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James Brolin

James Brolin

Acting1940Los Angeles, California, USA

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.

Acting History

2025
Ransom Canyon
TVas Cap Fuller10 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TVas Self1 eps
2022
Lightyear
as Zurg (voice)
2021
Sweet Tooth
TVas Narrator (voice)24 eps
2020
2018
Royal Hearts
as Hank Pavlik
Royal Hearts
Director
Royal Hearts
Executive Producer
2015
The 33 (2015)
as Jeff Hart
Accidental Love
as Speaker Buck McCoy
Sisters
as Bucky Ellis
Life in Pieces
TVas John Short79 eps
2014
When Calls the Heart
TVas Judge Jedidiah Black1 eps
2013
Community
TVas William Winger1 eps
Castle
TVas Jackson Hunt2 eps
2012
Blackout
as Terrance Danfield
2010
Burlesque
as Mr. Anderson
True Grit
as Frank James (uncredited)
The Defenders
TVas Teddy Kaczmarek1 eps
Standing Ovation
Executive Producer
2009
Bitter/Sweet
as Calvert Jenkins
Psych
TVas Hank Mendel1 eps
2007
The Hunting Party
as Franklin Harris
2006
The Alibi
as Bob Hatch
Wedding Wars
as Governor Conrad Welling
2005
Widow on the Hill
as Hank Cavanaugh
Monk
TVas Daniel Thorn1 eps
Good Day Live
TVas Self1 eps
2003
The Reagans
as Ronald Reagan
A Guy Thing
as Ken Cooper
2002
Catch Me If You Can
as Jack Barnes
The Master of Disguise
as Fabbrizio Disguisey
Antwone Fisher
as The Captain (uncredited)
The West Wing
TVas Gov. Robert Ritchie2 eps
2000
Traffic
as General Ralph Landry
1998
1997
Goodbye America
as Ed Johnson
Lewis & Clark & George
as Reverend Red
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
TVas Self - Host6 eps
Pensacola: Wings of Gold
TVas Lt. Col. Bill Kelly
The View
TVas Self
1996
Tracks of a Killer
as David Hawkner
Hijacked: Flight 285
as Ron Showman
Blood Money
as Lt. Kincaid
Cannes Man
as Self
1995
The Expert
as Warden Munsey
1994
Indecent Behavior II
as Liam O'Donnell
Burke's Law
TVas Mitchell Farrell1 eps
1992
The Sands of Time
as Col. Ramon Acoca
Gas Food Lodging
as John Evans
1991
Ted & Venus
as Max Waters
1990
Bad Jim
as B.D. Sweetman
Nightmare on the 13th Floor
as Dr. Alan Lanier
1989
Finish Line
as Martin Shrevelow
1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TVas Self - Guest
1986
Intimate Encounters
as Nick Atkins
Entertainment Tonight
TVas Self1 eps
1984
Golden Globe Awards
TVas Self - Nominee3 eps
1983
Cowboy
as Ward McNally
1982
The Ambush Murders
as Paul Marshall
Hotel
TVas Peter McDermott115 eps
Hotel
TVDirector
1980
1979
The Amityville Horror
as George Lutz
1977
Capricorn One
as Col. Charles Brubaker
The Car
as Wade Parent
1976
Gable and Lombard
as Clark Gable
People's Choice Awards
TVas Self1 eps
1974
Trapped
as Chuck Brenner
1973
Westworld
as John Blane
1972
Skyjacked
as Jerome K. Weber
1971
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
TVas Dr. Steven Kiley2 eps
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
TVas Self (uncredited)1 eps
1969
Marcus Welby, M.D.
TVas Dr. Steven Kiley171 eps
1968
The Boston Strangler
as Det. Sgt. Phil Lisi
1967
Batman
TVas Driver / Officer Reggie Hogan / Kid Gulliver1 eps
1966
Fantastic Voyage
as Technician
Our Man Flint
as Technician (uncredited)
1965
Dear Brigitte
as Student at Leaf Rally
Von Ryan's Express
as Private Ames
1961
The Mike Douglas Show
TVas Self / Self - Co-Host

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
7/18/1940(85 years old)
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA