James Brolin
Acting
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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.
Filmography
Ransom Canyon
2025
La Californie !
2023
Amityville: An Origin Story
2023
Lightyear
2022
Sweet Tooth
2021
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
Eli Roth's History of Horror
2018
Royal Hearts
2018
Barbra: The Music ... The Mem'ries ... The Magic!
2017
Being Rose
2017
Spielberg
2017
Steve
2017
I'll Be Home for Christmas
2016
A Beautiful Day
2016
The Steps
2016
Sisters
2015
Life in Pieces
2015
The 33
2015
Accidental Love
2015
It Came From Connemara!
2014
Elsa & Fred
2014
When Calls the Heart
2014
Christmas with Tucker
2013
Blackout
2012
Love, Wedding, Marriage
2011
Last Will
2011
True Grit
2010
Burlesque
2010
Angel Camouflaged
2010
The Defenders
2010
Community
2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
Bitter/Sweet
2009
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
2009
Castle
2009
Last Chance Harvey
2008
Evolution of the Apes
2008
The Secret Behind Escape
2008
Riots & Revolutions: Confronting the Times
2008
From Alpha to Omega: Building a Sequel
2008
End of an Epic: The Final Battle
2008
Lost City Raiders
2008
The American Standards
2008
Bad Girl Island
2007
The Hunting Party
2007
Wedding Wars
2006
Psych
2006
The Alibi
2006
Category 7: The End of the World
2005
For God's Sake, Get Out!
2005
Widow on the Hill
2005
The Reagans
2003
The Reagans
2003
Celebrities Uncensored
2003
A Guy Thing
2003
Antwone Fisher
2002
Catch Me If You Can
2002
The Master of Disguise
2002
Monk
2002
Good Day Live
2001
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Barbra Streisand
2001
Traffic
2000
Children of Fortune
2000
The West Wing
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
To Love, Honor, & Betray
1999
A Marriage of Convenience
1998
The Haunted Sea
1997
My Brother's War
1997
Pensacola: Wings of Gold
1997
The View
1997
Scent of Vengeance
1997
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
1997
Lewis & Clark & George
1997
We the People
1997
Goodbye America
1997
To Face Her Past
1996
Cannes Man
1996
Tracks of a Killer
1996
Hijacked: Flight 285
1996
Hart to Hart: Harts in High Season
1996
Blood Money
1996
Terminal Virus
1995
Savate
1995
The Expert
1995
Der schwarze Fluch
1995
Extreme
1995
Indecent Behavior II
1994
Relative Fear
1994
Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor
1994
The Visual Bible: Acts
1994
Parallel Lives
1994
Burke's Law
1994
Angel Falls
1993
Cheatin' Hearts
1993
Gunsmoke: The Long Ride
1993
Visions of Murder
1993
The Sands of Time
1992
Gas Food Lodging
1992
Twin Sisters
1992
Ted & Venus
1991
And the Sea Will Tell
1991
And the Sea Will Tell
1991
Nightmare on the 13th Floor
1990
Back Stab
1990
High Score
1990
Bad Jim
1990
The Earth Day Special
1990
Voice of the Heart
1989
Finish Line
1989
Intimate Betrayal
1987
Hold the Dream
1987
Intimate Encounters
1986
Beverly Hills Cowgirl Blues
1985
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
1985
Cowboy
1983
White Water Rebels
1983
Hotel
1982
Mae West
1982
The Ambush Murders
1982
Entertainment Tonight
1981
High Risk
1981
Night of the Juggler
1980
The Amityville Horror
1979
Steel Cowboy
1978
Capricorn One
1977
The Car
1977
Gable and Lombard
1976
People's Choice Awards
1975
Trapped
1974
Westworld
1973
Class of '63
1973
Short Walk to Daylight
1972
Skyjacked
1972
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971
The Pet Set
1971
Love, American Style
1969
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969
Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Matter of Humanities
1969
The Boston Strangler
1968
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
The Cape Town Affair
1967
Way... Way Out
1966
The Monroes
1966
Fantastic Voyage
1966
Planet of the Apes Test Reel
1966
Our Man Flint
1966
Batman
1966
Von Ryan's Express
1965
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
1965
Dear Brigitte
1965
Valentine's Day
1964
Take Her, She's Mine
1963
The Patty Duke Show
1963
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
Bus Stop
1961
Golden Globe Awards
1944
Gays on Strike: The Truth Behind "Wedding Wars"