James Brolin
108 movies · 28 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Jul 18, 1940 (age 86)
- Place of birth
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Also known as
- Craig Kenneth Bruderlin · James M. Brolin · Craig J. Brolin · James Kenneth Bruderlin
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.
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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
James Brolin: movies and TV shows
Acting (135)
- 2025
- 2022 Lightyear
as Zurg / Old Buzz (voice)
- 2021
- 2018 Royal Hearts
as Hank Pavlik
- 2017 Being Rose
as Max
- 2016 I'll Be Home for Christmas
as Jack
- 2016 A Beautiful Day
as Gene Thompson
- 2016 The Steps
as Ed
- 2015 Sisters
as Bucky Ellis
- 2015
- 2015 The 33
as Jeff Hart
- 2015 Accidental Love
as Buck McCoy
- 2014 Elsa & Fred
as Max
- 2014
- 2013 Christmas with Tucker
as Bo
- 2012 Blackout
as Terrance Danfield
- 2011 Love, Wedding, Marriage
as Bradley
- 2011 Last Will
as Det. Sloan
- 2010 True Grit
as Frank James (uncredited)
- 2010 Burlesque
as Mr. Anderson
- 2010 Angel Camouflaged
as Salt
- 2010
- 2009
- 2009 Bitter/Sweet
as Calvert Jenkins
- 2009 The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
as Ben Selleck
- 2009
- 2008 Last Chance Harvey
as Brian
- 2008 Evolution of the Apes
as Narrator
- 2008 The Secret Behind Escape
as Narrator
- 2008 Riots & Revolutions: Confronting the Times
as Narrator
- 2008 From Alpha to Omega: Building a Sequel
as Narrator
- 2008 End of an Epic: The Final Battle
as Narrator
- 2008 Lost City Raiders
as John "Pa" Kubiak
- 2008 The American Standards
as Jack Jennings
- 2007 Bad Girl Island
as Terry Bamba
- 2007 The Hunting Party
as Franklin Harris
- 2006 Wedding Wars
as Governor Conrad Welling
- 2006
- 2006 The Alibi
as Bob Hatch
- 2005
- 2005 Widow on the Hill
as Hank Cavanaugh
- 2003 The Reagans
as Ronald Reagan
- 2003
- 2003 A Guy Thing
as Ken Cooper
- 2002 Antwone Fisher
as The Captain (uncredited)
- 2002 Catch Me If You Can
as Jack Barnes
- 2002 The Master of Disguise
as Fabbrizio Disguisey
- 2002
- 2000 Traffic
as General Ralph Landry
- 2000 Children of Fortune
as Dave Passenger
- 1999
- 1999
- 1999 To Love, Honor, & Betray
as Ted Brennan
- 1998 A Marriage of Convenience
as Mason Whitney
- 1997 The Haunted Sea
as Captain Ramsey
- 1997 My Brother's War
as John Hall
- 1997
- 1997 Scent of Vengeance
as John Richardson
- 1997 Lewis & Clark & George
as Reverend Red
- 1997 We the People
as Alan Lesard
- 1997 Goodbye America
as Ed Johnson
- 1996 To Face Her Past
as Greg Hollander
- 1996 Tracks of a Killer
as David Hawkner
- 1996 Hijacked: Flight 285
as Ron Showman
- 1996 Hart to Hart: Harts in High Season
as Elliott Manning
- 1996 Blood Money
as Lt. Kincaid
- 1995 Terminal Virus
as McCabe
- 1995 Savate
as Colonel Jones
- 1995 The Expert
as Warden Munsey
- 1995 Der schwarze Fluch
as David Levinski / Charles Marlowe
- 1995
- 1994 Indecent Behavior II
as Liam O'Donnell
- 1994 Relative Fear
as Det. Atwater
- 1994 Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor
as Ryan Allison
- 1994 The Visual Bible: Acts
as Peter
- 1994 Parallel Lives
as Professor Spencer Jones
- 1994
- 1993
- 1993 Cheatin' Hearts
as Henry
- 1993 Gunsmoke: The Long Ride
as John Parsley
- 1993 Visions of Murder
as Hal
- 1992 The Sands of Time
as Col. Ramon Acoca
- 1992 Gas Food Lodging
as John Evans
- 1992 Twin Sisters
as Michael Mallory
- 1991 Ted & Venus
as Max Waters
- 1991 And the Sea Will Tell
as Mac Graham
- 1991
- 1990 Nightmare on the 13th Floor
as Dr. Alan Lanier
- 1990 Back Stab
as Cliff Murphy
- 1990 High Score
as Budetzky
- 1990 Bad Jim
as B.D. Sweetman
- 1990 The Earth Day Special
as Doctor
- 1989 Voice of the Heart
as Victor Mason
- 1989 Finish Line
as Martin Shrevelow
- 1987 Intimate Betrayal
as Michael Wakefield
- 1987
- 1986 Intimate Encounters
as Nick Atkins
- 1985 Beverly Hills Cowgirl Blues
as Harry Wilde
- 1985 Pee-wee's Big Adventure
as "P. W."
- 1983 Cowboy
as Ward McNally
- 1983 White Water Rebels
as Mike McKay
- 1982
- 1982 Mae West
as Jim Timony
- 1982 The Ambush Murders
as Paul Marshall
- 1981 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
- 1977 The Car
as Wade Parent
- 1976 Gable and Lombard
as Clark Gable
- 1974 Trapped
as Chuck Brenner
- 1973 Westworld
as John Blane
- 1973 Class of '63
as Joe Hart
- 1972 Short Walk to Daylight
as Tom Phelan
- 1972 Skyjacked
as Jerome K. Weber
- 1971
- 1969
- 1969
- 1969 Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Matter of Humanities
as Steven Kiley
- 1968 The Boston Strangler
as Det. Sgt. Phil Lisi
- 1967 The Cape Town Affair
as Skip McCoy
- 1966 Way... Way Out
as Ted Robertson
- 1966
- 1966 Fantastic Voyage
as Technician
- 1966 Planet of the Apes Test Reel
as Cornelius
- 1966 Our Man Flint
as Technician (uncredited)
- 1966
- 1965 Von Ryan's Express
as Pvt. Ames
- 1965 John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
as Notre Dame Quarterback (uncredited)
- 1965 Dear Brigitte
as Student at Leaf Rally
- 1964
- 1963 Take Her, She's Mine
as Mel (uncredited)
- 1963
- 1961
Behind the camera (9)
- 2018 Royal Hearts
Director, Executive Producer
- 2016 I'll Be Home for Christmas
Director, Executive Producer
- 2010 Standing Ovation
Executive Producer
- 2008 The American Standards
Producer
- 2007 Bad Girl Island
Co-Producer
- 1997 My Brother's War
Director
- 1997
- 1997 We the People
Executive Producer
- 1982
Talk shows and appearances (27)
- Upcoming
- 2023 La Californie !
3 episodes
- 2023 Amityville: An Origin Story
4 episodes
- 2019 The Kelly Clarkson Show
1 episode
- 2018 Eli Roth's History of Horror
1 episode
- 2017
- 2017
- 2017 Steve
1 episode
- 2014
- 2011
- 2009 Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
1 episode
- 2005
- 2003 Celebrities Uncensored
1 episode
- 2001 Good Day Live
1 episode
- 2001
- 1997 The View
2 episodes
- 1997 Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
6 episodes
- 1996
- 1988 LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1 episode
- 1981 Entertainment Tonight
1 episode
- 1975 People's Choice Awards
2 episodes
- 1971 The Pet Set
1 episode
- 1968 Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1 episode
- 1962 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
2 episodes
- 1962 The Merv Griffin Show
1 episode
- 1961 The Mike Douglas Show
4 episodes
- 1944 Golden Globe Awards
7 episodes