James Dean

Person

James Dean

Born 8 February 1931 Died 30 September 1955, aged 24 Marion, Indiana, USA TMDB ↗

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).

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The numbers

Computed from the record
18age in their first credit on record (1949)
55years on screen and counting
3credits in 1955, their busiest year
8dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
Bettie Page: The Girl in the Leopard Print Bikini poster Age: 72

Bettie Page: The Girl in the Leopard Print Bikini

2004
Giant poster Age: 25

Giant

1956
as Jett Rink
Rebel Without a Cause poster Age: 24

Rebel Without a Cause

1955
as Jim Stark
East of Eden poster Age: 24

East of Eden

1955
as Cal Trask
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TV credits

Newest first
Crossroads poster Age: 24

Crossroads

1955
as Man in Crowd
No poster
Age: 22

Campbell Soundstage

1953
as Hank Bradon
Armstrong Circle Theatre poster Age: 19

Armstrong Circle Theatre

1950
as Joey Frasier
The Big Story poster Age: 18

The Big Story

1949
as Rex Newman
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