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James Brolin

James Brolin

Acting

Born: July 18, 1940Los Angeles, California, USA

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
Filmography
Lightyear

Lightyear

Zurg (voice)

2022
Royal Hearts

Royal Hearts

Hank Pavlik

2018
Barbra: The Music ... The Mem'ries ... The Magic!

Barbra: The Music ... The Mem'ries ... The Magic!

Self

2017
Being Rose

Being Rose

Max

2017
Spielberg

Spielberg

Self

2017
I'll Be Home for Christmas

I'll Be Home for Christmas

Jack

2016
A Beautiful Day

A Beautiful Day

Gene Thompson

2016
The Steps

The Steps

Ed

2016
Sisters

Sisters

Bucky Ellis

2015
The 33

The 33

Jeff Hart

2015
Accidental Love

Accidental Love

Speaker Buck McCoy

2015
It Came From Connemara!

It Came From Connemara!

Self

2014
Elsa & Fred

Elsa & Fred

Max

2014
Christmas with Tucker

Christmas with Tucker

Bo

2013
Blackout

Blackout

Terrance Danfield

2012
Love, Wedding, Marriage

Love, Wedding, Marriage

Bradley

2011
Last Will

Last Will

Det. Sloan

2011
True Grit

True Grit

Frank James (uncredited)

2010
Burlesque

Burlesque

Mr. Anderson

2010
Angel Camouflaged

Angel Camouflaged

Salt

2010
Bitter/Sweet

Bitter/Sweet

Calvert Jenkins

2009
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard

The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard

Ben Selleck

2009
Last Chance Harvey

Last Chance Harvey

Brian

2008
End of an Epic: The Final Battle

End of an Epic: The Final Battle

Narrator

2008
From Alpha to Omega: Building a Sequel

From Alpha to Omega: Building a Sequel

Narrator

2008
Riots & Revolutions: Confronting the Times

Riots & Revolutions: Confronting the Times

Narrator

2008
The Secret Behind Escape

The Secret Behind Escape

Narrator

2008
Evolution of the Apes

Evolution of the Apes

Narrator

2008
Lost City Raiders

Lost City Raiders

John Kubiac

2008

The American Standards

Jack Jennings

2008
Bad Girl Island

Bad Girl Island

Terry Bamba

2007
The Hunting Party

The Hunting Party

Franklin Harris

2007
Wedding Wars

Wedding Wars

Governor Conrad Welling

2006
The Alibi

The Alibi

Bob Hatch

2006
For God's Sake, Get Out!

For God's Sake, Get Out!

Self

2005
Widow on the Hill

Widow on the Hill

Hank Cavanaugh

2005
The Reagans

The Reagans

Ronald Reagan

2003
A Guy Thing

A Guy Thing

Ken Cooper

2003
Antwone Fisher

Antwone Fisher

The Captain (uncredited)

2002
Catch Me If You Can

Catch Me If You Can

Jack Barnes

2002
The Master of Disguise

The Master of Disguise

Fabbrizio Disguisey

2002
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Barbra Streisand

AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Barbra Streisand

self

2001
Traffic

Traffic

General Ralph Landry

2000
Children of Fortune

Children of Fortune

Dave Passenger

2000
To Love, Honor, & Betray

To Love, Honor, & Betray

Ted Brennan

1999
A Marriage of Convenience

A Marriage of Convenience

Mason Whitney

1998
The Haunted Sea

The Haunted Sea

Captain Ramsey

1997
My Brother's War

My Brother's War

John Hall

1997
Scent of Vengeance

Scent of Vengeance

John Richardson

1997
Lewis & Clark & George

Lewis & Clark & George

Reverend Red

1997
We the People

We the People

Alan Lesard

1997
Goodbye America

Goodbye America

Ed Johnson

1997
To Face Her Past

To Face Her Past

Greg Hollander

1996
Cannes Man

Cannes Man

Self

1996
Tracks of a Killer

Tracks of a Killer

David Hawkner

1996
Hijacked: Flight 285

Hijacked: Flight 285

Ron Showman

1996
Blood Money

Blood Money

Lt. Kincaid

1996
Hart to Hart: Harts in High Season

Hart to Hart: Harts in High Season

Elliott Manning

1996

Terminal Virus

McCabe

1995
Savate

Savate

Colonel Jones

1995
The Expert

The Expert

Warden Munsey

1995
Der schwarze Fluch

Der schwarze Fluch

David Levinski / Charles Marlowe

1995
Indecent Behavior II

Indecent Behavior II

Liam O'Donnell

1994
Relative Fear

Relative Fear

Det. Atwater

1994
Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor

Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor

Ryan Allison

1994
The Visual Bible: Acts

The Visual Bible: Acts

Simon Peter

1994
Parallel Lives

Parallel Lives

Professor Spencer Jones

1994
Cheatin' Hearts

Cheatin' Hearts

Henry

1993
Gunsmoke: The Long Ride

Gunsmoke: The Long Ride

John Parsley

1993
Visions of Murder

Visions of Murder

Hal

1993
The Sands of Time

The Sands of Time

Col. Ramon Acoca

1992
Gas Food Lodging

Gas Food Lodging

John Evans

1992
Twin Sisters

Twin Sisters

Michael Mallory

1992
Ted & Venus

Ted & Venus

Max Waters

1991
And the Sea Will Tell

And the Sea Will Tell

Mac Graham

1991
Nightmare on the 13th Floor

Nightmare on the 13th Floor

Dr. Alan Lanier

1990
Back Stab

Back Stab

Cliff Murphy

1990
High Score

High Score

Budetzky

1990
Bad Jim

Bad Jim

B.D. Sweetman

1990
The Earth Day Special

The Earth Day Special

Doctor

1990
Voice of the Heart

Voice of the Heart

Victor Mason

1989
Finish Line

Finish Line

Martin Shrevelow

1989
Intimate Betrayal

Intimate Betrayal

Michael Wakefield

1987
Intimate Encounters

Intimate Encounters

Nick Atkins

1986
Beverly Hills Cowgirl Blues

Beverly Hills Cowgirl Blues

Harry Wilde

1985
Pee-wee's Big Adventure

Pee-wee's Big Adventure

"P. W."

1985
Cowboy

Cowboy

Ward McNally

1983
White Water Rebels

White Water Rebels

Mike McKay

1983
Mae West

Mae West

Jim Timony

1982
The Ambush Murders

The Ambush Murders

Paul Marshall

1982
High Risk

High Risk

Stone

1981
Night of the Juggler

Night of the Juggler

Sean Boyd

1980
The Amityville Horror

The Amityville Horror

George Lutz

1979
Steel Cowboy

Steel Cowboy

Clayton Pfanner

1978
Capricorn One

Capricorn One

Col. Charles Brubaker

1977
The Car

The Car

Wade Parent

1977
Gable and Lombard

Gable and Lombard

Clark Gable

1976
Trapped

Trapped

Chuck Brenner

1974
Westworld

Westworld

John Blane

1973
Class of '63

Class of '63

Joe Hart

1973
Short Walk to Daylight

Short Walk to Daylight

Tom Phelan

1972
Skyjacked

Skyjacked

Jerome K. Weber

1972
Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Matter of Humanities

Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Matter of Humanities

Steven Kiley

1969
The Boston Strangler

The Boston Strangler

Det. Sgt. Phil Lisi

1968
The Cape Town Affair

The Cape Town Affair

Skip McCoy

1967
Way... Way Out

Way... Way Out

Ted Robertson

1966
Fantastic Voyage

Fantastic Voyage

Technician

1966
Planet of the Apes Test Reel

Planet of the Apes Test Reel

Cornelius

1966
Our Man Flint

Our Man Flint

Technician (uncredited)

1966
Von Ryan's Express

Von Ryan's Express

Private Ames

1965
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

Notre Dame Quarterback (uncredited)

1965
Dear Brigitte

Dear Brigitte

Student at Leaf Rally

1965
Take Her, She's Mine

Take Her, She's Mine

Mel (uncredited)

1963