Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
08 Feb, 1931 (94 years old)
Death date
30 Sep, 1955

James Dean

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.

Known For

Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes
1080p
101 min 2024

Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes

Documentary Movie
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
1080p
105 min 2023

Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed

Documentary Movie
Tab Hunter Confidential
1080p
91 min 2015

Tab Hunter Confidential

Documentary Movie
The Celluloid Closet
102 min 1996

The Celluloid Closet

Documentary Movie
Deadline - U.S.A.
87 min 1952

Deadline - U.S.A.

Crime Movie
Fixed Bayonets!
1080p
92 min 1951

Fixed Bayonets!

War Movie