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),[2] 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.
Movies
Catch Me If You Can
Jack Barnes
Fantastic Voyage
Technician
Westworld
John Blane
Wedding Wars
Governor Conrad Welling
The Hunting Party
Franklin Harris
Von Ryan's Express
Private Ames
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
"P. W."
The Amityville Horror
George Lutz
Lost City Raiders
John Kubiac
The Car
Wade Parent
Capricorn One
Col. Charles Brubaker
A Guy Thing
Ken Cooper
The Boston Strangler
Det. Sgt. Phil Lisi
The Master of Disguise
Fabbrizio Disguisey
The Visual Bible: Acts
Simon Peter
The Alibi
Bob Hatch
Widow on the Hill
Hank Cavanaugh
The Cape Town Affair
Skip McCoy
Night of the Juggler
Sean Boyd
Last Chance Harvey
Brian
High Risk
Stone
Gas Food Lodging
John Evans
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
Ben Selleck
Antwone Fisher
The Captain
Goodbye America
Ed Johnson
The Expert
Warden Munsey
Lightyear
Zurg (voice)
Relative Fear
Det. Atwater
Indecent Behavior II
Liam O'Donnell
Bitter/Sweet
Calvert Jenkins
Ted & Venus
Max Waters
Bad Girl Island
Terry Bamba
Love, Wedding, Marriage
Bradley
Skyjacked
Jerome K. Weber
For God's Sake, Get Out!
Self
Bad Jim
B.D. Sweetman
The Reagans
Ronald Reagan
Tracks of a Killer
David Hawkner
The American Standards
Jack Jennings
Trapped
Chuck Brenner
To Love, Honor, & Betray
Ted Brennan
Terminal Virus
McCabe
Class of '63
Joe Hart
Twin Sisters
Michael Mallory
Christmas with Tucker
Bo
Back Stab
Cliff Murphy
Take Her, She's Mine
Mel (uncredited)
Cheatin' Hearts
Henry
Mae West
Jim Timony
Beverly Hills Cowgirl Blues
Harry Wilde
Elsa & Fred
Max
The Haunted Sea
Captain Ramsey
Hijacked: Flight 285
Ron Showman
Sisters
Bucky Ellis
And the Sea Will Tell
Mac Graham
Short Walk to Daylight
Tom Phelan
Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Matter of Humanities
Steven Kiley
Visions of Murder
Hal
Parallel Lives
Professor Spencer Jones
Cannes Man
Self
Lewis & Clark & George
Reverend Red
The Sands of Time
Col. Ramon Acoca
Gable and Lombard
Clark Gable
Accidental Love
Speaker Buck McCoy
Der schwarze Fluch
David Levinski / Charles Marlowe
Steel Cowboy
Clayton Pfanner
Blackout sur Los Angeles
Terrance Danfield
The Ambush Murders
Paul Marshall
The 33
Jeff Hart
Hart to Hart: Harts in High Season
Elliott Manning
Finish Line
Martin Shrevelow
Burlesque
Mr. Anderson
Dear Brigitte
Student at Leaf Rally
Evolution of the Apes
Narrator
The Secret Behind Escape
Narrator
Riots & Revolutions: Confronting the Times
Narrator
Planet of the Apes Test Reel
Cornelius
From Alpha to Omega: Building a Sequel
Narrator
The Earth Day Special
Doctor
End of an Epic: The Final Battle
Narrator
We the People
Alan Lesard
Blood Money
Lt. Kincaid
I'll Be Home for Christmas
Jack
To Face Her Past
Greg Hollander
A Beautiful Day
Gene Thompson
My Brother's War
John Hall
Children of Fortune
Dave Passenger
High Score
Budetzky
True Grit
Frank James (uncredited)
The Steps
Ed
Category 7: The End of the World
Donny Hall
Nightmare on the 13th Floor
Dr. Alan Lanier
Way... Way Out
Ted Robertson
Intimate Encounters
Nick Atkins
Spielberg
Self
Barbra: The Music ... The Mem'ries ... The Magic!
Self
Gunsmoke: The Long Ride
John Parsley
Royal Hearts
Hank Pavlik
Savate
Colonel Jones
A Marriage of Convenience
Mason Whitney
It Came From Connemara!
Self
Traffic
General Ralph Landry
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
Notre Dame Quarterback (uncredited)
Angel Camouflaged
Salt
Last Will
Det. Sloan
Being Rose
Max
Cowboy
Ward McNally
Voice of the Heart
Victor Mason
Intimate Betrayal
Michael Wakefield
El Aroma del Copal
John Richardson
Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor
Ryan Allison
White Water Rebels
Mike McKay
Our Man Flint
Technician (uncredited)
Shows
Pensacola: Wings of Gold
Lt. Col. Bill Kelly
Psych
Hank Mendel
The West Wing
Gov. Robert Ritchie
Batman
Officer Reggie Hogan
The View
Self
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Dr. Steven Kiley
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Richard Finley
Hotel
Peter McDermott
Valentine's Day
The Monroes
Bus Stop
Celebrities Uncensored
Self
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
Self - Host
The Patty Duke Show
Angel Falls
Luke Larson
Good Day Live
Self
Monk
Daniel Thorn
Extreme
Reese Wheeler
Community
William Winger
Castle
Jackson Hunt
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
Life in Pieces
John Short
La Californie !
Self - Actor
Hold the Dream
Ross Nelson
Eli Roth's History of Horror
Self
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Host
People's Choice Awards
Self - Presenter
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
Dr. Steven Kiley
Ransom Canyon
Cap Fuller
Burke's Law
Mitchell Farrell
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
Entertainment Tonight
Self
Love, American Style
Batman
Driver
Category 7: The End of the World
Donny Hall
The Pet Set
Self
Batman
Kid Gulliver
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
The Reagans
Ronald Reagan
Sweet Tooth
Narrator (voice)
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter
The Defenders
Teddy Kaczmarek
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Audience Member
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee