James Brolin
Born
July 18, 1940 (age 85)
Birthplace
Los Angeles, California, USA

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.

Movies

Lightyear
Lightyear
2022 ★ 6.9
Zurg (voice)
Royal Hearts
Royal Hearts
2018 ★ 6.1
Hank Pavlik
Being Rose
Being Rose
2017 ★ 6.5
Max
I'll Be Home for Christmas
I'll Be Home for Christmas
2016 ★ 6.1
Jack
A Beautiful Day
A Beautiful Day
2016 ★ 4.7
Gene Thompson
The Steps
The Steps
2016 ★ 6.4
Ed
Sisters
Sisters
2015 ★ 6.0
Bucky Ellis
The 33
The 33
2015 ★ 6.4
Jeff Hart
Accidental Love
Accidental Love
2015 ★ 4.3
Speaker Buck McCoy
Elsa & Fred
Elsa & Fred
2014 ★ 6.0
Max
Christmas with Tucker
Christmas with Tucker
2013 ★ 6.0
Bo
Blackout
Blackout
2012 ★ 7.2
Terrance Danfield
Love, Wedding, Marriage
Love, Wedding, Marriage
2011 ★ 5.2
Bradley
Last Will
Last Will
2011 ★ 3.6
Det. Sloan
True Grit
True Grit
2010 ★ 7.3
Frank James (uncredited)
Burlesque
Burlesque
2010 ★ 7.2
Mr. Anderson
Angel Camouflaged
Angel Camouflaged
2010 ★ 6.0
Salt
Bitter/Sweet
Bitter/Sweet
2009 ★ 4.8
Calvert Jenkins
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
2009 ★ 5.4
Ben Selleck
Last Chance Harvey
Last Chance Harvey
2008 ★ 6.3
Brian
Evolution of the Apes
Evolution of the Apes
2008
Narrator
The Secret Behind Escape
The Secret Behind Escape
2008
Narrator
Riots & Revolutions: Confronting the Times
Riots & Revolutions: Confronting the Times
2008
Narrator
From Alpha to Omega: Building a Sequel
From Alpha to Omega: Building a Sequel
2008
Narrator
End of an Epic: The Final Battle
End of an Epic: The Final Battle
2008
Narrator
Lost City Raiders
Lost City Raiders
2008 ★ 4.6
John Kubiac
The American Standards
The American Standards
2008 ★ 3.0
Jack Jennings
Bad Girl Island
Bad Girl Island
2007 ★ 4.1
Terry Bamba
The Hunting Party
The Hunting Party
2007 ★ 6.5
Franklin Harris
Wedding Wars
Wedding Wars
2006 ★ 5.4
Governor Conrad Welling
The Alibi
The Alibi
2006 ★ 5.6
Bob Hatch
Category 7: The End of the World
Category 7: The End of the World
2005 ★ 6.1
Donny Hall
Widow on the Hill
Widow on the Hill
2005 ★ 5.6
Hank Cavanaugh
The Reagans
The Reagans
2003 ★ 5.6
Ronald Reagan
A Guy Thing
A Guy Thing
2003 ★ 5.9
Ken Cooper
Antwone Fisher
Antwone Fisher
2002 ★ 6.9
The Captain (uncredited)
Catch Me If You Can
Catch Me If You Can
2002 ★ 8.0
Jack Barnes
The Master of Disguise
The Master of Disguise
2002 ★ 4.0
Fabbrizio Disguisey
Traffic
Traffic
2000 ★ 7.1
General Ralph Landry
Children of Fortune
Children of Fortune
2000 ★ 3.0
Dave Passenger
To Love, Honor, & Betray
To Love, Honor, & Betray
1999 ★ 2.2
Ted Brennan
A Marriage of Convenience
A Marriage of Convenience
1998 ★ 5.5
Mason Whitney
The Haunted Sea
The Haunted Sea
1997 ★ 2.2
Captain Ramsey
My Brother's War
My Brother's War
1997 ★ 4.7
John Hall
El Aroma del Copal
El Aroma del Copal
1997 ★ 2.0
John Richardson
Lewis & Clark & George
Lewis & Clark & George
1997 ★ 4.0
Reverend Red
We the People
We the People
1997 ★ 2.8
Alan Lesard
Goodbye America
Goodbye America
1997 ★ 4.5
Ed Johnson
To Face Her Past
To Face Her Past
1996 ★ 5.0
Greg Hollander
Tracks of a Killer
Tracks of a Killer
1996 ★ 4.7
David Hawkner
Hijacked: Flight 285
Hijacked: Flight 285
1996 ★ 5.5
Ron Showman
Hart to Hart: Harts in High Season
Hart to Hart: Harts in High Season
1996 ★ 5.7
Elliott Manning
Blood Money
Blood Money
1996 ★ 2.0
Lt. Kincaid
Relative Fear
Relative Fear
1995 ★ 4.3
Det. Atwater
Terminal Virus
Terminal Virus
1995 ★ 1.7
McCabe
Savate
Savate
1995 ★ 5.8
Colonel Jones
The Expert
The Expert
1995 ★ 4.4
Warden Munsey
Der schwarze Fluch
Der schwarze Fluch
1995
David Levinski / Charles Marlowe
Indecent Behavior II
Indecent Behavior II
1994 ★ 4.1
Liam O'Donnell
Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor
Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor
1994 ★ 6.3
Ryan Allison
The Visual Bible: Acts
The Visual Bible: Acts
1994 ★ 6.6
Simon Peter
Parallel Lives
Parallel Lives
1994 ★ 5.0
Professor Spencer Jones
Cheatin' Hearts
Cheatin' Hearts
1993 ★ 3.1
Henry
Gunsmoke: The Long Ride
Gunsmoke: The Long Ride
1993 ★ 5.5
John Parsley
Visions of Murder
Visions of Murder
1993 ★ 5.0
Hal
The Sands of Time
The Sands of Time
1992
Col. Ramon Acoca
Gas Food Lodging
Gas Food Lodging
1992 ★ 6.3
John Evans
Twin Sisters
Twin Sisters
1992 ★ 2.6
Michael Mallory
Ted & Venus
Ted & Venus
1991 ★ 4.0
Max Waters
And the Sea Will Tell
And the Sea Will Tell
1991 ★ 5.9
Mac Graham
Nightmare on the 13th Floor
Nightmare on the 13th Floor
1990 ★ 5.2
Dr. Alan Lanier
Back Stab
Back Stab
1990 ★ 3.5
Cliff Murphy
High Score
High Score
1990
Budetzky
Bad Jim
Bad Jim
1990 ★ 7.3
B.D. Sweetman
The Earth Day Special
The Earth Day Special
1990 ★ 6.3
Doctor
Voice of the Heart
Voice of the Heart
1989 ★ 8.5
Victor Mason
Finish Line
Finish Line
1989 ★ 4.3
Martin Shrevelow
Intimate Betrayal
Intimate Betrayal
1987 ★ 7.0
Michael Wakefield
Intimate Encounters
Intimate Encounters
1986 ★ 2.7
Nick Atkins
Beverly Hills Cowgirl Blues
Beverly Hills Cowgirl Blues
1985 ★ 5.1
Harry Wilde
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
1985 ★ 6.5
"P. W."
Cowboy
Cowboy
1983
Ward McNally
White Water Rebels
White Water Rebels
1983
Mike McKay
Mae West
Mae West
1982 ★ 5.8
Jim Timony
The Ambush Murders
The Ambush Murders
1982 ★ 9.0
Paul Marshall
High Risk
High Risk
1981 ★ 5.8
Stone
Night of the Juggler
Night of the Juggler
1980 ★ 6.5
Sean Boyd
The Amityville Horror
The Amityville Horror
1979 ★ 6.3
George Lutz
Steel Cowboy
Steel Cowboy
1978
Clayton Pfanner
Capricorn One
Capricorn One
1977 ★ 6.8
Col. Charles Brubaker
The Car
The Car
1977 ★ 6.3
Wade Parent
Gable and Lombard
Gable and Lombard
1976 ★ 4.5
Clark Gable
Trapped
Trapped
1974 ★ 6.1
Chuck Brenner
Westworld
Westworld
1973 ★ 6.8
John Blane
Class of '63
Class of '63
1973 ★ 2.0
Joe Hart
Short Walk to Daylight
Short Walk to Daylight
1972 ★ 6.2
Tom Phelan
Skyjacked
Skyjacked
1972 ★ 6.2
Jerome K. Weber
Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Matter of Humanities
Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Matter of Humanities
1969
Steven Kiley
The Boston Strangler
The Boston Strangler
1968 ★ 6.7
Det. Sgt. Phil Lisi
The Cape Town Affair
The Cape Town Affair
1967 ★ 3.5
Skip McCoy
Way... Way Out
Way... Way Out
1966 ★ 5.7
Ted Robertson
Fantastic Voyage
Fantastic Voyage
1966 ★ 6.7
Technician
Planet of the Apes Test Reel
Planet of the Apes Test Reel
1966
Cornelius
Our Man Flint
Our Man Flint
1966 ★ 6.4
Technician (uncredited)
Von Ryan's Express
Von Ryan's Express
1965 ★ 7.1
Private Ames
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
1965 ★ 3.1
Notre Dame Quarterback (uncredited)
Dear Brigitte
Dear Brigitte
1965 ★ 6.4
Student at Leaf Rally
Take Her, She's Mine
Take Her, She's Mine
1963 ★ 5.3
Mel (uncredited)

TV Series