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Portrait of James Dean

Acting

James Dean

Career

Active from 1949 to 2006, with a break from 1957 to 2005, busiest in 1953 with 11 main titles.

Leading roles
26
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score81/100
Highest rated
Poster for Rebel Without a Cause
Rebel Without a Cause
GoodWatch score84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 18 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
James Dean Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    3.0, average 4.8
  • Mystery
    2.1, average 4.0
  • Scare
    0.9, average 2.6
  • Contemporary Realism
    3.8, average 5.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

    Works often with

    People in at least two of their main titles.

    Movies and TV shows

    52
    Type
    Role
    Score
    Decade
    Genre
    Group by

    Upcoming

    2 titles
    Final Days of an Icon: James Dean
    Final Days of an Icon: James Dean

    as (archive footage)

    The James Dean Classic
    The James Dean Classic

    as (archive footage)

    2000s

    1 title
    The Real James Dean
    The Real James Dean (2006)

    as Archival Footage

    1980s

    2 titles · average score 67
    Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
    Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies (1988)

    as (archive footage) (uncredited)

    George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
    George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey (1985)
    GoodWatch score 67

    as (archive footage)

    1950s

    43 titles · average score 73
    Giant
    Giant (1956)
    GoodWatch score 81

    as Jett Rink

    East of Eden
    East of Eden (1955)
    GoodWatch score 78

    as Cal Trask

    Rebel Without a Cause
    Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
    GoodWatch score 84

    as Jim Stark

    The Thief
    The Thief (1955)

    as Fernand Lagarde

    The Unlighted Road
    The Unlighted Road (1955)

    as Jeffrey Latham

    Sherwood Anderson's I'm A Fool
    Sherwood Anderson's I'm A Fool (1954)

    as The Boy

    Padlocks
    Padlocks (1954)

    as The Man (Jack)

    Run Like a Thief
    Run Like a Thief (1954)

    as Robbie

    A Long Time Till Dawn
    A Long Time Till Dawn (1953)

    as Joe Harris

    The Bells of Cockaigne
    The Bells of Cockaigne (1953)

    as Joey Frasier

    Death Is My Neighbor
    Death Is My Neighbor (1953)

    as J.B.

    Robert Montgomery Presents
    Robert Montgomery Presents (1950)

    TV show · as Paul Zalinka

    1940s

    4 titles · average score 71
    The Big Story
    The Big Story (1949)

    TV show · as Rex Newman

    Studio One
    Studio One (1948)
    GoodWatch score 65

    TV show · as William Scott / Hotel Bellboy (uncredited)

    The Philco Television Playhouse
    The Philco Television Playhouse (1948)

    TV show · as Robbie Warren

    Kraft Television Theatre
    Kraft Television Theatre (1947)
    GoodWatch score 78

    TV show · as Jim Cooper