How old was James Dean in his first movie: Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration?
James Dean was 19 in Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration when he played the character 'John'.
That was over 73 years ago in 1951.
This was his first recorded movie acting credit (although may not technically be his first actual acting role).
In 1955 he died aged just 24, starring in 32 films in his career, 30 of those after Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration was first released. If he were alive today he would be 93.
How old do you think he looks in the movie?
In Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration, I think James Dean looks:
Did you know?
- Director Arthur Pierson 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
- Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration scores 5 out of 10 on TMDB.
