About

Known credits:
134
Birthday:
1940-07-18
Place of birth:
Los Angeles, California, USA
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James Brolin

Overview

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),[2] 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

Acting
2023 La Californie ! Actor Self - Actor 70
Good
2022 Lightyear Actor Zurg (voice) 68
Fair
2021 Sweet Tooth Actor Narrator (voice) 78
Good
2018 Royal Hearts Actor Hank Pavlik 59
Average
2017 Barbra: The Music ... The Mem'ries ... The Magic! Actor Self 59
Average
2017 Being Rose Actor Max 59
Average
2017 Spielberg Actor Self 65
Fair
2016 I'll Be Home for Christmas Actor Jack 59
Average
2016 A Beautiful Day Actor Gene Thompson 59
Average
2016 The Steps Actor Ed 59
Average
2015 Sisters Actor Bucky Ellis 58
Average
2015 Life in Pieces Actor John Short 69
Fair
2015 The 33 Actor Jeff Hart 62
Fair
2015 Accidental Love Actor Speaker Buck McCoy 52
Average
2014 It Came From Connemara! Actor Self 59
Average
2014 Elsa & Fred Actor Max 58
Average
2013 Christmas with Tucker Actor Bo 59
Average
2012 Blackout sur Los Angeles Actor Terrance Danfield 59
Average
2011 Love, Wedding, Marriage Actor Bradley 57
Average
2011 Last Will Actor Det. Sloan 58
Average
2010 True Grit Actor Frank James (uncredited) 71
Good
2010 Burlesque Actor Mr. Anderson 69
Fair
2010 Angel Camouflaged Actor Salt 59
Average
2009 Mysterious Actor N/A
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2009 Bitter/Sweet Actor Calvert Jenkins 58
Average
2009 The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard Actor Ben Selleck 57
Average
2008 Last Chance Harvey Actor Brian 60
Fair
2008 The Secret Behind Escape Actor Narrator N/A
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2008 Evolution of the Apes Actor Narrator N/A
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2008 From Alpha to Omega: Building a Sequel Actor Narrator N/A
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2008 End of an Epic: The Final Battle Actor Narrator N/A
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2008 Riots & Revolutions: Confronting the Times Actor Narrator N/A
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2008 Lost City Raiders Actor John Kubiac 57
Average
2008 The American Standards Actor Jack Jennings 59
Average
2007 Bad Girl Island Actor Terry Bamba 58
Average
2007 The Hunting Party Actor Franklin Harris 61
Fair
2006 Wedding Wars Actor Governor Conrad Welling 58
Average
2006 The Alibi Actor Bob Hatch 58
Average
2005 Category 7: The End of the World Actor Donny Hall 59
Average
2005 Category 7: The End of the World Actor Donny Hall 69
Fair
2005 For God's Sake, Get Out! Actor Self 59
Average
2005 Widow on the Hill Actor Hank Cavanaugh 58
Average
2003 The Reagans Actor Ronald Reagan 58
Average
2003 The Reagans Actor Ronald Reagan 69
Fair
2003 A Guy Thing Actor Ken Cooper 58
Average
2002 Antwone Fisher Actor The Captain 64
Fair
2002 Catch Me If You Can Actor Jack Barnes 79
Good
2002 The Master of Disguise Actor Fabbrizio Disguisey 51
Average
2000 Traffic Actor General Ralph Landry 68
Fair
2000 Children of Fortune Actor Dave Passenger 58
Average
1999 To Love, Honor, & Betray Actor Ted Brennan 58
Average
1998 A Marriage of Convenience Actor Mason Whitney 59
Average
1997 My Brother's War Actor John Hall 58
Average
1997 Pensacola: Wings of Gold Actor Lt. Col. Bill Kelly 68
Fair
1997 El Aroma del Copal Actor John Richardson 59
Average
1997 Cannes Man Actor Self 59
Average
1997 Lewis & Clark & George Actor Reverend Red 58
Average
1997 We the People Actor Alan Lesard 58
Average
1997 Goodbye America Actor Ed Johnson 59
Average
1997 The Haunted Sea Actor Captain Ramsey 58
Average
1996 To Face Her Past Actor Greg Hollander 59
Average
1996 Tracks of a Killer Actor David Hawkner 59
Average
1996 Hijacked: Flight 285 Actor Ron Showman 58
Average
1996 Hart to Hart: Harts in High Season Actor Elliott Manning 58
Average
1996 Blood Money Actor Lt. Kincaid 58
Average
1995 Relative Fear Actor Det. Atwater 58
Average
1995 Savate Actor Colonel Jones 59
Average
1995 The Expert Actor Warden Munsey 58
Average
1995 Der schwarze Fluch Actor David Levinski / Charles Marlowe N/A
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1995 Extreme Actor Reese Wheeler N/A
N/A
1995 Terminal Virus Actor McCabe 58
Average
1994 Indecent Behavior II Actor Liam O'Donnell 58
Average
1994 Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor Actor Ryan Allison 59
Average
1994 The Visual Bible: Acts Actor Simon Peter 58
Average
1994 Parallel Lives Actor Professor Spencer Jones 58
Average
1993 Angel Falls Actor Luke Larson 70
Good
1993 Cheatin' Hearts Actor Henry 58
Average
1993 Gunsmoke: The Long Ride Actor John Parsley 58
Average
1993 Visions of Murder Actor Hal N/A
N/A
1992 The Sands of Time Actor Col. Ramon Acoca N/A
N/A
1992 Gas Food Lodging Actor John Evans 59
Average
1992 Twin Sisters Actor Michael Mallory 58
Average
1991 Ted & Venus Actor Max Waters 58
Average
1991 And the Sea Will Tell Actor Mac Graham 59
Average
1990 Nightmare on the 13th Floor Actor Dr. Alan Lanier 58
Average
1990 Back Stab Actor Cliff Murphy 58
Average
1990 High Score Actor Budetzky N/A
N/A
1990 Bad Jim Actor B.D. Sweetman 59
Average
1990 The Earth Day Special Actor Doctor 59
Average
1989 Voice of the Heart Actor Victor Mason 59
Average
1989 Finish Line Actor Martin Shrevelow 59
Average
1987 Deep Dark Secrets Actor Michael Wakefield 58
Average
1986 Hold the Dream Actor Ross Nelson 67
Fair
1986 Intimate Encounters Actor Nick Atkins 59
Average
1985 Beverly Hills Cowgirl Blues Actor Harry Wilde 59
Average
1985 Pee-wee's Big Adventure Actor "P. W." 62
Fair
1983 Cowboy Actor Ward McNally N/A
N/A
1983 White Water Rebels Actor Mike McKay N/A
N/A
1982 Hotel Actor Peter McDermott 68
Fair
1982 Mae West Actor Jim Timony 58
Average
1982 The Ambush Murders Actor Paul Marshall 59
Average
1981 High Risk Actor Stone 58
Average
1980 Night of the Juggler Actor Sean Boyd 59
Average
1979 The Amityville Horror Actor George Lutz 61
Fair
1978 Steel Cowboy Actor Clayton Pfanner N/A
N/A
1977 Capricorn One Actor Col. Charles Brubaker 62
Fair
1977 The Car Actor Wade Parent 60
Fair
1976 Gable and Lombard Actor Clark Gable 59
Average
1974 Trapped Actor Chuck Brenner 59
Average
1973 Westworld Actor John Blane 65
Fair
1973 Class of '63 Actor Joe Hart 59
Average
1972 Short Walk to Daylight Actor Tom Phelan 59
Average
1972 Skyjacked Actor Jerome K. Weber 59
Average
1969 Marcus Welby, M.D. Actor Dr. Steven Kiley 68
Fair
1969 Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Matter of Humanities Actor Steven Kiley N/A
N/A
1968 The Boston Strangler Actor Det. Sgt. Phil Lisi 61
Fair
1967 The Cape Town Affair Actor Skip McCoy 58
Average
1966 Way... Way Out Actor Ted Robertson 58
Average
1966 Fantastic Voyage Actor Technician 62
Fair
1966 Planet of the Apes Test Reel Actor Cornelius N/A
N/A
1966 Our Man Flint Actor Technician (uncredited) 59
Average
1965 Von Ryan's Express Actor Private Ames 62
Fair
1965 John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! Actor Notre Dame Quarterback (uncredited) 58
Average
1965 Dear Brigitte Actor Student at Leaf Rally 59
Average
1963 Take Her, She's Mine Actor Mel (uncredited) 58
Average

Directing
2018 Royal Hearts Directing Director 59
Average
2016 I'll Be Home for Christmas Directing Director 59
Average
1997 My Brother's War Directing Director 58
Average

Production
2018 Royal Hearts Production Executive Producer 59
Average
2016 I'll Be Home for Christmas Production Executive Producer 59
Average
2010 Standing Ovation Production Executive Producer 58
Average
2008 The American Standards Production Producer 59
Average
2007 Bad Girl Island Production Co-Producer 58
Average
1997 We the People Production Executive Producer 58
Average