James Brolin
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 18, 1940 (age 86)
- Birthplace
- Los Angeles, California, USA
Biography
James Brolin (born Craig Kenneth Bruderlin; July 18, 1940) is an American actor, producer and director. He has won two Golden Globes and an Emmy. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on August 27, 1998. He is best known for his TV roles such as Steven Kiley on Marcus Welby, M.D.(1969–1976), Peter McDermott on Hotel (1983–1988), John Short on Life in Pieces (2015–2019), and the Narrator on Sweet Tooth and his film roles such as Sgt. Jerome K. Weber in Skyjacked (1972), John Blane in Westworld (1973), General Ralph Landry in Traffic (2000), Jack Barnes in Catch Me If You Can (2002), and Emperor Zurg in the 2022 Toy Story spin-off film Lightyear. In 1966, he married Jane Cameron Agee, a wildlife activist and aspiring actress at Twentieth Century Fox, 12 days after they first met. The couple had two children, actor Josh Brolin (b. 1968), and Jess (b. 1973). They were divorced in 1984. In 1985, he met actress Jan Smithers on the set of Hotel, and they married in 1986. The couple had a daughter, Molly Elizabeth (b. 1987). Smithers filed for divorce from Brolin in 1995. In 1996, he met singer and actress Barbra Streisand through a friend, and they married on July 1, 1998. He is stepfather of Streisand's only child, Jason Gould.
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Filmography
Gays on Strike: The Truth Behind "Wedding Wars"
Movie · as Self
Ransom Canyon
TV · as Cap Fuller · 10 eps
La Californie !
TV · as Self - Actor · 3 eps
Amityville: An Origin Story
TV · as Self- Archive · 4 eps
Lightyear
Movie · as Zurg / Old Buzz (voice)
Sweet Tooth
TV · as Narrator (voice) · 24 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Royal Hearts
Movie · as Hank Pavlik
Eli Roth's History of Horror
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Spielberg
Movie · as Self
Barbra: The Music ... The Mem'ries ... The Magic!
Movie · as Self
Being Rose
Movie · as Max
Steve
TV · as Self · 1 ep
I'll Be Home for Christmas
Movie · as Jack
A Beautiful Day
Movie · as Gene Thompson
The Steps
Movie · as Ed
Sisters
Movie · as Bucky Ellis
Accidental Love
Movie · as Buck McCoy
The 33
Movie · as Jeff Hart
Life in Pieces
TV · as John Short · 79 eps
Elsa & Fred
Movie · as Max
It Came From Connemara!
Movie · as Self
When Calls the Heart
TV · as Judge Jedidiah Black · 1 ep
Christmas with Tucker
Movie · as Bo
Blackout
Movie · as Terrance Danfield
Love, Wedding, Marriage
Movie · as Bradley
Last Will
Movie · as Det. Sloan
A Night at the Movies: The Horrors of Stephen King
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Burlesque
Movie · as Mr. Anderson
True Grit
Movie · as Frank James (uncredited)
Angel Camouflaged
Movie · as Salt
The Defenders
TV · as Teddy Kaczmarek · 1 ep
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
Movie · as Ben Selleck
Bitter/Sweet
Movie · as Calvert Jenkins
Community
TV · as William Winger · 1 ep
Castle
TV · as Jackson Hunt · 2 eps
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Lost City Raiders
Movie · as John "Pa" Kubiak
Last Chance Harvey
Movie · as Brian
The American Standards
Movie · as Jack Jennings
Evolution of the Apes
Movie · as Narrator
The Secret Behind Escape
Movie · as Narrator
Riots & Revolutions: Confronting the Times
Movie · as Narrator
From Alpha to Omega: Building a Sequel
Movie · as Narrator
End of an Epic: The Final Battle
Movie · as Narrator
The Hunting Party
Movie · as Franklin Harris
Bad Girl Island
Movie · as Terry Bamba
Wedding Wars
Movie · as Governor Conrad Welling
The Alibi
Movie · as Bob Hatch
Psych
TV · as Hank Mendel · 1 ep
Widow on the Hill
Movie · as Hank Cavanaugh
For God's Sake, Get Out!
Movie · as Self
Category 7: The End of the World
TV · as Donny Hall · 2 eps
A Guy Thing
Movie · as Ken Cooper
The Reagans
Movie · as Ronald Reagan
Celebrities Uncensored
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Reagans
TV · as Ronald Reagan · 2 eps
Catch Me If You Can
Movie · as Jack Barnes
The Master of Disguise
Movie · as Fabbrizio Disguisey
Antwone Fisher
Movie · as The Captain (uncredited)
Monk
TV · as Daniel Thorn · 1 ep
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Barbra Streisand
Movie · as self
Good Day Live
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Children of Fortune
Movie · as Dave Passenger
Traffic
Movie · as General Ralph Landry
To Love, Honor, & Betray
Movie · as Ted Brennan
The West Wing
TV · as Gov. Robert Ritchie · 2 eps
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV · as Richard Finley · 1 ep
A Marriage of Convenience
Movie · as Mason Whitney
Goodbye America
Movie · as Ed Johnson
The Haunted Sea
Movie · as Captain Ramsey
Lewis & Clark & George
Movie · as Reverend Red
We the People
Movie · as Alan Lesard
My Brother's War
Movie · as John Hall
Scent of Vengeance
Movie · as John Richardson
Pensacola: Wings of Gold
TV · as Lt. Col. Bill Kelly · 66 eps
The View
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
TV · as Self - Host · 6 eps
Tracks of a Killer
Movie · as David Hawkner
Hijacked: Flight 285
Movie · as Ron Showman
Cannes Man
Movie · as Self
Hart to Hart: Harts in High Season
Movie · as Elliott Manning
Blood Money
Movie · as Lt. Kincaid
To Face Her Past
Movie · as Greg Hollander
The Expert
Movie · as Warden Munsey
Terminal Virus
Movie · as McCabe
Der schwarze Fluch
Movie · as David Levinski / Charles Marlowe
Savate
Movie · as Colonel Jones
Extreme
TV · as Reese Wheeler · 7 eps
The Visual Bible: Acts
Movie · as Peter
Relative Fear
Movie · as Det. Atwater
Indecent Behavior II
Movie · as Liam O'Donnell
Parallel Lives
Movie · as Professor Spencer Jones
Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor
Movie · as Ryan Allison
Burke's Law
TV · as Mitchell Farrell · 1 ep
Cheatin' Hearts
Movie · as Henry
Visions of Murder
Movie · as Hal
Gunsmoke: The Long Ride
Movie · as John Parsley
Angel Falls
TV · as Luke Larson · 6 eps
Gas Food Lodging
Movie · as John Evans
Twin Sisters
Movie · as Michael Mallory
The Sands of Time
Movie · as Col. Ramon Acoca
Ted & Venus
Movie · as Max Waters
And the Sea Will Tell
Movie · as Mac Graham
And the Sea Will Tell
TV · as Mac Graham · 2 eps
Bad Jim
Movie · as B.D. Sweetman
Back Stab
Movie · as Cliff Murphy
The Earth Day Special
Movie · as Doctor
High Score
Movie · as Budetzky
Nightmare on the 13th Floor
Movie · as Dr. Alan Lanier
Finish Line
Movie · as Martin Shrevelow
Voice of the Heart
Movie · as Victor Mason
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Intimate Betrayal
Movie · as Michael Wakefield
Hold the Dream
TV · as Ross Nelson · 4 eps
Intimate Encounters
Movie · as Nick Atkins
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
Movie · as "P. W."
Beverly Hills Cowgirl Blues
Movie · as Harry Wilde
Cowboy
Movie · as Ward McNally
White Water Rebels
Movie · as Mike McKay
Mae West
Movie · as Jim Timony
The Ambush Murders
Movie · as Paul Marshall
Hotel
TV · as Peter McDermott · 115 eps
High Risk
Movie · as Stone
Entertainment Tonight
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Night of the Juggler
Movie · as Sean Boyd
The Amityville Horror
Movie · as George Lutz
Steel Cowboy
Movie · as Clayton Pfanner
The Car
Movie · as Wade Parent
Capricorn One
Movie · as Col. Charles Brubaker
Gable and Lombard
Movie · as Clark Gable
People's Choice Awards
TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep
Trapped
Movie · as Chuck Brenner
Westworld
Movie · as John Blane
Class of '63
Movie · as Joe Hart
Skyjacked
Movie · as Jerome K. Weber
Short Walk to Daylight
Movie · as Tom Phelan
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
TV · as Dr. Steven Kiley · 2 eps
The Pet Set
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Matter of Humanities
Movie · as Steven Kiley
Marcus Welby, M.D.
TV · as Dr. Steven Kiley · 171 eps
Love, American Style
TV · 1 ep
The Boston Strangler
Movie · as Det. Sgt. Phil Lisi
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
TV · as Self (uncredited) · 1 ep
The Cape Town Affair
Movie · as Skip McCoy
Fantastic Voyage
Movie · as Technician
Planet of the Apes Test Reel
Movie · as Cornelius
Way... Way Out
Movie · as Ted Robertson
Our Man Flint
Movie · as Technician (uncredited)
Batman
TV · as Officer Reggie Hogan, Driver, Kid Gulliver · 1 ep
The Monroes
TV · 4 eps
Von Ryan's Express
Movie · as Pvt. Ames
Dear Brigitte
Movie · as Student at Leaf Rally
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
Movie · as Notre Dame Quarterback (uncredited)
Valentine's Day
TV · 1 ep
Take Her, She's Mine
Movie · as Mel (uncredited)
The Patty Duke Show
TV · 1 ep
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The Merv Griffin Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Bus Stop
TV · 1 ep
The Mike Douglas Show
TV · as Self, Self - Co-Host · 3 eps
Golden Globe Awards
TV · as Self - Presenter, Self - Audience Member, Self - Nominee · 2 eps