James Brolin
Acting
- Born:
- 1940-07-18
- Place of birth:
- Los Angeles, California, USA
Biography
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
Ransom Canyon
La Californie !
Amityville: An Origin Story
Lightyear
Sweet Tooth
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Eli Roth's History of Horror
Royal Hearts
Barbra: The Music ... The Mem'ries ... The Magic!
Being Rose
Spielberg
Steve
I'll Be Home for Christmas
A Beautiful Day
The Steps
Sisters
Life in Pieces
The 33
Accidental Love
It Came From Connemara!
Elsa & Fred
When Calls the Heart
Christmas with Tucker
Blackout
A Night at the Movies: The Horrors of Stephen King
Love, Wedding, Marriage
Last Will
True Grit
Burlesque
Angel Camouflaged
The Defenders
Community
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Bitter/Sweet
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
Castle
Last Chance Harvey
Evolution of the Apes
The Secret Behind Escape
Riots & Revolutions: Confronting the Times
From Alpha to Omega: Building a Sequel
End of an Epic: The Final Battle
Lost City Raiders
The American Standards
Bad Girl Island
The Hunting Party
Wedding Wars
Psych
The Alibi
Category 7: The End of the World
For God's Sake, Get Out!
Widow on the Hill
The Reagans
The Reagans
Celebrities Uncensored
A Guy Thing
Antwone Fisher
Catch Me If You Can
The Master of Disguise
Monk
Good Day Live
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Barbra Streisand
Traffic
Children of Fortune
The West Wing
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
To Love, Honor, & Betray
A Marriage of Convenience
The Haunted Sea
My Brother's War
Pensacola: Wings of Gold
The View
Scent of Vengeance
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
Lewis & Clark & George
We the People
Goodbye America
To Face Her Past
Cannes Man
Tracks of a Killer
Hijacked: Flight 285
Hart to Hart: Harts in High Season
Blood Money
Terminal Virus
Savate
The Expert
Der schwarze Fluch
Extreme
Indecent Behavior II
Relative Fear
Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor
The Visual Bible: Acts
Parallel Lives
Burke's Law
Angel Falls
Cheatin' Hearts
Gunsmoke: The Long Ride
Visions of Murder
The Sands of Time
Gas Food Lodging
Twin Sisters
Ted & Venus
And the Sea Will Tell
And the Sea Will Tell
Nightmare on the 13th Floor
Back Stab
High Score
Bad Jim
The Earth Day Special
Voice of the Heart
Finish Line
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Intimate Betrayal
Hold the Dream
Intimate Encounters
Beverly Hills Cowgirl Blues
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
Cowboy
White Water Rebels
Hotel
Mae West
The Ambush Murders
Entertainment Tonight
High Risk
Night of the Juggler
The Amityville Horror
Steel Cowboy
Capricorn One
The Car
Gable and Lombard
People's Choice Awards
Trapped
Westworld
Class of '63
Short Walk to Daylight
Skyjacked
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
The Pet Set
Love, American Style
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Matter of Humanities
The Boston Strangler
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
The Cape Town Affair
Way... Way Out
The Monroes
Fantastic Voyage
Planet of the Apes Test Reel
Our Man Flint
Batman
Von Ryan's Express
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
Dear Brigitte
Valentine's Day
Take Her, She's Mine
The Patty Duke Show
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Merv Griffin Show
The Mike Douglas Show
Bus Stop
Golden Globe Awards
Gays on Strike: The Truth Behind "Wedding Wars"