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