James Brolin
Acting
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.
TV Shows(45)
Ransom Canyon
Cap Fuller
2025
La Californie !
Self - Actor
2023
Amityville: An Origin Story
Self- Archive
2023
Sweet Tooth
Narrator (voice)
2021
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019
Eli Roth's History of Horror
Self
2018
Life in Pieces
John Short
2015
When Calls the Heart
Judge Jedidiah Black
2014
The Defenders
Teddy Kaczmarek
2010
Community
William Winger
2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
2009
Castle
Jackson Hunt
2009
Psych
Hank Mendel
2006
Category 7: The End of the World
Donny Hall
2005
The Reagans
Ronald Reagan
2003
Celebrities Uncensored
Self
2003
Monk
Daniel Thorn
2002
Good Day Live
Self
2001
The West Wing
Gov. Robert Ritchie
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Richard Finley
1999
Pensacola: Wings of Gold
Lt. Col. Bill Kelly
1997
The View
Self
1997
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
Self - Host
1997
Extreme
Reese Wheeler
1995
Burke's Law
Mitchell Farrell
1994
Angel Falls
Luke Larson
1993
And the Sea Will Tell
Mac Graham
1991
Hold the Dream
Ross Nelson
1987
Hotel
Peter McDermott
1982
Entertainment Tonight
Self
1981
People's Choice Awards
Self - Presenter
1975
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
Dr. Steven Kiley
1971
The Pet Set
Self
1971
Love, American Style
1969
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Dr. Steven Kiley
1969
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self (uncredited)
1968
The Monroes
1966
Batman
Officer Reggie Hogan
1966
Valentine's Day
1964
The Patty Duke Show
1963
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961
Bus Stop
1961
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter
1944
Movies(113)
Lightyear
Zurg (voice)
2022
Royal Hearts
Hank Pavlik
2018
Barbra: The Music ... The Mem'ries ... The Magic!
Self
2017
Being Rose
Max
2017
Spielberg
Self
2017
I'll Be Home for Christmas
Jack
2016
A Beautiful Day
Gene Thompson
2016
The Steps
Ed
2016
Sisters
Bucky Ellis
2015
The 33
Jeff Hart
2015
Accidental Love
Speaker Buck McCoy
2015
It Came From Connemara!
Self
2014
Elsa & Fred
Max
2014
Christmas with Tucker
Bo
2013
Blackout
Terrance Danfield
2012
Love, Wedding, Marriage
Bradley
2011
Last Will
Det. Sloan
2011
True Grit
Frank James (uncredited)
2010
Burlesque
Mr. Anderson
2010
Angel Camouflaged
Salt
2010
Bitter/Sweet
Calvert Jenkins
2009
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
Ben Selleck
2009
Last Chance Harvey
Brian
2008
Evolution of the Apes
Narrator
2008
The Secret Behind Escape
Narrator
2008
Riots & Revolutions: Confronting the Times
Narrator
2008
From Alpha to Omega: Building a Sequel
Narrator
2008
End of an Epic: The Final Battle
Narrator
2008
Lost City Raiders
John Kubiac
2008
The American Standards
Jack Jennings
2008
Bad Girl Island
Terry Bamba
2007
The Hunting Party
Franklin Harris
2007
Wedding Wars
Governor Conrad Welling
2006
The Alibi
Bob Hatch
2006
For God's Sake, Get Out!
Self
2005
Widow on the Hill
Hank Cavanaugh
2005
The Reagans
Ronald Reagan
2003
A Guy Thing
Ken Cooper
2003
Antwone Fisher
The Captain (uncredited)
2002
Catch Me If You Can
Jack Barnes
2002
The Master of Disguise
Fabbrizio Disguisey
2002
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Barbra Streisand
self
2001
Traffic
General Ralph Landry
2000
Children of Fortune
Dave Passenger
2000
To Love, Honor, & Betray
Ted Brennan
1999
A Marriage of Convenience
Mason Whitney
1998
The Haunted Sea
Captain Ramsey
1997
My Brother's War
John Hall
1997
Scent of Vengeance
John Richardson
1997
Lewis & Clark & George
Reverend Red
1997
We the People
Alan Lesard
1997
Goodbye America
Ed Johnson
1997
To Face Her Past
Greg Hollander
1996
Cannes Man
Self
1996
Tracks of a Killer
David Hawkner
1996
Hijacked: Flight 285
Ron Showman
1996
Hart to Hart: Harts in High Season
Elliott Manning
1996
Blood Money
Lt. Kincaid
1996
Terminal Virus
McCabe
1995
Savate
Colonel Jones
1995
The Expert
Warden Munsey
1995
Der schwarze Fluch
David Levinski / Charles Marlowe
1995
Indecent Behavior II
Liam O'Donnell
1994
Relative Fear
Det. Atwater
1994
Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor
Ryan Allison
1994
The Visual Bible: Acts
Simon Peter
1994
Parallel Lives
Professor Spencer Jones
1994
Cheatin' Hearts
Henry
1993
Gunsmoke: The Long Ride
John Parsley
1993
Visions of Murder
Hal
1993
The Sands of Time
Col. Ramon Acoca
1992
Gas Food Lodging
John Evans
1992
Twin Sisters
Michael Mallory
1992
Ted & Venus
Max Waters
1991
And the Sea Will Tell
Mac Graham
1991
Nightmare on the 13th Floor
Dr. Alan Lanier
1990
Back Stab
Cliff Murphy
1990
High Score
Budetzky
1990
Bad Jim
B.D. Sweetman
1990
The Earth Day Special
Doctor
1990
Voice of the Heart
Victor Mason
1989
Finish Line
Martin Shrevelow
1989
Intimate Betrayal
Michael Wakefield
1987
Intimate Encounters
Nick Atkins
1986
Beverly Hills Cowgirl Blues
Harry Wilde
1985
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
"P. W."
1985
Cowboy
Ward McNally
1983
White Water Rebels
Mike McKay
1983
Mae West
Jim Timony
1982
The Ambush Murders
Paul Marshall
1982
High Risk
Stone
1981
Night of the Juggler
Sean Boyd
1980
The Amityville Horror
George Lutz
1979
Steel Cowboy
Clayton Pfanner
1978
Capricorn One
Col. Charles Brubaker
1977
The Car
Wade Parent
1977
Gable and Lombard
Clark Gable
1976
Trapped
Chuck Brenner
1974
Westworld
John Blane
1973
Class of '63
Joe Hart
1973
Short Walk to Daylight
Tom Phelan
1972
Skyjacked
Jerome K. Weber
1972
Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Matter of Humanities
Steven Kiley
1969
The Boston Strangler
Det. Sgt. Phil Lisi
1968
The Cape Town Affair
Skip McCoy
1967
Way... Way Out
Ted Robertson
1966
Fantastic Voyage
Technician
1966
Planet of the Apes Test Reel
Cornelius
1966
Our Man Flint
Technician (uncredited)
1966
Von Ryan's Express
Private Ames
1965
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
Notre Dame Quarterback (uncredited)
1965
Dear Brigitte
Student at Leaf Rally
1965
Take Her, She's Mine
Mel (uncredited)
1963