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