James Brolin
Acting
Born: July 18, 1940 (age 86) · Los Angeles, California, USA
Highest Rated
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.
Known for
Catch Me If You Can
2002
True Grit
2010
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Lightyear
2022
Traffic
2000
Burlesque
2010
Castle
2009
Community
2009
Sweet Tooth
2021
Sisters
2015
Westworld
1973
Monk
2002
Photos (4)
Movies (105)
Catch Me If You Can
Jack Barnes
Traffic
General Ralph Landry
Last Chance Harvey
Brian
Lightyear
Zurg / Old Buzz (voice)
Westworld
John Blane
A Guy Thing
Ken Cooper
True Grit
Frank James (uncredited)
Burlesque
Mr. Anderson
The Alibi
Bob Hatch
Capricorn One
Col. Charles Brubaker
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
"P. W."
Sisters
Bucky Ellis
Von Ryan's Express
Pvt. Ames
Accidental Love
Buck McCoy
The 33
Jeff Hart
The Amityville Horror
George Lutz
The Master of Disguise
Fabbrizio Disguisey
The Car
Wade Parent
The Hunting Party
Franklin Harris
Antwone Fisher
The Captain (uncredited)
The Boston Strangler
Det. Sgt. Phil Lisi
Our Man Flint
Technician (uncredited)
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
Ben Selleck
Way... Way Out
Ted Robertson
Fantastic Voyage
Technician
Night of the Juggler
Sean Boyd
Elsa & Fred
Max
Gas Food Lodging
John Evans
The Expert
Warden Munsey
Wedding Wars
Governor Conrad Welling
I'll Be Home for Christmas
Jack
The Haunted Sea
Captain Ramsey
Intimate Betrayal
Michael Wakefield
Lost City Raiders
John "Pa" Kubiak
High Risk
Stone
Ted & Venus
Max Waters
Skyjacked
Jerome K. Weber
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
Notre Dame Quarterback (uncredited)
Love, Wedding, Marriage
Bradley
The Earth Day Special
Doctor
Blood Money
Lt. Kincaid
Take Her, She's Mine
Mel (uncredited)
And the Sea Will Tell
Mac Graham
Tracks of a Killer
David Hawkner
Beverly Hills Cowgirl Blues
Harry Wilde
Nightmare on the 13th Floor
Dr. Alan Lanier
Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor
Ryan Allison
Relative Fear
Det. Atwater
Widow on the Hill
Hank Cavanaugh
Bad Jim
B.D. Sweetman
Gable and Lombard
Clark Gable
Gunsmoke: The Long Ride
John Parsley
Blackout
Terrance Danfield
Lewis & Clark & George
Reverend Red
Der schwarze Fluch
David Levinski / Charles Marlowe
A Marriage of Convenience
Mason Whitney
The Sands of Time
Col. Ramon Acoca
Indecent Behavior II
Liam O'Donnell
Intimate Encounters
Nick Atkins
The Ambush Murders
Paul Marshall
Royal Hearts
Hank Pavlik
The Steps
Ed
Dear Brigitte
Student at Leaf Rally
Christmas with Tucker
Bo
The Reagans
Ronald Reagan
Finish Line
Martin Shrevelow
Twin Sisters
Michael Mallory
A Beautiful Day
Gene Thompson
Mae West
Jim Timony
Class of '63
Joe Hart
Savate
Colonel Jones
To Love, Honor, & Betray
Ted Brennan
Short Walk to Daylight
Tom Phelan
My Brother's War
John Hall
Steel Cowboy
Clayton Pfanner
The Cape Town Affair
Skip McCoy
Hijacked: Flight 285
Ron Showman
Back Stab
Cliff Murphy
Evolution of the Apes
Narrator
The Visual Bible: Acts
Peter
Planet of the Apes Test Reel
Cornelius
Hart to Hart: Harts in High Season
Elliott Manning
Parallel Lives
Professor Spencer Jones
Riots & Revolutions: Confronting the Times
Narrator
Last Will
Det. Sloan
White Water Rebels
Mike McKay
Voice of the Heart
Victor Mason
Cheatin' Hearts
Henry
To Face Her Past
Greg Hollander
Goodbye America
Ed Johnson
Bad Girl Island
Terry Bamba
Bitter/Sweet
Calvert Jenkins
End of an Epic: The Final Battle
Narrator
Being Rose
Max
From Alpha to Omega: Building a Sequel
Narrator
Children of Fortune
Dave Passenger
Visions of Murder
Hal
Trapped
Chuck Brenner
Scent of Vengeance
John Richardson
Angel Camouflaged
Salt
High Score
Budetzky
Cowboy
Ward McNally
Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Matter of Humanities
Steven Kiley
The Secret Behind Escape
Narrator
We the People
Alan Lesard
TV Shows (28)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Richard Finley · 1 eps
Castle
Jackson Hunt · 2 eps
Monk
Daniel Thorn · 1 eps
Psych
Hank Mendel · 1 eps
The West Wing
Gov. Robert Ritchie · 2 eps
Community
William Winger · 1 eps
Love, American Style
1 eps
Batman
Officer Reggie Hogan · 1 eps
Batman
Driver · 1 eps
Batman
Kid Gulliver · 1 eps
Hotel
Peter McDermott · 115 eps
When Calls the Heart
Judge Jedidiah Black · 1 eps
Sweet Tooth
Narrator (voice) · 24 eps
Life in Pieces
John Short · 79 eps
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Dr. Steven Kiley · 171 eps
Burke's Law
Mitchell Farrell · 1 eps
The Patty Duke Show
1 eps
Ransom Canyon
Cap Fuller · 10 eps
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
Dr. Steven Kiley · 2 eps
The Defenders
Teddy Kaczmarek · 1 eps
Bus Stop
1 eps
Pensacola: Wings of Gold
Lt. Col. Bill Kelly · 66 eps
The Monroes
4 eps
Valentine's Day
1 eps
Category 7: The End of the World
Donny Hall · 2 eps
Hold the Dream
Ross Nelson · 4 eps
And the Sea Will Tell
Mac Graham · 2 eps
The Reagans
Ronald Reagan · 2 eps
Self / Appearances (30)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · 2 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self · 1 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
Self · 3 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Host · 1 eps
The View
Self · 2 eps
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Merv Griffin Show
Self · 1 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter · 2 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Audience Member · 2 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee · 3 eps
Good Day Live
Self · 1 eps
Steve
Self · 1 eps
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
Self - Host · 6 eps
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self (uncredited) · 1 eps
People's Choice Awards
Self - Presenter · 1 eps
People's Choice Awards
Self · 1 eps
Entertainment Tonight
Self · 1 eps
Eli Roth's History of Horror
Self · 1 eps
The Pet Set
Self · 1 eps
Cannes Man
Self
Spielberg
Self
Amityville: An Origin Story
Self- Archive · 4 eps
La Californie !
Self - Actor · 3 eps
A Night at the Movies: The Horrors of Stephen King
Self (archive footage)
Barbra: The Music ... The Mem'ries ... The Magic!
Self
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Barbra Streisand
self
For God's Sake, Get Out!
Self
It Came From Connemara!
Self
Celebrities Uncensored
Self · 1 eps
