Sal Mineo on the set of "The Gene Krupa Story," 1959.

Sal Mineo and Yvonne Craig on the set of "The Gene Krupa Story," 1959.

James Dean, Sal Mineo, and Director Nicholas Ray on the set of "Rebel Without A Cause." 1955 Warner / MPTV

James Dean and Sal Mineo in Rebel Without a Cause (1955)

Sal Mineo and Terry Moore in A Private's Affair (1959)

Maureen O'Hara, Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon, and Sal Mineo

Sal Mineo in Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971)

Sal Mineo, Jim Backus, Barbara Eden, and Gary Crosby in A Private's Affair (1959)

Sal Mineo, Barbara Eden, and Gary Crosby in A Private's Affair (1959)

Sal Mineo, Barbara Eden, Barry Coe, Paul Comi, Gary Crosby, and Hideo Inamura in A Private's Affair (1959)

Sal Mineo, Barbara Eden, Christine Carère, Barry Coe, Gary Crosby, and Terry Moore in A Private's Affair (1959)

Sal Mineo, Kim Hunter, and Roddy McDowall in Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971)

Sal Mineo, Barry Coe, and Gary Crosby in A Private's Affair (1959)

James Dean, Natalie Wood, Sal Mineo, and Corey Allen in Rebel Without a Cause (1955)

Sal Mineo, Barbara Eden, Barry Coe, and Gary Crosby in A Private's Affair (1959)

Sal Mineo, Mickey Rooney, Fred Dale, Diana Ewing, Don Familton, Lilly Martens, Wayne Newton, and Keenan Wynn in 80 Steps to Jonah (1969)

James Dean, Natalie Wood, and Sal Mineo in Rebel Without a Cause (1955)

James Dean in "Rebel Without A Cause." 1955 Warner / MPTV

Sal Mineo and Jill Haworth in Exodus (1960)

Paul Newman, Sal Mineo, and Pier Angeli in Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)

Edward G. Robinson, James Stewart, Sal Mineo, Karl Malden, Ricardo Montalban, Richard Widmark, Dolores Del Río, Carroll Baker, Arthur Kennedy, and Gilbert Roland in Cheyenne Autumn (1964)

Sal Mineo, Yul Brynner, Madlyn Rhue, and Jack Warden in Escape from Zahrain (1962)

Edward G. Robinson, James Stewart, Sal Mineo, Ricardo Montalban, Richard Widmark, Dolores Del Río, and Carroll Baker in Cheyenne Autumn (1964)