James Brolin
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 18, 1940
- Birthplace
- 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.
Filmography
Gays on Strike: The Truth Behind "Wedding Wars" TBA
as Self
Lightyear 2022
as Zurg / Old Buzz (voice)
Royal Hearts 2018
as Hank Pavlik, Director, Executive Producer
Barbra: The Music ... The Mem'ries ... The Magic! 2017
as Self
Being Rose 2017
as Max
Spielberg 2017
as Self
I'll Be Home for Christmas 2016
as Jack, Director, Executive Producer
A Beautiful Day 2016
as Gene Thompson
The Steps 2016
as Ed
Sisters 2015
as Bucky Ellis
The 33 2015
as Jeff Hart
Accidental Love 2015
as Buck McCoy
It Came From Connemara! 2014
as Self
Elsa & Fred 2014
as Max
Christmas with Tucker 2013
as Bo
Blackout 2012
as Terrance Danfield
A Night at the Movies: The Horrors of Stephen King 2011
as Self (archive footage)
Love, Wedding, Marriage 2011
as Bradley
Last Will 2011
as Det. Sloan
True Grit 2010
as Frank James (uncredited)
Burlesque 2010
as Mr. Anderson
Angel Camouflaged 2010
as Salt
Standing Ovation 2010
Executive Producer
Bitter/Sweet 2009
as Calvert Jenkins
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard 2009
as Ben Selleck
Last Chance Harvey 2008
as Brian
End of an Epic: The Final Battle 2008
as Narrator
From Alpha to Omega: Building a Sequel 2008
as Narrator
Riots & Revolutions: Confronting the Times 2008
as Narrator
The Secret Behind Escape 2008
as Narrator
Evolution of the Apes 2008
as Narrator
Lost City Raiders 2008
as John "Pa" Kubiak
- The American Standards
The American Standards 2008
as Jack Jennings, Producer
Bad Girl Island 2007
as Terry Bamba, Co-Producer
The Hunting Party 2007
as Franklin Harris
Wedding Wars 2006
as Governor Conrad Welling
The Alibi 2006
as Bob Hatch
For God's Sake, Get Out! 2005
as Self
Widow on the Hill 2005
as Hank Cavanaugh
The Reagans 2003
as Ronald Reagan
A Guy Thing 2003
as Ken Cooper
Antwone Fisher 2002
as The Captain (uncredited)
Catch Me If You Can 2002
as Jack Barnes
The Master of Disguise 2002
as Fabbrizio Disguisey
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Barbra Streisand 2001
as self
Traffic 2000
as General Ralph Landry
Children of Fortune 2000
as Dave Passenger
To Love, Honor, & Betray 1999
as Ted Brennan
A Marriage of Convenience 1998
as Mason Whitney
The Haunted Sea 1997
as Captain Ramsey
My Brother's War 1997
as John Hall, Director
Scent of Vengeance 1997
as John Richardson
Lewis & Clark & George 1997
as Reverend Red
We the People 1997
as Alan Lesard, Executive Producer
Goodbye America 1997
as Ed Johnson
To Face Her Past 1996
as Greg Hollander
Cannes Man 1996
as Self
Tracks of a Killer 1996
as David Hawkner
Hijacked: Flight 285 1996
as Ron Showman
Blood Money 1996
as Lt. Kincaid
Hart to Hart: Harts in High Season 1996
as Elliott Manning
- Terminal Virus
Terminal Virus 1995
as McCabe
Savate 1995
as Colonel Jones
The Expert 1995
as Warden Munsey
Der schwarze Fluch 1995
as David Levinski / Charles Marlowe
Indecent Behavior II 1994
as Liam O'Donnell
Relative Fear 1994
as Det. Atwater
Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor 1994
as Ryan Allison
The Visual Bible: Acts 1994
as Peter
Parallel Lives 1994
as Professor Spencer Jones
Cheatin' Hearts 1993
as Henry
Gunsmoke: The Long Ride 1993
as John Parsley
Visions of Murder 1993
as Hal
The Sands of Time 1992
as Col. Ramon Acoca
Gas Food Lodging 1992
as John Evans
Twin Sisters 1992
as Michael Mallory
Ted & Venus 1991
as Max Waters
And the Sea Will Tell 1991
as Mac Graham
Nightmare on the 13th Floor 1990
as Dr. Alan Lanier
Back Stab 1990
as Cliff Murphy
High Score 1990
as Budetzky
Bad Jim 1990
as B.D. Sweetman
The Earth Day Special 1990
as Doctor
Voice of the Heart 1989
as Victor Mason
Finish Line 1989
as Martin Shrevelow
Intimate Betrayal 1987
as Michael Wakefield
Intimate Encounters 1986
as Nick Atkins
Beverly Hills Cowgirl Blues 1985
as Harry Wilde
Pee-wee's Big Adventure 1985
as "P. W."
Cowboy 1983
as Ward McNally
White Water Rebels 1983
as Mike McKay
Mae West 1982
as Jim Timony
The Ambush Murders 1982
as Paul Marshall
High Risk 1981
as Stone
Night of the Juggler 1980
as Sean Boyd
The Amityville Horror 1979
as George Lutz
Steel Cowboy 1978
as Clayton Pfanner
Capricorn One 1977
as Col. Charles Brubaker
The Car 1977
as Wade Parent
Gable and Lombard 1976
as Clark Gable
Trapped 1974
as Chuck Brenner
Westworld 1973
as John Blane
Class of '63 1973
as Joe Hart
Short Walk to Daylight 1972
as Tom Phelan
Skyjacked 1972
as Jerome K. Weber
Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Matter of Humanities 1969
as Steven Kiley
The Boston Strangler 1968
as Det. Sgt. Phil Lisi
The Cape Town Affair 1967
as Skip McCoy
Way... Way Out 1966
as Ted Robertson
Fantastic Voyage 1966
as Technician
Planet of the Apes Test Reel 1966
as Cornelius
Our Man Flint 1966
as Technician (uncredited)
Von Ryan's Express 1965
as Pvt. Ames
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! 1965
as Notre Dame Quarterback (uncredited)
Dear Brigitte 1965
as Student at Leaf Rally
Take Her, She's Mine 1963
as Mel (uncredited)
Credits from TMDB.