James Dean
Drama
TV Movie
The stars that burn brightest burn quickest
The man behind the legend and a knowing look at 1950s Hollywood are revealed in this dynamic biopic of the meteoric star whose troubled life echoed his gut-grabbing performances in East of Eden, Rebel Without a Cause and Giant.
2001-08-04
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Cast
Director
Mark Rydell
James Franco as James Dean
Michael Moriarty as Winton Dean
Valentina Cervi as Pier Angeli
Enrico Colantoni as Elia Kazan
Edward Herrmann as Raymond Massey
Joanne Linville as Hedda Hopper
John Pleshette as Billy Rose
Barry Primus as Nicholas Ray
David Proval as Daniel Mann
Amy Rydell as Christine White
Wendy Benson-Landes as Julie Harris
Karen Kondazian as Mrs. Pierangeli
David Parker as James Whitmore
Craig Barnett as George Stevens
Mark Rydell as Jack Warner
Lou Wagner as 'Eden' Make-up Person
Otto Felix as 'Eden' Camera Assistant
Christopher Lee as 'Eden' Assistant Director
Gretchen German as Kazan's Assistant
Peggy McCay as Emma Dean
William Stanford Davis as Train Conductor
Charles Dierkop as Groundsman
Lisa Blake Richards as Ethel Dean
Mushond Lee as Billy
Phil Parolisi as Cattle Call Stage Manager
Ellen Gerstein as Jane Deacy
Israel Horovitz as Louis Schurr
Fred Parnes as Actor's Studio Stage Manager
Andrew Prine as Rogers Brackett
Julie Janney as Geraldine Page
Mark Moses as Dick Clayton
Mark Kiely as Soldier in 'Silver Chalice'
Frank Cassini as 'Giant' Assistant Director
Guido Föhrweißer as Rolf Wütherich
Lana Clarkson as Jayne Mansfield (uncredited)
Karen Teliha as Bette Davis (uncredited)
Eric Brenner as Julie Harris's Date (uncredited)
Greg Bronson as Reporter (uncredited)
Phil Hawn as Bartender (uncredited)
Val Lauren as Alex (uncredited)
Ginger Pauley as Maria (uncredited)
Renee Pezzotta as Smoking Woman (uncredited)
Brian Ruppert as N.Y Actor (uncredited)
Gary Sievers as Eden Production Crew Member (uncredited)
Clyde Tull as Train Conductor (uncredited)
Maggie Wagner as Mann's Assistant (uncredited)