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