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