James Brolin
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1940-07-18 (84 years old)
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
James Brolin
Biography
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.
Acting
(2022)
Lightyear
as Zurg (voice)
(2018)
Royal Hearts
as Hank Pavlik
(2017)
Spielberg
as Self
(2017)
(2017)
Being Rose
as Max
(2016)
I'll Be Home for Christmas
as Jack
(2016)
The Steps
as Ed
(2016)
A Beautiful Day
as Gene Thompson
(2015)
Sisters
as Bucky Ellis
(2015)
The 33
as Jeff Hart
(2015)
Accidental Love
as Speaker Buck McCoy
(2014)
Elsa & Fred
as Max
(2014)
It Came From Connemara!
as Self
(2013)
(2012)
Blackout sur Los Angeles
as Terrance Danfield
(2011)
Love, Wedding, Marriage
as Bradley
(2011)
Last Will
as Det. Sloan
(2010)
True Grit
as Frank James (uncredited)
(2010)
Burlesque
as Mr. Anderson
(2010)
Angel Camouflaged
as Salt
(2009)
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
as Ben Selleck
(2009)
Bitter/Sweet
as Calvert Jenkins
(2008)
Last Chance Harvey
as Brian
(2008)
Lost City Raiders
as John Kubiac
(2008)
The American Standards
as Jack Jennings
(2008)
From Alpha to Omega: Building a Sequel
as Narrator
(2008)
End of an Epic: The Final Battle
as Narrator
(2008)
The Secret Behind Escape
as Narrator
(2008)
Evolution of the Apes
as Narrator
(2008)
Riots & Revolutions: Confronting the Times
as Narrator
(2007)
The Hunting Party
as Franklin Harris
(2007)
Bad Girl Island
as Terry Bamba
(2006)
The Alibi
as Bob Hatch
(2006)
Wedding Wars
as Governor Conrad Welling
(2005)
Category 7: The End of the World
as Donny Hall
(2005)
Widow on the Hill
as Hank Cavanaugh
(2005)
For God's Sake, Get Out!
as Self
(2003)
A Guy Thing
as Ken Cooper
(2003)
The Reagans
as Ronald Reagan
(2002)
Catch Me If You Can
as Jack Barnes
(2002)
The Master of Disguise
as Fabbrizio Disguisey
(2002)
Antwone Fisher
as The Captain
(2000)
Traffic
as General Ralph Landry
(2000)
Children of Fortune
as Dave Passenger
(1999)
To Love, Honor, & Betray
as Ted Brennan
(1998)
A Marriage of Convenience
as Mason Whitney
(1997)
The Haunted Sea
as Captain Ramsey
(1997)
My Brother's War
as John Hall
(1997)
Cannes Man
as Self
(1997)
Goodbye America
as Ed Johnson
(1997)
El Aroma del Copal
as John Richardson
(1997)
Lewis & Clark & George
as Reverend Red
(1997)
We the People
as Alan Lesard
(1996)
Blood Money
as Lt. Kincaid
(1996)
Hijacked: Flight 285
as Ron Showman
(1996)
Tracks of a Killer
as David Hawkner
(1996)
To Face Her Past
as Greg Hollander
(1996)
Hart to Hart: Harts in High Season
as Elliott Manning
(1995)
Savate
as Colonel Jones
(1995)
The Expert
as Warden Munsey
(1995)
Relative Fear
as Det. Atwater
(1995)
Der schwarze Fluch
as David Levinski / Charles Marlowe
(1995)
Terminal Virus
as McCabe
(1994)
Indecent Behavior II
as Liam O'Donnell
(1994)
Parallel Lives
as Professor Spencer Jones
(1994)
Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor
as Ryan Allison
(1994)
The Visual Bible: Acts
as Simon Peter
(1993)
Cheatin' Hearts
as Henry
(1993)
Gunsmoke: The Long Ride
as John Parsley
(1993)
Visions of Murder
as Hal
(1992)
Gas Food Lodging
as John Evans
(1992)
The Sands of Time
as Col. Ramon Acoca
(1992)
Twin Sisters
as Michael Mallory
(1991)
Ted & Venus
as Max Waters
(1991)
And the Sea Will Tell
as Mac Graham
(1990)
The Earth Day Special
as Doctor
(1990)
Bad Jim
as B.D. Sweetman
(1990)
Back Stab
as Cliff Murphy
(1990)
Nightmare on the 13th Floor
as Dr. Alan Lanier
(1990)
High Score
as Budetzky
(1989)
Finish Line
as Martin Shrevelow
(1989)
Voice of the Heart
as Victor Mason
(1987)
Intimate Betrayal
as Michael Wakefield
(1986)
Intimate Encounters
as Nick Atkins
(1985)
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
as "P. W."
(1985)
Beverly Hills Cowgirl Blues
as Harry Wilde
(1983)
Cowboy
as Ward McNally
(1983)
White Water Rebels
as Mike McKay
(1982)
Mae West
as Jim Timony
(1982)
The Ambush Murders
as Paul Marshall
(1981)
High Risk
as Stone
(1980)
Night of the Juggler
as Sean Boyd
(1979)
The Amityville Horror
as George Lutz
(1978)
Steel Cowboy
as Clayton Pfanner
(1977)
The Car
as Wade Parent
(1977)
Capricorn One
as Col. Charles Brubaker
(1976)
Gable and Lombard
as Clark Gable
(1974)
Trapped
as Chuck Brenner
(1973)
Westworld
as John Blane
(1973)
Class of '63
as Joe Hart
(1972)
Skyjacked
as Jerome K. Weber
(1972)
Short Walk to Daylight
as Tom Phelan
(1969)
Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Matter of Humanities
as Steven Kiley
(1968)
The Boston Strangler
as Det. Sgt. Phil Lisi
(1967)
The Cape Town Affair
as Skip McCoy
(1966)
Our Man Flint
as Technician (uncredited)
(1966)
Fantastic Voyage
as Technician
(1966)
Way... Way Out
as Ted Robertson
(1966)
Planet of the Apes Test Reel
as Cornelius
(1965)
Von Ryan's Express
as Private Ames
(1965)
Dear Brigitte
as Student at Leaf Rally
(1965)
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
as Notre Dame Quarterback (uncredited)
(1963)
Take Her, She's Mine
as Mel (uncredited)
Crew
(2018)
Royal Hearts
Director, Executive Producer
(2016)
I'll Be Home for Christmas
Director, Executive Producer
(2010)
Standing Ovation
Executive Producer
(2008)
The American Standards
Producer
(2007)
Bad Girl Island
Co-Producer
(1997)
My Brother's War
Director
(1997)
We the People
Executive Producer