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