James Brolin

Acting

James Brolin

Born July 18, 1940Los Angeles, California, USA159 credits

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

Filmography

Ransom Canyon
2025Ransom Canyon
as Cap FullerTV
La Californie !
2023La Californie !
as Self - ActorTV
Lightyear
2022Lightyear
as Zurg (voice)Movie
Sweet Tooth
2021Sweet Tooth
as Narrator (voice)TV
Royal Hearts
2018Royal Hearts
as Hank PavlikMovie
Being Rose
2017Being Rose
as MaxMovie
Spielberg
2017Spielberg
as SelfMovie
A Beautiful Day
2016A Beautiful Day
as Gene ThompsonMovie
The Steps
2016The Steps
as EdMovie
Sisters
2015Sisters
as Bucky EllisMovie
Life in Pieces
2015Life in Pieces
as John ShortTV
The 33
2015The 33
as Jeff HartMovie
Accidental Love
2015Accidental Love
as Speaker Buck McCoyMovie
Elsa & Fred
2014Elsa & Fred
as MaxMovie
When Calls the Heart
2014When Calls the Heart
as Judge Jedidiah BlackTV
Blackout
2012Blackout
as Terrance DanfieldMovie
Last Will
2011Last Will
as Det. SloanMovie
True Grit
2010True Grit
as Frank James (uncredited)Movie
Burlesque
2010Burlesque
as Mr. AndersonMovie
The Defenders
2010The Defenders
as Teddy KaczmarekTV
Standing Ovation
2010Standing Ovation
Executive ProducerMovie
Community
2009Community
as William WingerTV
Bitter/Sweet
2009Bitter/Sweet
as Calvert JenkinsMovie
Castle
2009Castle
as Jackson HuntTV
Lost City Raiders
2008Lost City Raiders
as John KubiacMovie
T
2008The American Standards
as Jack JenningsMovie
Bad Girl Island
2007Bad Girl Island
as Terry BambaMovie
The Hunting Party
2007The Hunting Party
as Franklin HarrisMovie
Wedding Wars
2006Wedding Wars
as Governor Conrad WellingMovie
Psych
2006Psych
as Hank MendelTV
The Alibi
2006The Alibi
as Bob HatchMovie
Widow on the Hill
2005Widow on the Hill
as Hank CavanaughMovie
The Reagans
2003The Reagans
as Ronald ReaganMovie
The Reagans
2003The Reagans
as Ronald ReaganTV
A Guy Thing
2003A Guy Thing
as Ken CooperMovie
Antwone Fisher
2002Antwone Fisher
as The Captain (uncredited)Movie
Catch Me If You Can
2002Catch Me If You Can
as Jack BarnesMovie
The Master of Disguise
2002The Master of Disguise
as Fabbrizio DisguiseyMovie
Monk
2002Monk
as Daniel ThornTV
Traffic
2000Traffic
as General Ralph LandryMovie
Children of Fortune
2000Children of Fortune
as Dave PassengerMovie
The West Wing
1999The West Wing
as Gov. Robert RitchieTV
To Love, Honor, & Betray
1999To Love, Honor, & Betray
as Ted BrennanMovie
A Marriage of Convenience
1998A Marriage of Convenience
as Mason WhitneyMovie
The Haunted Sea
1997The Haunted Sea
as Captain RamseyMovie
My Brother's War
1997My Brother's War
as John HallMovie
Pensacola: Wings of Gold
1997Pensacola: Wings of Gold
as Lt. Col. Bill KellyTV
The View
1997The View
as SelfTV
Scent of Vengeance
1997Scent of Vengeance
as John RichardsonMovie
Lewis & Clark & George
1997Lewis & Clark & George
as Reverend RedMovie
We the People
1997We the People
as Alan LesardMovie
Goodbye America
1997Goodbye America
as Ed JohnsonMovie
To Face Her Past
1996To Face Her Past
as Greg HollanderMovie
Cannes Man
1996Cannes Man
as SelfMovie
Tracks of a Killer
1996Tracks of a Killer
as David HawknerMovie
Hijacked: Flight 285
1996Hijacked: Flight 285
as Ron ShowmanMovie
Blood Money
1996Blood Money
as Lt. KincaidMovie
T
1995Terminal Virus
as McCabeMovie
Savate
1995Savate
as Colonel JonesMovie
The Expert
1995The Expert
as Warden MunseyMovie
Der schwarze Fluch
1995Der schwarze Fluch
as David Levinski / Charles MarloweMovie
E
1995Extreme
as Reese WheelerTV
Indecent Behavior II
1994Indecent Behavior II
as Liam O'DonnellMovie
Relative Fear
1994Relative Fear
as Det. AtwaterMovie
The Visual Bible: Acts
1994The Visual Bible: Acts
as Simon PeterMovie
Parallel Lives
1994Parallel Lives
as Professor Spencer JonesMovie
Burke's Law
1994Burke's Law
as Mitchell FarrellTV
A
1993Angel Falls
as Luke LarsonTV
Cheatin' Hearts
1993Cheatin' Hearts
as HenryMovie
Gunsmoke: The Long Ride
1993Gunsmoke: The Long Ride
as John ParsleyMovie
The Sands of Time
1992The Sands of Time
as Col. Ramon AcocaMovie
Gas Food Lodging
1992Gas Food Lodging
as John EvansMovie
Twin Sisters
1992Twin Sisters
as Michael MalloryMovie
Ted & Venus
1991Ted & Venus
as Max WatersMovie
And the Sea Will Tell
1991And the Sea Will Tell
as Mac GrahamMovie
Nightmare on the 13th Floor
1990Nightmare on the 13th Floor
as Dr. Alan LanierMovie
Back Stab
1990Back Stab
as Cliff MurphyMovie
High Score
1990High Score
as BudetzkyMovie
Bad Jim
1990Bad Jim
as B.D. SweetmanMovie
Voice of the Heart
1989Voice of the Heart
as Victor MasonMovie
Finish Line
1989Finish Line
as Martin ShrevelowMovie
Intimate Betrayal
1987Intimate Betrayal
as Michael WakefieldMovie
Hold the Dream
1987Hold the Dream
as Ross NelsonTV
Intimate Encounters
1986Intimate Encounters
as Nick AtkinsMovie
Cowboy
1983Cowboy
as Ward McNallyMovie
White Water Rebels
1983White Water Rebels
as Mike McKayMovie
Hotel
1982Hotel
as Peter McDermottTV
Mae West
1982Mae West
as Jim TimonyMovie
The Ambush Murders
1982The Ambush Murders
as Paul MarshallMovie
High Risk
1981High Risk
as StoneMovie
Night of the Juggler
1980Night of the Juggler
as Sean BoydMovie
The Amityville Horror
1979The Amityville Horror
as George LutzMovie
Steel Cowboy
1978Steel Cowboy
as Clayton PfannerMovie
Capricorn One
1977Capricorn One
as Col. Charles BrubakerMovie
The Car
1977The Car
as Wade ParentMovie
Gable and Lombard
1976Gable and Lombard
as Clark GableMovie
People's Choice Awards
1975People's Choice Awards
as Self - PresenterTV
Trapped
1974Trapped
as Chuck BrennerMovie
Westworld
1973Westworld
as John BlaneMovie
Class of '63
1973Class of '63
as Joe HartMovie
Short Walk to Daylight
1972Short Walk to Daylight
as Tom PhelanMovie
Skyjacked
1972Skyjacked
as Jerome K. WeberMovie
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969Marcus Welby, M.D.
as Dr. Steven KileyTV
The Boston Strangler
1968The Boston Strangler
as Det. Sgt. Phil LisiMovie
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as Self (uncredited)TV
The Cape Town Affair
1967The Cape Town Affair
as Skip McCoyMovie
Way... Way Out
1966Way... Way Out
as Ted RobertsonMovie
Fantastic Voyage
1966Fantastic Voyage
as TechnicianMovie
Our Man Flint
1966Our Man Flint
as Technician (uncredited)Movie
Batman
1966Batman
as Officer Reggie HoganTV
Von Ryan's Express
1965Von Ryan's Express
as Private AmesMovie
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
1965John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
as Notre Dame Quarterback (uncredited)Movie
Dear Brigitte
1965Dear Brigitte
as Student at Leaf RallyMovie
Take Her, She's Mine
1963Take Her, She's Mine
as Mel (uncredited)Movie
Golden Globe Awards
1944Golden Globe Awards
as Self - PresenterTV