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James Brolin

Acting 85 years old Los Angeles, California, USA ★ 2.2
Born: July 18, 1940

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.

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Known For

Catch Me If You Can
Catch Me If You Can Jack Barnes 2002
True Grit
True Grit Frank James (uncredited) 2010
Lightyear
Lightyear Zurg (voice) 2022
Traffic
Traffic General Ralph Landry 2000
Burlesque
Burlesque Mr. Anderson 2010

Filmography

Acting Credits (165)

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

Directing Credits (5)

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