James Brolin
Known for Acting · 161 credits
- Born
- 1940-07-18 (age 86)
- Place of birth
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Also known as
- Craig Kenneth Bruderlin · James M. Brolin · Craig J. Brolin · 詹姆斯‧布洛林 · James Kenneth Bruderlin · جیمز برولین
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
TV Shows (47)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Richard Finley
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
Castle
2009
as Jackson Hunt
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self / Self - Co-Host
The West Wing
1999
as Gov. Robert Ritchie
Psych
2006
as Hank Mendel
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Presenter / Self - Audience Member / Self - Nominee
Community
2009
as William Winger
The View
1997
as Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
Monk
2002
as Daniel Thorn
Steve
2017
as Self
Batman
1966
as Officer Reggie Hogan / Driver / Kid Gulliver
Good Day Live
2001
as Self
Love, American Style
1969
When Calls the Heart
2014
as Judge Jedidiah Black
Hotel
1982
as Peter McDermott
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969
as Dr. Steven Kiley
Life in Pieces
2015
as John Short
People's Choice Awards
1975
as Self - Presenter
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
1997
as Self - Host
Sweet Tooth
2021
as Narrator (voice)
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
as Self (uncredited)
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971
as Dr. Steven Kiley
Burke's Law
1994
as Mitchell Farrell
Pensacola: Wings of Gold
1997
as Lt. Col. Bill Kelly
The Defenders
2010
as Teddy Kaczmarek
Ransom Canyon
2025
as Cap Fuller
The Patty Duke Show
1963
Entertainment Tonight
1981
as Self
Eli Roth's History of Horror
2018
as Self
Bus Stop
1961
The Pet Set
1971
as Self
The Monroes
1966
Valentine's Day
1964
Extreme
1995
as Reese Wheeler
Hold the Dream
1987
as Ross Nelson
Category 7: The End of the World
2005
as Donny Hall
Amityville: An Origin Story
2023
as Self- Archive
And the Sea Will Tell
1991
as Mac Graham
Angel Falls
1993
as Luke Larson
La Californie !
2023
as Self - Actor
The Reagans
2003
as Ronald Reagan
Celebrities Uncensored
2003
as Self
Movies (114)
Catch Me If You Can
2002
as Jack Barnes
Lightyear
2022
as Zurg (voice)
True Grit
2010
as Frank James (uncredited)
Traffic
2000
as General Ralph Landry
Westworld
1973
as John Blane
Burlesque
2010
as Mr. Anderson
The Amityville Horror
1979
as George Lutz
Sisters
2015
as Bucky Ellis
Accidental Love
2015
as Speaker Buck McCoy
The 33
2015
as Jeff Hart
Spielberg
2017
as Self
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
1985
as "P. W."
Love, Wedding, Marriage
2011
as Bradley
A Guy Thing
2003
as Ken Cooper
The Earth Day Special
1990
as Doctor
Capricorn One
1977
as Col. Charles Brubaker
Blood Money
1996
as Lt. Kincaid
Blackout
2012
as Terrance Danfield
Fantastic Voyage
1966
as Technician
The Car
1977
as Wade Parent
The Master of Disguise
2002
as Fabbrizio Disguisey
Von Ryan's Express
1965
as Private Ames
Relative Fear
1994
as Det. Atwater
Last Chance Harvey
2008
as Brian
The Hunting Party
2007
as Franklin Harris
I'll Be Home for Christmas
2016
as Jack
Antwone Fisher
2002
as The Captain (uncredited)
Bad Jim
1990
as B.D. Sweetman
The Boston Strangler
1968
as Det. Sgt. Phil Lisi
And the Sea Will Tell
1991
as Mac Graham
Cheatin' Hearts
1993
as Henry
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
2009
as Ben Selleck
Elsa & Fred
2014
as Max
The Alibi
2006
as Bob Hatch
Gas Food Lodging
1992
as John Evans
To Love, Honor, & Betray
1999
as Ted Brennan
Our Man Flint
1966
as Technician (uncredited)
Night of the Juggler
1980
as Sean Boyd
Visions of Murder
1993
as Hal
Nightmare on the 13th Floor
1990
as Dr. Alan Lanier
Parallel Lives
1994
as Professor Spencer Jones
A Marriage of Convenience
1998
as Mason Whitney
Hijacked: Flight 285
1996
as Ron Showman
Skyjacked
1972
as Jerome K. Weber
Gable and Lombard
1976
as Clark Gable
A Beautiful Day
2016
as Gene Thompson
Bitter/Sweet
2009
as Calvert Jenkins
The Ambush Murders
1982
as Paul Marshall
We the People
1997
as Alan Lesard
Christmas with Tucker
2013
as Bo
Gunsmoke: The Long Ride
1993
as John Parsley
Lost City Raiders
2008
as John "Pa" Kubiak
Evolution of the Apes
2008
as Narrator
Savate
1995
as Colonel Jones
Take Her, She's Mine
1963
as Mel (uncredited)
Children of Fortune
2000
as Dave Passenger
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
1965
as Notre Dame Quarterback (uncredited)
It Came From Connemara!
2014
as Self
The Reagans
2003
as Ronald Reagan
Widow on the Hill
2005
as Hank Cavanaugh
Way... Way Out
1966
as Ted Robertson
The Haunted Sea
1997
as Captain Ramsey
Cannes Man
1996
as Self
Intimate Encounters
1986
as Nick Atkins
Twin Sisters
1992
as Michael Mallory
Ted & Venus
1991
as Max Waters
Royal Hearts
2018
as Hank Pavlik
Last Will
2011
as Det. Sloan
High Risk
1981
as Stone
Intimate Betrayal
1987
as Michael Wakefield
The American Standards
2008
as Jack Jennings
Wedding Wars
2006
as Governor Conrad Welling
Bad Girl Island
2007
as Terry Bamba
Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Matter of Humanities
1969
as Steven Kiley
Gays on Strike: The Truth Behind "Wedding Wars"
as Self
Trapped
1974
as Chuck Brenner
Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor
1994
as Ryan Allison
Beverly Hills Cowgirl Blues
1985
as Harry Wilde
The Expert
1995
as Warden Munsey
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Barbra Streisand
2001
as self
Finish Line
1989
as Martin Shrevelow
Planet of the Apes Test Reel
1966
as Cornelius
Indecent Behavior II
1994
as Liam O'Donnell
Short Walk to Daylight
1972
as Tom Phelan
Der schwarze Fluch
1995
as David Levinski / Charles Marlowe
To Face Her Past
1996
as Greg Hollander
Voice of the Heart
1989
as Victor Mason
Barbra: The Music ... The Mem'ries ... The Magic!
2017
as Self
Cowboy
1983
as Ward McNally
The Cape Town Affair
1967
as Skip McCoy
Goodbye America
1997
as Ed Johnson
Being Rose
2017
as Max
Tracks of a Killer
1996
as David Hawkner
Mae West
1982
as Jim Timony
Riots & Revolutions: Confronting the Times
2008
as Narrator
The Sands of Time
1992
as Col. Ramon Acoca
My Brother's War
1997
as John Hall
Dear Brigitte
1965
as Student at Leaf Rally
Hart to Hart: Harts in High Season
1996
as Elliott Manning
Terminal Virus
1995
as McCabe
Angel Camouflaged
2010
as Salt
The Visual Bible: Acts
1994
as Peter
The Steps
2016
as Ed
Steel Cowboy
1978
as Clayton Pfanner
Back Stab
1990
as Cliff Murphy
Class of '63
1973
as Joe Hart
The Secret Behind Escape
2008
as Narrator
White Water Rebels
1983
as Mike McKay
Lewis & Clark & George
1997
as Reverend Red
End of an Epic: The Final Battle
2008
as Narrator
High Score
1990
as Budetzky
Scent of Vengeance
1997
as John Richardson
From Alpha to Omega: Building a Sequel
2008
as Narrator
For God's Sake, Get Out!
2005
as Self
About 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… With 161 credits spanning from 1944 to 2025, James Brolin has appeared in 114 films and 47 TV shows.
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Most Popular James Brolin Movies
- Catch Me If You Can (2002) — as Jack Barnes
- Lightyear (2022) — as Zurg (voice)
- True Grit (2010) — as Frank James (uncredited)
- Traffic (2000) — as General Ralph Landry
- Westworld (1973) — as John Blane
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