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James Dean
Birthdate: February 8, 1931
Death date: September 30, 1955

James Dean

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CAREER SPAN

Decade
Movie Score
# Movies
1950s
3.0041
4
total ranking of 3.0041
1960s
No Reviews
0
1970s
No Reviews
0
1980s
1.5866
1
total ranking of 1.5866
Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews & awards.
Overall Actor Score: James Dean is ranked overall as 2.3372 of of 4 stars2.3372

James Dean Movie Rankings

1
James Dean starring in Rebel Without a Cause
James Dean scores a combined 3.6574 out of 4 stars for Rebel Without a Cause3.6574
Jim Stark is the new kid in town and has a tendency to get in trouble. Looking for love and attention in all the wrong places he finds a kindred spirit in local girl Judy, but in order to prove himself to the neighborhood teens Jim participates in knife fights and car races. ...more about Rebel Without a Cause
Actor Awards
  • BAFTA Awards - Best Foreign Actor
2
James Dean starring in East of Eden
James Dean scores a combined 3.1861 out of 4 stars for East of Eden3.1861
In the Salinas Valley, in and around World War I, Cal Trask feels he must compete against overwhelming odds with his brother Aron for the love of their father Adam. ...more about East of Eden
Actor Awards
  • Academy Awards, USA - Best Actor in a Leading Role
  • BAFTA Awards - Best Foreign Actor
  • Jussi Awards - Best Foreign Actor
3
James Dean starring in Giant
James Dean scores a combined 3.0995 out of 4 stars for Giant3.0995
Texan rancher Bick Benedict visits a Maryland farm to buy a prize horse. Whilst there he meets and falls in love with the owner's daughter Leslie, they are married immediately and return to his ranch. ...more about Giant
Actor Awards
  • Academy Awards, USA - Best Actor in a Leading Role
4
One from the Heart (1982)
James Dean scores a combined 2.9333 out of 4 stars for One from the Heart2.9333
Hank and Frannie don't seem to be able to live together anymore. After a five-year relationship, lustful and dreamy Fanny leaves down-to-earth Hank on the anniversary of their relationship. ...more about One from the Heart
5
Warner Pathé News Issue # 87 (1955)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD