Acting
James Brolin
EN, DE, ES cinema · 116 credits
Born
18 July 1940 (age 86)
Birthplace
Los Angeles, California, USA
Also known as Craig Kenneth Bruderlin · James M. Brolin · Craig J. Brolin · James Kenneth Bruderlin
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
Filmography
Lightyear
as Zurg / Old Buzz (voice)
Royal Hearts
as Hank Pavlik, Director, Executive Producer
Spielberg
as Self
Being Rose
as Max
I'll Be Home for Christmas
as Jack, Director, Executive Producer
A Beautiful Day
as Gene Thompson
Sisters
as Bucky Ellis
Accidental Love
as Buck McCoy
The 33
as Jeff Hart
Elsa & Fred
as Max
Blackout
as Terrance Danfield
Love, Wedding, Marriage
as Bradley
Last Will
as Det. Sloan
A Night at the Movies: The Horrors of Stephen King
as Self (archive footage)
Burlesque
as Mr. Anderson
True Grit
as Frank James (uncredited)
Standing Ovation
Executive Producer
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
as Ben Selleck
Bitter/Sweet
as Calvert Jenkins
Lost City Raiders
as John "Pa" Kubiak
Last Chance Harvey
as Brian
The American Standards
2008
The American Standards
as Jack Jennings, Producer
Evolution of the Apes
as Narrator
The Secret Behind Escape
as Narrator
The Hunting Party
as Franklin Harris
Bad Girl Island
as Terry Bamba, Co-Producer
Wedding Wars
as Governor Conrad Welling
The Alibi
as Bob Hatch
Widow on the Hill
as Hank Cavanaugh
A Guy Thing
as Ken Cooper
The Reagans
as Ronald Reagan
Catch Me If You Can
as Jack Barnes
The Master of Disguise
as Fabbrizio Disguisey
Antwone Fisher
as The Captain (uncredited)
Children of Fortune
as Dave Passenger
Traffic
as General Ralph Landry
To Love, Honor, & Betray
as Ted Brennan
A Marriage of Convenience
as Mason Whitney
Goodbye America
as Ed Johnson
The Haunted Sea
as Captain Ramsey
Lewis & Clark & George
as Reverend Red
We the People
as Alan Lesard, Executive Producer
My Brother's War
as John Hall, Director
Scent of Vengeance
as John Richardson
Tracks of a Killer
as David Hawkner
Hijacked: Flight 285
as Ron Showman
Cannes Man
as Self
Hart to Hart: Harts in High Season
as Elliott Manning
Blood Money
as Lt. Kincaid
To Face Her Past
as Greg Hollander
The Expert
as Warden Munsey
Der schwarze Fluch
as David Levinski / Charles Marlowe
Savate
as Colonel Jones
Relative Fear
as Det. Atwater
Indecent Behavior II
as Liam O'Donnell
Parallel Lives
as Professor Spencer Jones
Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor
as Ryan Allison
Cheatin' Hearts
as Henry
Gunsmoke: The Long Ride
as John Parsley
Gas Food Lodging
as John Evans
Twin Sisters
as Michael Mallory
The Sands of Time
as Col. Ramon Acoca
Ted & Venus
as Max Waters
And the Sea Will Tell
as Mac Graham
Bad Jim
as B.D. Sweetman
Back Stab
as Cliff Murphy
The Earth Day Special
as Doctor
High Score
as Budetzky
Nightmare on the 13th Floor
as Dr. Alan Lanier
Finish Line
as Martin Shrevelow
Voice of the Heart
as Victor Mason
Intimate Betrayal
as Michael Wakefield
Intimate Encounters
as Nick Atkins
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
as "P. W."
Beverly Hills Cowgirl Blues
as Harry Wilde
Cowboy
as Ward McNally
White Water Rebels
as Mike McKay
Mae West
as Jim Timony
The Ambush Murders
as Paul Marshall
High Risk
as Stone
Night of the Juggler
as Sean Boyd
The Amityville Horror
as George Lutz
Steel Cowboy
as Clayton Pfanner
The Car
as Wade Parent
Capricorn One
as Col. Charles Brubaker
Gable and Lombard
as Clark Gable
Trapped
as Chuck Brenner
Westworld
as John Blane
Class of '63
as Joe Hart
Skyjacked
as Jerome K. Weber
Short Walk to Daylight
as Tom Phelan
Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Matter of Humanities
as Steven Kiley
The Boston Strangler
as Det. Sgt. Phil Lisi
The Cape Town Affair
as Skip McCoy
Fantastic Voyage
as Technician
Planet of the Apes Test Reel
as Cornelius
Way... Way Out
as Ted Robertson
Our Man Flint
as Technician (uncredited)
Von Ryan's Express
as Pvt. Ames
Dear Brigitte
as Student at Leaf Rally
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
as Notre Dame Quarterback (uncredited)
Take Her, She's Mine
as Mel (uncredited)