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Actor

James Dean

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Acting credits

78

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Very extensive acting filmography.

TMDB popularity

2.0

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Movies: 62Series: 16

TMDB ID: 2749

IMDb ID: nm0000015

Known for: Acting

Born: February 8, 1931

Died: September 30, 1955

Age: 24

Place of birth: Marion, Indiana, USA

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1947 - 2025

Years active: 79

Average TMDB rating: 6.78

Wikidata: Q83359

Also known as

One-Speed Dean • James Byron Dean • Jimmy Dean • JD • 제임스 딘 • Джеймс Дин • جیمز دین

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.

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