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),[2] 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
Westworld
(1973)
John Blane
Catch Me If You Can
(2002)
Jack Barnes
Our Man Flint
(1966)
Technician (uncredited)
True Grit
(2010)
Frank James (uncredited)
Lightyear
(2022)
Zurg (voice)
Traffic
(2000)
General Ralph Landry
Von Ryan's Express
(1965)
Private Ames
The Amityville Horror
(1979)
George Lutz
Sisters
(2015)
Bucky Ellis
Fantastic Voyage
(1966)
Technician
Capricorn One
(1977)
Col. Charles Brubaker
Burlesque
(2010)
Mr. Anderson
The 33
(2015)
Jeff Hart
The Car
(1977)
Wade Parent
A Guy Thing
(2003)
Ken Cooper
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
(1985)
Self - as "P. W."
Full Filmography
Acting
Take Her, She's Mine
(1963)
Mel (uncredited)
Dear Brigitte
(1965)
Student at Leaf Rally
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
(1965)
Notre Dame Quarterback (uncredited)
Von Ryan's Express
(1965)
Private Ames
Way... Way Out
(1966)
Ted Robertson
Fantastic Voyage
(1966)
Technician
Our Man Flint
(1966)
Technician (uncredited)
The Cape Town Affair
(1967)
Skip McCoy
The Boston Strangler
(1968)
Det. Sgt. Phil Lisi
Marcus Welby, M.D.
(1969)
Steven Kiley
Skyjacked
(1972)
Jerome K. Weber
Short Walk to Daylight
(1972)
Tom Phelan
Westworld
(1973)
John Blane
Class of '63
(1973)
Joe Hart
Trapped
(1974)
Chuck Brenner
Gable and Lombard
(1976)
Clark Gable
Capricorn One
(1977)
Col. Charles Brubaker
The Car
(1977)
Wade Parent
Steel Cowboy
(1978)
Clayton Pfanner
The Amityville Horror
(1979)
George Lutz
Night of the Juggler
(1980)
Sean Boyd
High Risk
(1981)
Stone
The Ambush Murders
(1982)
Paul Marshall
Mae West
(1982)
Jim Timony
Cowboy
(1983)
Ward McNally
White Water Rebels
(1983)
Mike McKay
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
(1985)
Self - as "P. W."
Beverly Hills Cowgirl Blues
(1985)
Harry Wilde
Intimate Encounters
(1986)
Nick Atkins
Deep Dark Secrets
(1987)
Michael Wakefield
Voice of the Heart
(1989)
Victor Mason
Finish Line
(1989)
Martin Shrevelow
High Score
(1990)
Budetzky
Back Stab
(1990)
Cliff Murphy
Bad Jim
(1990)
B.D. Sweetman
The Earth Day Special
(1990)
Doctor
Nightmare on the 13th Floor
(1990)
Dr. Alan Lanier
Ted & Venus
(1991)
Max Waters
And the Sea Will Tell
(1991)
Mac Graham
Twin Sisters
(1992)
Michael Mallory
Gas Food Lodging
(1992)
John Evans
The Sands of Time
(1992)
Col. Ramon Acoca
Cheatin' Hearts
(1993)
Henry
Visions of Murder
(1993)
Hal
Gunsmoke: The Long Ride
(1993)
John Parsley
Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor
(1994)
Ryan Allison
Indecent Behavior II
(1994)
Liam O'Donnell
The Visual Bible - Acts
(1994)
Simon Peter
Acts: The Acts of the Apostles
(1994)
Simon Peter
Parallel Lives
(1994)
Professor Spencer Jones
Relative Fear
(1995)
Det. Atwater
The Expert
(1995)
Warden Munsey
Savate
(1995)
Colonel Jones
Terminal Virus
(1995)
McCabe
Der schwarze Fluch
(1995)
David Levinski / Charles Marlowe
Tracks of a Killer
(1996)
David Hawkner
Hijacked: Flight 285
(1996)
Ron Showman
Blood Money
(1996)
Lt. Kincaid
To Face Her Past
(1996)
Greg Hollander
Hart to Hart: Harts in High Season
(1996)
Elliott Manning
Goodbye America
(1997)
Ed Johnson
Cannes Man
(1997)
Self
Lewis & Clark & George
(1997)
Reverend Red
We the People
(1997)
Alan Lesard
El Aroma del Copal
(1997)
John Richardson
The Haunted Sea
(1997)
Captain Ramsey
My Brother's War
(1997)
John Hall
A Marriage of Convenience
(1998)
Mason Whitney
To Love, Honor, & Betray
(1999)
Ted Brennan
Traffic
(2000)
General Ralph Landry
Children of Fortune
(2000)
Dave Passenger
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Barbra Streisand
(2001)
Self
The Master of Disguise
(2002)
Fabbrizio Disguisey
Catch Me If You Can
(2002)
Jack Barnes
Antwone Fisher
(2002)
The Captain
The Reagans
(2003)
Ronald Reagan
A Guy Thing
(2003)
Ken Cooper
For God's Sake, Get Out!
(2005)
Self
Widow on the Hill
(2005)
Hank Cavanaugh
Category 7: The End of the World
(2005)
Donny Hall
The Alibi
(2006)
Bob Hatch
Wedding Wars
(2006)
Governor Conrad Welling
Bad Girl Island
(2007)
Terry Bamba
The Hunting Party
(2007)
Franklin Harris
The American Standards
(2008)
Jack Jennings
Last Chance Harvey
(2008)
Brian
Lost City Raiders
(2008)
John Kubiac
Bitter/Sweet
(2009)
Calvert Jenkins
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
(2009)
Ben Selleck
Burlesque
(2010)
Mr. Anderson
Angel Camouflaged
(2010)
Salt
True Grit
(2010)
Frank James (uncredited)
Love, Wedding, Marriage
(2011)
Bradley
Last Will
(2011)
Det. Sloan
Blackout
(2012)
Terrance Danfield
Christmas with Tucker
(2013)
Bo
Elsa & Fred
(2014)
Max
It Came From Connemara!
(2014)
Self
Sisters
(2015)
Bucky Ellis
The 33
(2015)
Jeff Hart
Accidental Love
(2015)
Speaker Buck McCoy
The Steps
(2016)
Ed
A Beautiful Day
(2016)
Gene Thompson
I'll Be Home for Christmas
(2016)
Jack
Barbra: The Music ... The Mem'ries ... The Magic!
(2017)
Self
Spielberg
(2017)
Self
Being Rose
(2017)
Max
Royal Hearts
(2018)
Hank Pavlik
Lightyear
(2022)
Zurg (voice)
Production
We the People
(1997)
Executive Producer
Bad Girl Island
(2007)
Co-Producer
The American Standards
(2008)
Producer
Standing Ovation
(2010)
Executive Producer
I'll Be Home for Christmas
(2016)
Executive Producer
Royal Hearts
(2018)
Executive Producer
Directing