
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James Dean: Born Cool
2015
Children of 'Giant'
6.8/4
"Children of 'Giant'" is a documentary film that unearths deeply wrought emotions in the small West Texas town of Marfa, before, during and after the...
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Children of 'Giant'
2005
Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents
0/0
Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents is a documentary chronicling the production of the film.
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Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents
1952
Deadline - U.S.A.
6.821/70
With three days before his paper folds, a crusading editor tries to expose a vicious gangster.
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Deadline - U.S.A.
2005
East of Eden: Art in Search of Life
6/1
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East of Eden: Art in Search of Life
The James Dean Classic
0/0
From his early years, to his struggling actor days, to the day he went from idol to icon, watch James Dean unfold before you with this documentary of...
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The James Dean Classic
1955
The Unlighted Road
5.3/3
Young Jeff Latham stops at a roadside diner and ends up working there. After meeting a nice local girl, everything seems to be going his way. Things g...
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The Unlighted Road
1953
Death Is My Neighbor
7/2
A New York City apartment building supervisor has his job and home threatened by a new tenant.
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Death Is My Neighbor
1954
Padlocks
7/2
A criminal fleeing from the police stops to rob an eccentric old recluse of her treasures.
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Padlocks
2023
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
6.7/13
This timely exploration of Hollywood and LGBTQ+ identity examines the life of legendary actor Rock Hudson, from his public "ladies' man" persona to hi...
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Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
1983
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
6.5/2
Out-takes (mostly from Warner Bros.), promotional shorts, movie premieres, public service pleas, wardrobe tests, documentary material, and archival fo...
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Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1988
Hello Actors Studio
6/1
After Lee Strasberg’s death in 1982, the most prestigious talents from the Actors Studio assumed the leadership of this exceptional organization. For...
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Hello Actors Studio
1992
Death Scenes 2
5.7/3
DEATH SCENES II continues the exploration into the dark recesses of violence and rage that ended in such heinous crimes as the Manson Family's assault...
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Death Scenes 2
1987
Hollywood's Hidden Secrets
0/0
Documentary on the various mysteries in Hollywood.
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Hollywood's Hidden Secrets
1996
Rediscovering a Rebel
0/0
A documentary short on the making of Rebel Without a Cause.
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Rediscovering a Rebel
1951
Fixed Bayonets!
6.5/35
The story of a platoon during the Korean War. One by one, Corporal Denno's superiors are killed until it comes to the point where he must try to take...
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Fixed Bayonets!
1988
Forever James Dean
7/2
The life and times of one of Hollywood's brightest stars.
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Forever James Dean
1975
James Dean: The First American Teenager
6/1
Stacy Keach narrates this documentary that chronicles the abbreviated life and career of iconic brooding bad boy James Dean, from his obscure early da...
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James Dean: The First American Teenager
1974
James Dean Remembered
0/0
Peter Lawford hosts this documentary taking a look at the life and films of James Dean.
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James Dean Remembered
2005
James Dean: Sense Memories
0/0
Documentary exploring the last 18 months of James Dean's acting career.
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James Dean: Sense Memories
1951
Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration
4.4/5
The story of the Crucifixion, set within the context of the Korean War.
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Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration
1996
The Celluloid Closet
7.2/103
What "That's Entertainment" did for movie musicals, "The Celluloid Closet" does for Hollywood homosexuality, as this exuberant, eye-opening movie serv...
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The Celluloid Closet
1974
Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still
7.273/11
The film's subject is a photograph of Jane Fonda visiting Hanoi during the Vietnam War. It asks what the position of the intellectual should be in the...
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Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still
2024
Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes
6.9/8
Newly discovered interviews with Elizabeth Taylor and unprecedented access to the star’s personal archive reveal the complex inner life and vulnerabil...
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Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes
1953
A Long Time Till Dawn
6/4
Just out of prison Joe Harris looks to restart his life. His wife Barbie has moved and the one man who can tell him where refuses to do so. Enraged, J...
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A Long Time Till Dawn
1953
Trouble Along the Way
5.885/26
Struggling to retain custody of his daughter following his divorce, football coach Steve Williams finds himself embroiled in a recruiting scandal at t...
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Trouble Along the Way
1952
Sailor Beware
6.2/30
Meeting in a navy recruiting line, Al Crowthers and Melvin Jones become friends. Al has tried to enlist before, but was always rejected. He keeps tryi...
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Sailor Beware
1955
The Thief
4.8/4
The son of a French aristocrat is accused of stealing his father's money and of stealing his step-sister's heart.
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The Thief
1954
A Star Is Born World Premiere
8/2
Live television broadcast of the world premiere. Described by various participants as the biggest world premiere in memory, even bigger than the Acade...
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A Star Is Born World Premiere
1953
Sentence of Death
7.3/3
A woman witnesses a murder during a store robbery but claims the accused man is not the killer. After he is convicted and weeks away from his executio...
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Sentence of Death
2015
Tab Hunter Confidential
7.4/56
Throughout the 1950s, Tab Hunter reigned as Hollywood’s ultimate male heartthrob. But throughout his years of stardom, Tab had a secret. Tab Hunter wa...
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Tab Hunter Confidential
1985
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
5.6/12
Biography of the legendary filmmaker directed by his son.
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George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
2006
The Real James Dean
0/0
Although he'd starred in just three films before his untimely death at age 24, James Dean cast a long shadow that came to define cool. Using excerpts...
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The Real James Dean
1952
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
6.9/15
When a 1920s millionaire tests the fiber of his Vermont family, a young lady and her boyfriend feel the repercussions.
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Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
1957
The James Dean Story
5.3/22
Released two years after James Dean's death, this documentary chronicles his short life and career via black-and-white still photographs, interviews w...
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The James Dean Story
2005
James Dean: Little Prince, Little Bastard
6.5/2
The collar of his coat turned up in New York: Images which have collaborated on building a myth – the image of eternal and misunderstood youth. Unlike...
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James Dean: Little Prince, Little Bastard
2005
James Dean: Forever Young
4.8/3
A brief career. A timeless stardom. In just three major movie roles, James Dean became an icon for the ages. Now his legacy shines even brighter thank...
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James Dean: Forever Young
1953
The Bells of Cockaigne
7.2/5
An old warehouse worker dreams of saving enough money to return to his native Ireland, but it would seem unlikely. A young man who also works there is...
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The Bells of Cockaigne
1951
Jackie Knows All
0/0
A story about love, real estate, and mind reading.
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Jackie Knows All
1952
10,000 Horses Singing
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James Dean and John Forsythe star in this story of a wealthy orphan who meets a shy airline owner aboard a plane and later discovers that a corpse has...
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10,000 Horses Singing
1952
The Foggy, Foggy Dew
0/0
From Lux Video Theater
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The Foggy, Foggy Dew
1952
Abraham Lincoln
0/0
The story of court-martialed Union soldier William Scott, who is slated for execution for sleeping on duty after he was sent for by Abraham Lincoln.
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Abraham Lincoln
1952
Forgotten Children
0/0
The story of Martha Berry, who brought education to the impoverished children of rural Georgia after the Civil War.
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Forgotten Children
1953
The Hound Of Heaven
0/0
Recently drowned Hyder Simpson refuses to pass through the Pearly Gates if it means leaving his beloved, possum hunting hound Rip behind.
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The Hound Of Heaven
1953
Something For An Empty Briefcase
0/0
Joe wants a different future than one as a petty hoodlum and when he attempts to rob an aspiring dancer Noli, he glimpses the possibilities. He imagin...
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Something For An Empty Briefcase
1953
Rex Newman
0/0
Rex Newman, Reporter for the Globe and News.
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Rex Newman
1953
Life Sentence
0/0
An imprisoned felon escapes and finds that being on the run is just a new form of imprisonment.
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Life Sentence
1953
Harvest
0/0
A young man in love with a sophisticated woman from the city is torn between his desires and those of his family. His parents wish him and his brother...
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Harvest
1954
Sherwood Anderson's I'm A Fool
0/0
A man tells the story of his coming to adulthood when he left home at age 18 and learned the consequences of telling a lie to impress a girl.
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Sherwood Anderson's I'm A Fool
1954
The Dark, Dark Hours
0/0
A hood forces a doctor and his wife to remove a bullet from the hood's partner.
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The Dark, Dark Hours
1953
The Evil Within
0/0
Scientist perfects a chemical unleashing the beast within, but before he can create an antidote, his neglected wife accidentally is dosed when he has...
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The Evil Within
2005
Året var 1955
0/0
1955 - the year when The rip hunter is buried in snow for eight days before his ski pole with a movie ticket is discovered. Ingrid Bergman gets bad re...
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