How old was James Dean in the movie Giant?

James Dean was 24 in Giant when he played the character 'Jett Rink'.

That was over 67 years ago in 1956.

In 1955 he died aged just 24, starring in 32 films in his career, 12 of those after Giant was first released. If he were alive today he would be 93.

How old do you think he looks in the movie?

In Giant, I think James Dean looks:

Did you know?

  • Director George Stevens has worked with James Dean just once in his career.
  • James Dean's first movie was as 'John' in Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration, released in 1951 when he was 19
  • Giant scores 7.6 out of 10 on TMDB.

The cast of Giant

James Dean's other movies