James Brolin
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Jul 18, 1940 (age 86)
- Place of birth
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Credits
- 162
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
2002Movie
Jack Barnes
True Grit
2010Movie
Frank James (uncredited)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999TV
Richard Finley
Lightyear
2022Movie
Zurg / Old Buzz (voice)
Traffic
2000Movie
General Ralph Landry
Burlesque
2010Movie
Mr. Anderson
Filmography
Ransom Canyon
2025TV
Cap Fuller
La Californie !
2023TV
Self - Actor
Amityville: An Origin Story
2023TV
Self- Archive
Lightyear
2022Movie
Zurg / Old Buzz (voice)
Sweet Tooth
2021TV
Narrator (voice)
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019TV
Self
Eli Roth's History of Horror
2018TV
Self
Royal Hearts
2018Movie
Hank Pavlik
Barbra: The Music ... The Mem'ries ... The Magic!
2017Movie
Self
Being Rose
2017Movie
Max
Spielberg
2017Movie
Self
Steve
2017TV
Self
I'll Be Home for Christmas
2016Movie
Jack
A Beautiful Day
2016Movie
Gene Thompson
The Steps
2016Movie
Ed
Sisters
2015Movie
Bucky Ellis
Life in Pieces
2015TV
John Short
The 33
2015Movie
Jeff Hart
Accidental Love
2015Movie
Buck McCoy
It Came From Connemara!
2014Movie
Self
Elsa & Fred
2014Movie
Max
When Calls the Heart
2014TV
Judge Jedidiah Black
Christmas with Tucker
2013Movie
Bo
Blackout
2012Movie
Terrance Danfield
A Night at the Movies: The Horrors of Stephen King
2011Movie
Self (archive footage)
Love, Wedding, Marriage
2011Movie
Bradley
Last Will
2011Movie
Det. Sloan
True Grit
2010Movie
Frank James (uncredited)
Burlesque
2010Movie
Mr. Anderson
Angel Camouflaged
2010Movie
Salt
The Defenders
2010TV
Teddy Kaczmarek
Community
2009TV
William Winger
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009TV
Self - Guest
Bitter/Sweet
2009Movie
Calvert Jenkins
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
2009Movie
Ben Selleck
Castle
2009TV
Jackson Hunt
Last Chance Harvey
2008Movie
Brian
Evolution of the Apes
2008Movie
Narrator
The Secret Behind Escape
2008Movie
Narrator
Riots & Revolutions: Confronting the Times
2008Movie
Narrator
From Alpha to Omega: Building a Sequel
2008Movie
Narrator
End of an Epic: The Final Battle
2008Movie
Narrator
Lost City Raiders
2008Movie
John "Pa" Kubiak
The American Standards
2008Movie
Jack Jennings
Bad Girl Island
2007Movie
Terry Bamba
The Hunting Party
2007Movie
Franklin Harris
Wedding Wars
2006Movie
Governor Conrad Welling
Psych
2006TV
Hank Mendel
The Alibi
2006Movie
Bob Hatch
Category 7: The End of the World
2005TV
Donny Hall
For God's Sake, Get Out!
2005Movie
Self
Widow on the Hill
2005Movie
Hank Cavanaugh
The Reagans
2003Movie
Ronald Reagan
The Reagans
2003TV
Ronald Reagan
Celebrities Uncensored
2003TV
Self
A Guy Thing
2003Movie
Ken Cooper
Antwone Fisher
2002Movie
The Captain (uncredited)
Catch Me If You Can
2002Movie
Jack Barnes
The Master of Disguise
2002Movie
Fabbrizio Disguisey
Monk
2002TV
Daniel Thorn
Good Day Live
2001TV
Self
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Barbra Streisand
2001Movie
self
Traffic
2000Movie
General Ralph Landry
Children of Fortune
2000Movie
Dave Passenger
The West Wing
1999TV
Gov. Robert Ritchie
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999TV
Richard Finley
To Love, Honor, & Betray
1999Movie
Ted Brennan
A Marriage of Convenience
1998Movie
Mason Whitney
The Haunted Sea
1997Movie
Captain Ramsey
My Brother's War
1997Movie
John Hall
Pensacola: Wings of Gold
1997TV
Lt. Col. Bill Kelly
The View
1997TV
Self
Scent of Vengeance
1997Movie
John Richardson
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
1997TV
Self - Host
Lewis & Clark & George
1997Movie
Reverend Red
We the People
1997Movie
Alan Lesard
Goodbye America
1997Movie
Ed Johnson
To Face Her Past
1996Movie
Greg Hollander
Cannes Man
1996Movie
Self
Tracks of a Killer
1996Movie
David Hawkner
Hijacked: Flight 285
1996Movie
Ron Showman
Hart to Hart: Harts in High Season
1996Movie
Elliott Manning
Blood Money
1996Movie
Lt. Kincaid
Terminal Virus
1995Movie
McCabe
Savate
1995Movie
Colonel Jones
The Expert
1995Movie
Warden Munsey
Der schwarze Fluch
1995Movie
David Levinski / Charles Marlowe
Extreme
1995TV
Reese Wheeler
Indecent Behavior II
1994Movie
Liam O'Donnell
Relative Fear
1994Movie
Det. Atwater
Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor
1994Movie
Ryan Allison
The Visual Bible: Acts
1994Movie
Peter
Parallel Lives
1994Movie
Professor Spencer Jones
Burke's Law
1994TV
Mitchell Farrell
Angel Falls
1993TV
Luke Larson
Cheatin' Hearts
1993Movie
Henry
Gunsmoke: The Long Ride
1993Movie
John Parsley
Visions of Murder
1993Movie
Hal
The Sands of Time
1992Movie
Col. Ramon Acoca
Gas Food Lodging
1992Movie
John Evans
Twin Sisters
1992Movie
Michael Mallory
Ted & Venus
1991Movie
Max Waters
And the Sea Will Tell
1991Movie
Mac Graham
And the Sea Will Tell
1991TV
Mac Graham
Nightmare on the 13th Floor
1990Movie
Dr. Alan Lanier
Back Stab
1990Movie
Cliff Murphy
High Score
1990Movie
Budetzky
Bad Jim
1990Movie
B.D. Sweetman
The Earth Day Special
1990Movie
Doctor
Voice of the Heart
1989Movie
Victor Mason
Finish Line
1989Movie
Martin Shrevelow
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988TV
Self - Guest
Intimate Betrayal
1987Movie
Michael Wakefield
Hold the Dream
1987TV
Ross Nelson
Intimate Encounters
1986Movie
Nick Atkins
Beverly Hills Cowgirl Blues
1985Movie
Harry Wilde
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
1985Movie
"P. W."
Cowboy
1983Movie
Ward McNally
White Water Rebels
1983Movie
Mike McKay
Hotel
1982TV
Peter McDermott
Mae West
1982Movie
Jim Timony
The Ambush Murders
1982Movie
Paul Marshall
Entertainment Tonight
1981TV
Self
High Risk
1981Movie
Stone
Night of the Juggler
1980Movie
Sean Boyd
The Amityville Horror
1979Movie
George Lutz
Steel Cowboy
1978Movie
Clayton Pfanner
Capricorn One
1977Movie
Col. Charles Brubaker
The Car
1977Movie
Wade Parent
Gable and Lombard
1976Movie
Clark Gable
People's Choice Awards
1975TV
Self - Presenter, Self
Trapped
1974Movie
Chuck Brenner
Westworld
1973Movie
John Blane
Class of '63
1973Movie
Joe Hart
Short Walk to Daylight
1972Movie
Tom Phelan
Skyjacked
1972Movie
Jerome K. Weber
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971TV
Dr. Steven Kiley
The Pet Set
1971TV
Self
Love, American Style
1969TV
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969TV
Dr. Steven Kiley
Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Matter of Humanities
1969Movie
Steven Kiley
The Boston Strangler
1968Movie
Det. Sgt. Phil Lisi
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968TV
Self (uncredited)
The Cape Town Affair
1967Movie
Skip McCoy
Way... Way Out
1966Movie
Ted Robertson
The Monroes
1966TV
Fantastic Voyage
1966Movie
Technician
Planet of the Apes Test Reel
1966Movie
Cornelius
Our Man Flint
1966Movie
Technician (uncredited)
Batman
1966TV
Officer Reggie Hogan, Driver, Kid Gulliver
Von Ryan's Express
1965Movie
Pvt. Ames
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
1965Movie
Notre Dame Quarterback (uncredited)
Dear Brigitte
1965Movie
Student at Leaf Rally
Valentine's Day
1964TV
Take Her, She's Mine
1963Movie
Mel (uncredited)
The Patty Duke Show
1963TV
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962TV
Self
The Merv Griffin Show
1962TV
Self
The Mike Douglas Show
1961TV
Self, Self - Co-Host
Bus Stop
1961TV
Golden Globe Awards
1944TV
Self - Presenter, Self - Audience Member, Self - Nominee
Gays on Strike: The Truth Behind "Wedding Wars"
Movie
Self