James Brolin
Acteur·rice
18 juillet 1940 · 85 years old
Los Angeles, California, USA
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
As an actor
Gays on Strike: The Truth Behind "Wedding Wars"
Self
Ransom Canyon
2025 · Cap Fuller
La Californie !
2023 · Self - Actor
Amityville: An Origin Story
2023 · Self- Archive
Lightyear
2022 · Zurg (voice)
Sweet Tooth
2021 · Narrator (voice)
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 · Self
Royal Hearts
2018 · Hank Pavlik
Eli Roth's History of Horror
2018 · Self
Spielberg
2017 · Self
Barbra: The Music ... The Mem'ries ... The Magic!
2017 · Self
Being Rose
2017 · Max
Steve
2017 · Self
I'll Be Home for Christmas
2016 · Jack
A Beautiful Day
2016 · Gene Thompson
The Steps
2016 · Ed
Sisters
2015 · Bucky Ellis
Accidental Love
2015 · Speaker Buck McCoy
The 33
2015 · Jeff Hart
Life in Pieces
2015 · John Short
Elsa & Fred
2014 · Max
It Came From Connemara!
2014 · Self
When Calls the Heart
2014 · Judge Jedidiah Black
Christmas with Tucker
2013 · Bo
Blackout
2012 · Terrance Danfield
Love, Wedding, Marriage
2011 · Bradley
Last Will
2011 · Det. Sloan
Burlesque
2010 · Mr. Anderson
True Grit
2010 · Frank James (uncredited)
Angel Camouflaged
2010 · Salt
The Defenders
2010 · Teddy Kaczmarek
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
2009 · Ben Selleck
Bitter/Sweet
2009 · Calvert Jenkins
Community
2009 · William Winger
Castle
2009 · Jackson Hunt
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 · Self - Guest
Lost City Raiders
2008 · John Kubiac
Last Chance Harvey
2008 · Brian
The American Standards
2008 · Jack Jennings
Evolution of the Apes
2008 · Narrator
The Secret Behind Escape
2008 · Narrator
Riots & Revolutions: Confronting the Times
2008 · Narrator
From Alpha to Omega: Building a Sequel
2008 · Narrator
End of an Epic: The Final Battle
2008 · Narrator
The Hunting Party
2007 · Franklin Harris
Bad Girl Island
2007 · Terry Bamba
Wedding Wars
2006 · Governor Conrad Welling
The Alibi
2006 · Bob Hatch
Psych
2006 · Hank Mendel
Widow on the Hill
2005 · Hank Cavanaugh
For God's Sake, Get Out!
2005 · Self
Category 7: The End of the World
2005 · Donny Hall
A Guy Thing
2003 · Ken Cooper
The Reagans
2003 · Ronald Reagan
Celebrities Uncensored
2003 · Self
The Reagans
2003 · Ronald Reagan
Catch Me If You Can
2002 · Jack Barnes
The Master of Disguise
2002 · Fabbrizio Disguisey
Antwone Fisher
2002 · The Captain (uncredited)
Monk
2002 · Daniel Thorn
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Barbra Streisand
2001 · self
Good Day Live
2001 · Self
Children of Fortune
2000 · Dave Passenger
Traffic
2000 · General Ralph Landry
To Love, Honor, & Betray
1999 · Ted Brennan
The West Wing
1999 · Gov. Robert Ritchie
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · Richard Finley
A Marriage of Convenience
1998 · Mason Whitney
Goodbye America
1997 · Ed Johnson
The Haunted Sea
1997 · Captain Ramsey
Lewis & Clark & George
1997 · Reverend Red
We the People
1997 · Alan Lesard
My Brother's War
1997 · John Hall
Scent of Vengeance
1997 · John Richardson
Pensacola: Wings of Gold
1997 · Lt. Col. Bill Kelly
The View
1997 · Self
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
1997 · Self - Host
Tracks of a Killer
1996 · David Hawkner
Hijacked: Flight 285
1996 · Ron Showman
Cannes Man
1996 · Self
Hart to Hart: Harts in High Season
1996 · Elliott Manning
Blood Money
1996 · Lt. Kincaid
To Face Her Past
1996 · Greg Hollander
The Expert
1995 · Warden Munsey
Terminal Virus
1995 · McCabe
Der schwarze Fluch
1995 · David Levinski / Charles Marlowe
Savate
1995 · Colonel Jones
Extreme
1995 · Reese Wheeler
The Visual Bible: Acts
1994 · Peter
Relative Fear
1994 · Det. Atwater
Indecent Behavior II
1994 · Liam O'Donnell
Parallel Lives
1994 · Professor Spencer Jones
Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor
1994 · Ryan Allison
Burke's Law
1994 · Mitchell Farrell
Cheatin' Hearts
1993 · Henry
Visions of Murder
1993 · Hal
Gunsmoke: The Long Ride
1993 · John Parsley
Angel Falls
1993 · Luke Larson
Gas Food Lodging
1992 · John Evans
Twin Sisters
1992 · Michael Mallory
The Sands of Time
1992 · Col. Ramon Acoca
Ted & Venus
1991 · Max Waters
And the Sea Will Tell
1991 · Mac Graham
And the Sea Will Tell
1991 · Mac Graham
Bad Jim
1990 · B.D. Sweetman
Back Stab
1990 · Cliff Murphy
The Earth Day Special
1990 · Doctor
High Score
1990 · Budetzky
Nightmare on the 13th Floor
1990 · Dr. Alan Lanier
Finish Line
1989 · Martin Shrevelow
Voice of the Heart
1989 · Victor Mason
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 · Self - Guest
Intimate Betrayal
1987 · Michael Wakefield
Hold the Dream
1987 · Ross Nelson
Intimate Encounters
1986 · Nick Atkins
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
1985 · "P. W."
Beverly Hills Cowgirl Blues
1985 · Harry Wilde
Cowboy
1983 · Ward McNally
White Water Rebels
1983 · Mike McKay
Mae West
1982 · Jim Timony
The Ambush Murders
1982 · Paul Marshall
Hotel
1982 · Peter McDermott
High Risk
1981 · Stone
Entertainment Tonight
1981 · Self
Night of the Juggler
1980 · Sean Boyd
The Amityville Horror
1979 · George Lutz
Steel Cowboy
1978 · Clayton Pfanner
The Car
1977 · Wade Parent
Capricorn One
1977 · Col. Charles Brubaker
Gable and Lombard
1976 · Clark Gable
People's Choice Awards
1975 · Self - Presenter, Self
Trapped
1974 · Chuck Brenner
Westworld
1973 · John Blane
Class of '63
1973 · Joe Hart
Skyjacked
1972 · Jerome K. Weber
Short Walk to Daylight
1972 · Tom Phelan
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971 · Dr. Steven Kiley
The Pet Set
1971 · Self
Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Matter of Humanities
1969 · Steven Kiley
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969 · Dr. Steven Kiley
Love, American Style
1969
The Boston Strangler
1968 · Det. Sgt. Phil Lisi
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968 · Self (uncredited)
The Cape Town Affair
1967 · Skip McCoy
Fantastic Voyage
1966 · Technician
Planet of the Apes Test Reel
1966 · Cornelius
Way... Way Out
1966 · Ted Robertson
Our Man Flint
1966 · Technician (uncredited)
Batman
1966 · Officer Reggie Hogan, Driver, Kid Gulliver
The Monroes
1966
Von Ryan's Express
1965 · Private Ames
Dear Brigitte
1965 · Student at Leaf Rally
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
1965 · Notre Dame Quarterback (uncredited)
Valentine's Day
1964
Take Her, She's Mine
1963 · Mel (uncredited)
The Patty Duke Show
1963
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · Self
The Merv Griffin Show
1962 · Self
Bus Stop
1961
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Self, Self - Co-Host
Golden Globe Awards
1944 · Self - Presenter, Self - Audience Member, Self - Nominee
