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  • BIRTH 18/07/1940
  • Country United States
  • SHOWS 21
  • MOVIES 50
  • DIRECTOR 3
  • PRODUCTION 4

James Brolin

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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.

James Brolin

Shows (21)

Ransom Canyon
Ransom Canyon
Cap Fuller
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Richard Finley
Sweet Tooth
Sweet Tooth
Narrator (voice)
Castle (2009)
Castle (2009)
Jackson Hunt
Monk
Monk
Daniel Thorn
Community
Community
William Winger
Psych
Psych
Hank Mendel
The West Wing
The West Wing
Gov. Robert Ritchie
When Calls the Heart
When Calls the Heart
Judge Jedidiah Black
Life in Pieces
Life in Pieces
John Short
Batman (1966)
Batman (1966)
Driver / Kid Gulliver / Officer Reggie Hogan
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Audience Member / Self - Nominee / Self - Presenter
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
Self - Host
LIVE with Kelly and Ryan
LIVE with Kelly and Ryan
Self - Guest
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
The View
The View
Self
Angel Falls
Angel Falls
Luke Larson
Hotel
Hotel
Peter McDermott
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self
Entertainment Tonight
Entertainment Tonight
Self

Movies (50)

Catch Me If You Can
Catch Me If You Can
Jack Barnes
Lightyear
Lightyear
Zurg (voice)
Burlesque
Burlesque
Mr. Anderson
Traffic
Traffic
General Ralph Landry
The Amityville Horror
The Amityville Horror
George Lutz
Westworld
Westworld
John Blane
Sisters
Sisters
Bucky Ellis
Capricorn One
Capricorn One
Col. Charles Brubaker
Antwone Fisher
Antwone Fisher
The Captain (uncredited)
I'll Be Home for Christmas
I'll Be Home for Christmas
Jack
The 33
The 33
Jeff Hart
The Hunting Party
The Hunting Party
Franklin Harris
Royal Hearts
Royal Hearts
Hank Pavlik
Lost City Raiders
Lost City Raiders
John Kubiac
The Car
The Car
Wade Parent
Fantastic Voyage
Fantastic Voyage
Technician
A Guy Thing
A Guy Thing
Ken Cooper
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
Ben Selleck
Category 7: The End of the World
Category 7: The End of the World
Donny Hall
Cannes Man
Cannes Man
Self
Love, Wedding, Marriage
Love, Wedding, Marriage
Bradley
Blackout
Blackout
Terrance Danfield
Barbra: The Music ... The Mem'ries ... The Magic!
Barbra: The Music ... The Mem'ries ... The…
Self
The Alibi
The Alibi
Bob Hatch
Parallel Lives
Parallel Lives
Professor Spencer Jones
Night of the Juggler
Night of the Juggler
Sean Boyd
Beverly Hills Cowgirl Blues
Beverly Hills Cowgirl Blues
Harry Wilde
Von Ryan's Express
Von Ryan's Express
Private Ames
Accidental Love
Accidental Love
Speaker Buck McCoy
Relative Fear
Relative Fear
Det. Atwater
Twin Sisters
Twin Sisters
Michael Mallory
A Beautiful Day
A Beautiful Day
Gene Thompson
Skyjacked
Skyjacked
Jerome K. Weber
The Master of Disguise
The Master of Disguise
Fabbrizio Disguisey
Trapped
Trapped
Chuck Brenner
Our Man Flint
Our Man Flint
Technician (uncredited)
Widow on the Hill
Widow on the Hill
Hank Cavanaugh
Bad Jim
Bad Jim
B.D. Sweetman
Wedding Wars
Wedding Wars
Governor Conrad Welling
Christmas with Tucker
Christmas with Tucker
Bo
A Marriage of Convenience
A Marriage of Convenience
Mason Whitney
Elsa & Fred
Elsa & Fred
Max
The Earth Day Special
The Earth Day Special
Doctor
The Expert
The Expert
Warden Munsey
Terminal Virus
Terminal Virus
McCabe
Goodbye America
Goodbye America
Ed Johnson
Last Chance Harvey
Last Chance Harvey
Brian
Angel Camouflaged
Angel Camouflaged
Salt
Gas Food Lodging
Gas Food Lodging
John Evans
The American Standards
The American Standards
Jack Jennings

Director (3)

I'll Be Home for Christmas
I'll Be Home for Christmas
Royal Hearts
Royal Hearts
Hotel
Hotel
(10 episodes)

Production (4)

I'll Be Home for Christmas
I'll Be Home for Christmas
Royal Hearts
Royal Hearts
Standing Ovation
Standing Ovation
The American Standards
The American Standards