Acting · Los Angeles, California, USA · Born July 18, 1940
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.
TVRansom Canyon
2025
as Cap Fuller
TVLa Californie !
2023
as Self - Actor
TVAmityville: An Origin Story
2023
as Self- Archive
MovieLightyear
2022
as Zurg (voice)
TVSweet Tooth
2021
as Narrator (voice)
TVThe Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
TVEli Roth's History of Horror
2018
as Self
MovieRoyal Hearts
2018
as Hank Pavlik
MovieBarbra: The Music ... The Mem'ries ... The Magic!
2017
as Self
MovieBeing Rose
2017
as Max
MovieSpielberg
2017
as Self
TVSteve
2017
as Self
MovieI'll Be Home for Christmas
2016
as Jack
MovieA Beautiful Day
2016
as Gene Thompson
MovieThe Steps
2016
as Ed
MovieSisters
2015
as Bucky Ellis
TVLife in Pieces
2015
as John Short
MovieThe 33
2015
as Jeff Hart
MovieAccidental Love
2015
as Speaker Buck McCoy
MovieIt Came From Connemara!
2014
as Self
MovieElsa & Fred
2014
as Max
TVWhen Calls the Heart
2014
as Judge Jedidiah Black
MovieChristmas with Tucker
2013
as Bo
MovieBlackout
2012
as Terrance Danfield
MovieLove, Wedding, Marriage
2011
as Bradley
MovieLast Will
2011
as Det. Sloan
MovieTrue Grit
2010
as Frank James (uncredited)
MovieBurlesque
2010
as Mr. Anderson
MovieAngel Camouflaged
2010
as Salt
TVThe Defenders
2010
as Teddy Kaczmarek
TVCommunity
2009
as William Winger
TVWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
MovieBitter/Sweet
2009
as Calvert Jenkins
MovieThe Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
2009
as Ben Selleck
TVCastle
2009
as Jackson Hunt
MovieLast Chance Harvey
2008
as Brian
MovieEvolution of the Apes
2008
as Narrator
MovieThe Secret Behind Escape
2008
as Narrator
MovieRiots & Revolutions: Confronting the Times
2008
as Narrator
MovieFrom Alpha to Omega: Building a Sequel
2008
as Narrator
MovieEnd of an Epic: The Final Battle
2008
as Narrator
MovieLost City Raiders
2008
as John "Pa" Kubiak
The American Standards
2008
as Jack Jennings
MovieBad Girl Island
2007
as Terry Bamba
MovieThe Hunting Party
2007
as Franklin Harris
MovieWedding Wars
2006
as Governor Conrad Welling
TVPsych
2006
as Hank Mendel
MovieThe Alibi
2006
as Bob Hatch
TVCategory 7: The End of the World
2005
as Donny Hall
MovieFor God's Sake, Get Out!
2005
as Self
MovieWidow on the Hill
2005
as Hank Cavanaugh
MovieThe Reagans
2003
as Ronald Reagan
TVThe Reagans
2003
as Ronald Reagan
TVCelebrities Uncensored
2003
as Self
MovieA Guy Thing
2003
as Ken Cooper
MovieAntwone Fisher
2002
as The Captain (uncredited)
MovieCatch Me If You Can
2002
as Jack Barnes
MovieThe Master of Disguise
2002
as Fabbrizio Disguisey
TVMonk
2002
as Daniel Thorn
Good Day Live
2001
as Self
MovieAFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Barbra Streisand
2001
as self
MovieTraffic
2000
as General Ralph Landry
MovieChildren of Fortune
2000
as Dave Passenger
TVThe West Wing
1999
as Gov. Robert Ritchie
TVLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Richard Finley
MovieTo Love, Honor, & Betray
1999
as Ted Brennan
MovieA Marriage of Convenience
1998
as Mason Whitney
MovieThe Haunted Sea
1997
as Captain Ramsey
MovieMy Brother's War
1997
as John Hall
TVPensacola: Wings of Gold
1997
as Lt. Col. Bill Kelly
TVThe View
1997
as Self
MovieScent of Vengeance
1997
as John Richardson
TVBeyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
1997
as Self - Host
MovieLewis & Clark & George
1997
as Reverend Red
MovieWe the People
1997
as Alan Lesard
MovieGoodbye America
1997
as Ed Johnson
MovieTo Face Her Past
1996
as Greg Hollander
MovieCannes Man
1996
as Self
MovieTracks of a Killer
1996
as David Hawkner
MovieHijacked: Flight 285
1996
as Ron Showman
MovieHart to Hart: Harts in High Season
1996
as Elliott Manning
MovieBlood Money
1996
as Lt. Kincaid
Terminal Virus
1995
as McCabe
MovieSavate
1995
as Colonel Jones
MovieThe Expert
1995
as Warden Munsey
MovieDer schwarze Fluch
1995
as David Levinski / Charles Marlowe
Extreme
1995
as Reese Wheeler
MovieIndecent Behavior II
1994
as Liam O'Donnell
MovieRelative Fear
1994
as Det. Atwater
MoviePerry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor
1994
as Ryan Allison
MovieThe Visual Bible: Acts
1994
as Peter
MovieParallel Lives
1994
as Professor Spencer Jones
TVBurke's Law
1994
as Mitchell Farrell
Angel Falls
1993
as Luke Larson
MovieCheatin' Hearts
1993
as Henry
MovieGunsmoke: The Long Ride
1993
as John Parsley
MovieVisions of Murder
1993
as Hal
MovieThe Sands of Time
1992
as Col. Ramon Acoca
MovieGas Food Lodging
1992
as John Evans
MovieTwin Sisters
1992
as Michael Mallory
MovieTed & Venus
1991
as Max Waters
MovieAnd the Sea Will Tell
1991
as Mac Graham
TVAnd the Sea Will Tell
1991
as Mac Graham
MovieNightmare on the 13th Floor
1990
as Dr. Alan Lanier
MovieBack Stab
1990
as Cliff Murphy
MovieHigh Score
1990
as Budetzky
MovieBad Jim
1990
as B.D. Sweetman
MovieThe Earth Day Special
1990
as Doctor
MovieVoice of the Heart
1989
as Victor Mason
MovieFinish Line
1989
as Martin Shrevelow
TVLIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest
MovieIntimate Betrayal
1987
as Michael Wakefield
TVHold the Dream
1987
as Ross Nelson
MovieIntimate Encounters
1986
as Nick Atkins
MovieBeverly Hills Cowgirl Blues
1985
as Harry Wilde
MoviePee-wee's Big Adventure
1985
as "P. W."
MovieCowboy
1983
as Ward McNally
MovieWhite Water Rebels
1983
as Mike McKay
TVHotel
1982
as Peter McDermott
MovieMae West
1982
as Jim Timony
MovieThe Ambush Murders
1982
as Paul Marshall
TVEntertainment Tonight
1981
as Self
MovieHigh Risk
1981
as Stone
MovieNight of the Juggler
1980
as Sean Boyd
MovieThe Amityville Horror
1979
as George Lutz
MovieSteel Cowboy
1978
as Clayton Pfanner
MovieCapricorn One
1977
as Col. Charles Brubaker
MovieThe Car
1977
as Wade Parent
MovieGable and Lombard
1976
as Clark Gable
TVPeople's Choice Awards
1975
as Self - Presenter
MovieTrapped
1974
as Chuck Brenner
MovieWestworld
1973
as John Blane
MovieClass of '63
1973
as Joe Hart
MovieShort Walk to Daylight
1972
as Tom Phelan
MovieSkyjacked
1972
as Jerome K. Weber
TVOwen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971
as Dr. Steven Kiley
TVThe Pet Set
1971
as Self
TVLove, American Style
1969
TVMarcus Welby, M.D.
1969
as Dr. Steven Kiley
MovieMarcus Welby, M.D.: A Matter of Humanities
1969
as Steven Kiley
MovieThe Boston Strangler
1968
as Det. Sgt. Phil Lisi
TVRowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
as Self (uncredited)
MovieThe Cape Town Affair
1967
as Skip McCoy
MovieWay... Way Out
1966
as Ted Robertson
TVThe Monroes
1966
MovieFantastic Voyage
1966
as Technician
MoviePlanet of the Apes Test Reel
1966
as Cornelius
MovieOur Man Flint
1966
as Technician (uncredited)
TVBatman
1966
as Officer Reggie Hogan
MovieVon Ryan's Express
1965
as Private Ames
MovieJohn Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
1965
as Notre Dame Quarterback (uncredited)
MovieDear Brigitte
1965
as Student at Leaf Rally
TVValentine's Day
1964
MovieTake Her, She's Mine
1963
as Mel (uncredited)
TVThe Patty Duke Show
1963
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
TVThe Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
TVThe Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
TVBus Stop
1961
TVGolden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Presenter
MovieGays on Strike: The Truth Behind "Wedding Wars"
as Self
