James Brolin
Acting
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
Acting160
tvRansom Canyon
2025
Cap Fuller
tvLa Californie !
2023
Self - Actor
tvAmityville: An Origin Story
2023
Self- Archive
movieLightyear
2022
Zurg (voice)
tvSweet Tooth
2021
Narrator (voice)
movieRoyal Hearts
2018
Hank Pavlik
tvSteve
2017
Self
movieA Beautiful Day
2016
Gene Thompson
movieSisters
2015
Bucky Ellis
tvLife in Pieces
2015
John Short
movieThe 33
2015
Jeff Hart
movieAccidental Love
2015
Speaker Buck McCoy
tvWhen Calls the Heart
2014
Judge Jedidiah Black
movieBlackout
2012
Terrance Danfield
movieLast Will
2011
Det. Sloan
movieTrue Grit
2010
Frank James (uncredited)
movieBurlesque
2010
Mr. Anderson
tvThe Defenders
2010
Teddy Kaczmarek
tvCommunity
2009
William Winger
tvWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
Self - Guest
movieBitter/Sweet
2009
Calvert Jenkins
movieThe Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
2009
Ben Selleck
tvCastle
2009
Jackson Hunt
movieEvolution of the Apes
2008
Narrator
movieLost City Raiders
2008
John Kubiac
movieBad Girl Island
2007
Terry Bamba
movieThe Hunting Party
2007
Franklin Harris
movieWedding Wars
2006
Governor Conrad Welling
tvPsych
2006
Hank Mendel
movieThe Alibi
2006
Bob Hatch
tvCategory 7: The End of the World
2005
Donny Hall
movieWidow on the Hill
2005
Hank Cavanaugh
movieThe Reagans
2003
Ronald Reagan
tvThe Reagans
2003
Ronald Reagan
movieA Guy Thing
2003
Ken Cooper
movieAntwone Fisher
2002
The Captain (uncredited)
movieCatch Me If You Can
2002
Jack Barnes
movieThe Master of Disguise
2002
Fabbrizio Disguisey
tvMonk
2002
Daniel Thorn
movieTraffic
2000
General Ralph Landry / Self - Guest
movieChildren of Fortune
2000
Dave Passenger
tvThe West Wing
1999
Gov. Robert Ritchie
tvLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Richard Finley
movieTo Love, Honor, & Betray
1999
Ted Brennan
movieA Marriage of Convenience
1998
Mason Whitney
movieThe Haunted Sea
1997
Captain Ramsey
movieMy Brother's War
1997
John Hall
tvPensacola: Wings of Gold
1997
Lt. Col. Bill Kelly
tvThe View
1997
Self
movieScent of Vengeance
1997
John Richardson
tvBeyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
1997
Self - Host
movieLewis & Clark & George
1997
Reverend Red
movieWe the People
1997
Alan Lesard
movieGoodbye America
1997
Ed Johnson
movieTo Face Her Past
1996
Greg Hollander
movieTracks of a Killer
1996
David Hawkner
movieHijacked: Flight 285
1996
Ron Showman
movieHart to Hart: Harts in High Season
1996
Elliott Manning
movieBlood Money
1996
Lt. Kincaid
movieSavate
1995
Colonel Jones
movieThe Expert
1995
Warden Munsey
movieDer schwarze Fluch
1995
David Levinski / Charles Marlowe
Extreme
1995
Reese Wheeler
movieIndecent Behavior II
1994
Liam O'Donnell
movieRelative Fear
1994
Det. Atwater
movieParallel Lives
1994
Professor Spencer Jones
tvBurke's Law
1994
Mitchell Farrell
Angel Falls
1993
Luke Larson
movieGunsmoke: The Long Ride
1993
John Parsley
movieThe Sands of Time
1992
Col. Ramon Acoca
movieGas Food Lodging
1992
John Evans
movieTwin Sisters
1992
Michael Mallory
movieTed & Venus
1991
Max Waters
movieAnd the Sea Will Tell
1991
Mac Graham
tvAnd the Sea Will Tell
1991
Mac Graham
movieNightmare on the 13th Floor
1990
Dr. Alan Lanier
movieBack Stab
1990
Cliff Murphy
movieHigh Score
1990
Budetzky
movieBad Jim
1990
B.D. Sweetman
movieVoice of the Heart
1989
Victor Mason
movieFinish Line
1989
Martin Shrevelow
movieIntimate Betrayal
1987
Michael Wakefield
tvHold the Dream
1987
Ross Nelson
movieIntimate Encounters
1986
Nick Atkins
movieBeverly Hills Cowgirl Blues
1985
Harry Wilde
movieCowboy
1983
Ward McNally
movieWhite Water Rebels
1983
Mike McKay
tvHotel
1982
Peter McDermott
movieMae West
1982
Jim Timony
movieThe Ambush Murders
1982
Paul Marshall
movieHigh Risk
1981
Stone
movieNight of the Juggler
1980
Sean Boyd
movieThe Amityville Horror
1979
George Lutz
movieSteel Cowboy
1978
Clayton Pfanner
movieCapricorn One
1977
Col. Charles Brubaker
movieThe Car
1977
Wade Parent
movieGable and Lombard
1976
Clark Gable
tvPeople's Choice Awards
1975
Self - Presenter / Self
movieTrapped
1974
Chuck Brenner
movieWestworld
1973
John Blane
movieClass of '63
1973
Joe Hart
movieShort Walk to Daylight
1972
Tom Phelan
movieSkyjacked
1972
Jerome K. Weber
tvOwen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971
Dr. Steven Kiley
tvMarcus Welby, M.D.
1969
Dr. Steven Kiley
movieThe Boston Strangler
1968
Det. Sgt. Phil Lisi
tvRowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
Self (uncredited)
movieThe Cape Town Affair
1967
Skip McCoy
movieWay... Way Out
1966
Ted Robertson
movieFantastic Voyage
1966
Technician
movieOur Man Flint
1966
Technician (uncredited)
tvBatman
1966
Officer Reggie Hogan / Driver / Kid Gulliver
movieVon Ryan's Express
1965
Private Ames
movieJohn Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
1965
Notre Dame Quarterback (uncredited)
movieDear Brigitte
1965
Student at Leaf Rally
movieTake Her, She's Mine
1963
Mel (uncredited)
tvThe Mike Douglas Show
1961
Self / Self - Co-Host
tvGolden Globe Awards
1944
Self - Presenter / Self - Audience Member / Self - Nominee
Production6
movieRoyal Hearts
2018
Executive Producer
movieI'll Be Home for Christmas
2016
Executive Producer
movieStanding Ovation
2010
Executive Producer
movieBad Girl Island
2007
Co-Producer
movieWe the People
1997
Executive Producer
Directing5
movieRoyal Hearts
2018
Director
movieMy Brother's War
1997
Director
tvPensacola: Wings of Gold
1997
Director
tvHotel
1982
Director