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Didn't James Dean do an episode???


I heard - I think it was in the "Forever Young" film about JD - that he did one episode. There's no listing. Anyone know for sure???

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James Dean died in 1955. Kraft Suspense Theatre was made in 1963,1964 & 1965.

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you're probably thinking of "kraft television theater" made back in the early 1950's. james dean was in several of the episodes. he appeared in quite a few of the different anthology type series before he died. you can get some of them through netflix.

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No. James Dean was long gone before Kraft Suspense Theater got on the air. There were, however, a couple of episodes with Berkeley Harris, an actor who bore a fairly strong facial resemblance to JD (but who was a different type of actor altogether). The two with Harris, That He Should Weep For Her and Charlie, He Couldn't Even Kill A Fly. Harris was a very capable actor, though I haven't seen him in many things, but he was always good. For a few years there he was an up and comer on television, mostly in strong dramatic shows, then he faded. Sad to say, he died fairly young.

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