
James Brolin
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),[2] 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.
Known For
Credits
- 2025 ·Ransom Canyonas Cap Fuller
- 2023 ·La Californie !as Self - Actor
- 2022 ·Lightyearas Zurg (voice)
- 2021 ·Sweet Toothas Narrator (voice)
- 2018 ·Eli Roth's History of Horroras Self
- 2018 ·Royal Heartsas Hank Pavlik
- 2017 ·Barbra: The Music ... The Mem'ries ... The Magic!as Self
- 2017 ·Being Roseas Max
- 2017 ·Spielbergas Self
- 2016 ·I'll Be Home for Christmasas Jack
- 2016 ·A Beautiful Dayas Gene Thompson
- 2016 ·The Stepsas Ed
- 2015 ·Sistersas Bucky Ellis
- 2015 ·Life in Piecesas John Short
- 2015 ·The 33as Jeff Hart
- 2015 ·Accidental Loveas Speaker Buck McCoy
- 2014 ·It Came From Connemara!as Self
- 2014 ·Elsa & Fredas Max
- 2014 ·When Calls the Heartas Judge Jedidiah Black
- 2013 ·Christmas with Tuckeras Bo
- 2012 ·Blackout sur Los Angelesas Terrance Danfield
- 2011 ·Love, Wedding, Marriageas Bradley
- 2011 ·Last Willas Det. Sloan
- 2010 ·True Gritas Frank James (uncredited)
- 2010 ·Burlesqueas Mr. Anderson
- 2010 ·Angel Camouflagedas Salt
- 2010 ·The Defendersas Teddy Kaczmarek
- 2009 ·Communityas William Winger
- 2009 ·Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohenas Self - Guest
- 2009 ·Bitter/Sweetas Calvert Jenkins
- 2009 ·The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hardas Ben Selleck
- 2009 ·Castleas Jackson Hunt
- 2008 ·Last Chance Harveyas Brian
- 2008 ·Evolution of the Apesas Narrator
- 2008 ·From Alpha to Omega: Building a Sequelas Narrator
- 2008 ·The Secret Behind Escapeas Narrator
- 2008 ·Riots & Revolutions: Confronting the Timesas Narrator
- 2008 ·End of an Epic: The Final Battleas Narrator
- 2008 ·Lost City Raidersas John Kubiac
- 2008 ·The American Standardsas Jack Jennings
- 2007 ·Bad Girl Islandas Terry Bamba
- 2007 ·The Hunting Partyas Franklin Harris
- 2006 ·Wedding Warsas Governor Conrad Welling
- 2006 ·Psychas Hank Mendel
- 2006 ·The Alibias Bob Hatch
- 2005 ·Category 7: The End of the Worldas Donny Hall
- 2005 ·Category 7: The End of the Worldas Donny Hall
- 2005 ·For God's Sake, Get Out!as Self
- 2005 ·Widow on the Hillas Hank Cavanaugh
- 2003 ·The Reagansas Ronald Reagan
- 2003 ·The Reagansas Ronald Reagan
- 2003 ·Celebrities Uncensoredas Self
- 2003 ·A Guy Thingas Ken Cooper
- 2002 ·Antwone Fisheras The Captain
- 2002 ·Catch Me If You Canas Jack Barnes
- 2002 ·The Master of Disguiseas Fabbrizio Disguisey
- 2002 ·Monkas Daniel Thorn
- 2001 ·Good Day Liveas Self
- 2000 ·Trafficas General Ralph Landry
- 2000 ·Children of Fortuneas Dave Passenger
- 1999 ·The West Wingas Gov. Robert Ritchie
- 1999 ·Law & Order: Special Victims Unitas Richard Finley
- 1999 ·To Love, Honor, & Betrayas Ted Brennan
- 1998 ·A Marriage of Convenienceas Mason Whitney
- 1997 ·My Brother's Waras John Hall
- 1997 ·Pensacola: Wings of Goldas Lt. Col. Bill Kelly
- 1997 ·The Viewas Self
- 1997 ·El Aroma del Copalas John Richardson
- 1997 ·Cannes Manas Self
- 1997 ·Beyond Belief: Fact or Fictionas Self - Host
- 1997 ·Lewis & Clark & Georgeas Reverend Red
- 1997 ·We the Peopleas Alan Lesard
- 1997 ·Goodbye Americaas Ed Johnson
- 1997 ·The Haunted Seaas Captain Ramsey
- 1996 ·To Face Her Pastas Greg Hollander
- 1996 ·Tracks of a Killeras David Hawkner
- 1996 ·Hijacked: Flight 285as Ron Showman
- 1996 ·Blood Moneyas Lt. Kincaid
- 1996 ·Hart to Hart: Harts in High Seasonas Elliott Manning
- 1995 ·Relative Fearas Det. Atwater
- 1995 ·Savateas Colonel Jones
- 1995 ·The Expertas Warden Munsey
- 1995 ·Der schwarze Fluchas David Levinski / Charles Marlowe
- 1995 ·Extremeas Reese Wheeler
- 1995 ·Terminal Virusas McCabe
- 1994 ·Indecent Behavior IIas Liam O'Donnell
- 1994 ·Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governoras Ryan Allison
- 1994 ·The Visual Bible: Actsas Simon Peter
- 1994 ·Parallel Livesas Professor Spencer Jones
- 1994 ·Burke's Lawas Mitchell Farrell
- 1993 ·Angel Fallsas Luke Larson
- 1993 ·Cheatin' Heartsas Henry
- 1993 ·Gunsmoke: The Long Rideas John Parsley
- 1993 ·Visions of Murderas Hal
- 1992 ·The Sands of Timeas Col. Ramon Acoca
- 1992 ·Gas Food Lodgingas John Evans
- 1992 ·Twin Sistersas Michael Mallory
- 1991 ·Ted & Venusas Max Waters
- 1991 ·And the Sea Will Tellas Mac Graham
- 1991 ·And the Sea Will Tellas
- 1990 ·Nightmare on the 13th Flooras Dr. Alan Lanier
- 1990 ·Back Stabas Cliff Murphy
- 1990 ·High Scoreas Budetzky
- 1990 ·Bad Jimas B.D. Sweetman
- 1990 ·The Earth Day Specialas Doctor
- 1989 ·Voice of the Heartas Victor Mason
- 1989 ·Finish Lineas Martin Shrevelow
- 1988 ·LIVE with Kelly and Markas Self - Guest
- 1987 ·Intimate Betrayalas Michael Wakefield
- 1986 ·Hold the Dreamas Ross Nelson
- 1986 ·Intimate Encountersas Nick Atkins
- 1985 ·Beverly Hills Cowgirl Bluesas Harry Wilde
- 1985 ·Pee-wee's Big Adventureas "P. W."
- 1983 ·Cowboyas Ward McNally
- 1983 ·White Water Rebelsas Mike McKay
- 1982 ·Hotelas Peter McDermott
- 1982 ·Mae Westas Jim Timony
- 1982 ·The Ambush Murdersas Paul Marshall
- 1981 ·Entertainment Tonightas Self
- 1981 ·High Riskas Stone
- 1980 ·Night of the Juggleras Sean Boyd
- 1979 ·The Amityville Horroras George Lutz
- 1978 ·Steel Cowboyas Clayton Pfanner
- 1977 ·Capricorn Oneas Col. Charles Brubaker
- 1977 ·The Caras Wade Parent
- 1976 ·Gable and Lombardas Clark Gable
- 1975 ·People's Choice Awardsas Self - Presenter
- 1974 ·Trappedas Chuck Brenner
- 1973 ·Westworldas John Blane
- 1973 ·Class of '63as Joe Hart
- 1972 ·Short Walk to Daylightas Tom Phelan
- 1972 ·Skyjackedas Jerome K. Weber
- 1971 ·Owen Marshall: Counselor at Lawas Dr. Steven Kiley
- 1971 ·The Pet Setas Self
- 1969 ·Love, American Styleas
- 1969 ·Marcus Welby, M.D.as Dr. Steven Kiley
- 1969 ·Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Matter of Humanitiesas Steven Kiley
- 1968 ·The Boston Strangleras Det. Sgt. Phil Lisi
- 1968 ·Rowan & Martin's Laugh-Inas Self
- 1967 ·The Cape Town Affairas Skip McCoy
- 1966 ·Way... Way Outas Ted Robertson
- 1966 ·The Monroesas
- 1966 ·Fantastic Voyageas Technician
- 1966 ·Planet of the Apes Test Reelas Cornelius
- 1966 ·Our Man Flintas Technician (uncredited)
- 1966 ·Batmanas Officer Reggie Hogan
- 1966 ·Batmanas Driver
- 1966 ·Batmanas Kid Gulliver
- 1965 ·Von Ryan's Expressas Private Ames
- 1965 ·John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!as Notre Dame Quarterback (uncredited)
- 1965 ·Dear Brigitteas Student at Leaf Rally
- 1964 ·Valentine's Dayas
- 1963 ·Take Her, She's Mineas Mel (uncredited)
- 1963 ·The Patty Duke Showas
- 1962 ·The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carsonas Self
- 1961 ·The Mike Douglas Showas Self
- 1961 ·The Mike Douglas Showas Self - Co-Host
- 1961 ·Bus Stopas
- 1944 ·Golden Globe Awardsas Self - Presenter
- 1944 ·Golden Globe Awardsas Self - Audience Member
- 1944 ·Golden Globe Awardsas Self - Nominee