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